John Marion Raymundo Wilson (born January 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (shortened as NERV) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The ...

of the

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(MPBL). Wilson played college ball with

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where he won MVP honors in 2009 (Season 85). He was then drafted by the

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where he was selected into both the All-Defensive and All-Rookie Teams in

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. He would play in the PBA until 2018. He earned much success in his post-PBA career, after joining the second incarnation of the

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in the

(MPBL). He won

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, two

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selections, and two all-star appearances. He also won MVP honors in the

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as well as a Super Five selection.

PBA career

Wilson was drafted by the

seventh overall in the

. On August 23, 2012, Wilson was traded to the

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. The trade was a part of a three team trade that involved Barangay Ginebra, Air21, and

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. On July 17, 2013, he, along with Nonoy Baclao, were traded Air21 to the

Meralco Bolts The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team began in 2010 after the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) acquired the PBA franchise of the Sta. Lucia Realtors. The team is one of thre ...

in exchange for

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and

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. On May 22, 2015, he was traded by Meralco to

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in exchange for

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and then he shipped to the

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in exchange for NLEX's 2016 second round pick.

Post-PBA career

San Juan Knights (2018–2021)

On June 20, 2018, Wilson would make the move to the

, where he would play for the

. During his first stint in the MPBL, Wilson would become the first player in the league to reach the 1,000-point milestone. This goes alongside his two All-MPBL team selections, an all-star appearance in

. He also won the MPBL Most Valuable Player award for the 2019–20 season. Wilson is also a key player to both of San Juan's National Finals appearances in

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and 2020/21, where he won a championship during the former season.

Davao Occidental Tigers (2021–2023)

After two seasons with SJK and a short stint with Clarin Sto. Niño of VisMin, Wilson would transfer to the

Davao Occidental Tigers The Davao Occidental Tigers (also known as Davao Occidental Tigers – Cocolife due to sponsorship reasons) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the Davao metropolitan area and representing the province of Davao Occidental. The ...

, one of San Juan's rival teams. As the Tigers joined the

, so did Wilson, who in his two seasons with the team, won a championship in the Pearl of the Orient Cup, win Most Valuable Player in the succeeding DUMPER Cup, as well as a selection to the PSL's Super Five that same season.

GenSan/South Cotabato Warriors (2023–2024)

Wilson rejoined the MPBL for the 2023 season, this time with the

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. He would earn his second all-star selection and lead the team to its first playoff series win in the North Division quarterfinals against the

Muntinlupa Cagers The Muntinlupa Cagers (also known as Muntinlupa Cagers – Lakan. for sponsorship reasons) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Muntinlupa. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the ...

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (2024–present)

During the free agency and trade window of the

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, the now-South Cotabato Warriors released Wilson. On June 14, 2024, he would sign with the

Career statistics

''As of the

, May 22, 2024''
Real GM

PBA

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Meralco The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 3 ...

, 43 , , 20.4 , , .412 , , .331 , , .670 , , 3.6 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco , 31 , , 19.5 , , .434 , , .359 , , .680 , , 3.9 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .2 , , 8.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco /

NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and partially as R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that ...

, 35 , , 18.7 , , .359 , , .311 , , .811 , , 2.9 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .0 , , 5.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , NLEX / Phoenix , 13 , , 11.5 , , .424 , , .361 , , .333 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 4.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Phoenix , 28 , , 10.1 , , .385 , , .333 , , .714 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , .4 , , .0 , , 4.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 5 , , 4.6 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .4 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .4 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 218 , , 13.6 , , .338 , , .279 , , .709 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.9

MPBL

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San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to: * San Juan, Puerto Rico * San Juan, Argentina * San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines San Juan may also refer to: Places Arge ...

, 36 , , 28 , , 24.1 , , .399 , , .307 , , .809 , , 6.6 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.3 , , 13.8 , - , align=left , 2019–20 , align=left ,

, 41 , , 39 , , 27.6 , , .421 , , .381 , , .813 , , 6.5 , , 2.5 , , 2.4 , , 0.4 , , 19.3 , - , align=left ,

, align=left ,

General Santos General Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to ...

, 32 , , 32 , , 26.6 , , .387 , , .321 , , .797 , , 5.5 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 16.1 , - , align=left ,

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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South Cotabato South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional cen ...

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John Wilson via Genius Sports (MPBL)

References

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