D.J. Wilson

DeVante Jaylen Wilson, son of Taniya Ballard, was born in 1996 in Mount Shasta, California. Wilson played three years of Capital Christian High School in Sacramento, leading the team a final No. 3 state ranking as well as the CIF Sac-Joaquin Sectional title during his last year. After graduating from Capital Christian in 2014, Wilson committed to the University of Michigan, becoming the first player from the Sacramento area ever to sign with a Big Ten institution for collegiate basketball. Wilson, whose own middle name was inspired by fabled Michigan Fab Fiver Jalen Rose, spent three years with the Wolverines and won the team's Most Improved Player award in 2017. That year, he averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and started 36 of the team's 38 games. He helped take the Maize and Blue to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, good for 17 points and three blocks in their upset over No. 2 Louisville. You can find DJ Wilson on Twitter and Instagram as @Lanky_smoove. DJ Wilson played three season of collegiate basketball, from 2014-2017, at the University of Michigan. His collegiate basketball career really blossomed during his junior year. The 6-10 forward appeared in 26 games as a sophomore while providing 2.7 points in 6.1 minutes per contest. He moved into the starting lineup as a junior and averaged 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while connecting on 37.3 percent of his three-pointers. Wilson produced 28 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in an overtime New Year's Day loss to Iowa. That effort represented one of his four double-doubles. Wilson led Michigan to NCAA Tournament wins over Oklahoma State and Oklahoma with a combined 36 points. After his junior season, the forward declared for the 2017 Draft.