George Wilson (basketball) cause of death: What happened to George Wilson? – George Wilson, the only Bearcat to win a national championship (1962) and Olympic gold medal (Tokyo, 1964) dies on Saturday, July 29, 2023. He was 81. A cause of death was not given.
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Prior to his death, there was no reportage of ill health in the mainstream media.
Born on May 9, 1942, Wilson attended Marshall High School in Chicago, Illinois, and led them to four straight appearances in the Chicago Public League, as well as to victory in the Illinois state championships in 1958 and 1960.
Despite offers from many colleges, Wilson opted for the University of Cincinnati primarily because of his admiration of Bearcats’ star Oscar Robertson.
As a junior in 1962–63, Wilson led the Bearcats with 11.2 rebounds per game, a .505 field goal percentage. and 1.4 blocked shots to go with 15.0 points per game.
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Wilson was selected with the Cincinnati Royals’ territorial selection in the 1964 NBA draft.
He spent seven seasons in the NBA, averaging 5.4 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game with the Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics (acquired via the 1967 NBA Expansion Draft), Phoenix Suns (acquired via the 1968 NBA Expansion Draft), Philadelphia 76ers, and Buffalo Braves (acquired via expansion draft prior to the 1970-71 season).
Wilson won a gold medal with the United States Olympic basketball team in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Wilson was named one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament in 2006, a group of former players and coaches who were chosen to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament. Wilson was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Source: abtc.ng
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