Jeremiah Wilkinson

Jeremiah Wilkinson
Wilkinson in 2025
No. 5 – Georgia Bulldogs
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2006-03-28) March 28, 2006
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights
  • ACC Sixth Man of The Year (2025)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2025)

Jeremiah Wilkinson (born March 28, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the California Golden Bears.

Career

Wilkinson initially attended Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia, before transferring to Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia for his sophomore year. The following year he once again transferred, this time to The Skill Factory in Atlanta, averaging 14.3 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game as a junior.[1] As a senior, he averaged 33.5 points per game, before committing to play college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley.[2] As a true freshman with California, he made an instant impact.[3] Wilkinson finished his freshman season averaging 15.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game, being named to the named to the ACC All-Freshman team and ACC Sixth Man of the Year.[4] At the conclusion of the season, he entered the transfer portal.[5]

On April 3, 2025, Wilkinson announced his decision to transfer to the University of Georgia to play for the Georgia Bulldogs.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024–25 California 32 14 27.3 .399 .321 .786 1.9 1.5 .8 .1 15.1

References

  1. ^ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State basketball lands Jeremiah Wilkinson, Chris Jans' first 2024 commitment". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Hayrapetian, Eric (November 9, 2023). "Cal brings in its first 2024 signee, Jeremiah Wilkinson". www.dailycal.org. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (February 26, 2025). "Impact Cal freshman Wilkinson is likely to draw transfer interest. Does he want it?". The Mercury News. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Ruiz, Joaquin (March 20, 2025). "'Trust the work': Cal's Jeremiah Wilkinson reflects on elite freshman season". www.dailycal.org. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Byington, Alex (March 20, 2025). "Cal guard Jeremiah Wilkinson plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  6. ^ Riley, Connor. "Georgia basketball lands first transfer-portal commitment in former Cal standout Jeremiah Wilkinson". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved April 3, 2025.