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Scouting Report & Video Breakdown: Jalen Wilson

Top-30 wing Jalen Wilson will announce his college decision tonight. To prepare for his decision, we bumped this post to the front page.

The Texas wing has been lighting up the Adidas Gauntlet circuit this spring with his scoring ability. What sort of player is Wilson? How would he fit at Michigan? We put together a full scouting report and video breakdown to answer that question.

By the numbers

Wilson is listed at 6-foot-8 and 210 pounds and plays his grassroots basketball for the Marcus Smart-sponsored Team YGC 36 on the adidas Gauntlet Gold circuit. He’s averaging 19.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in a high-usage efficient role.

According to Open Look Analytics, Wilson has posted at 114.6 offensive rating while using 33.5% of his team’s offensive possessions. He’s shooting 50.6% on twos and 26.6% on threes for a 45.9 effective field goal percentage. He also has posted an impressive 17.8% assist rate to just an 8.3% turnover rate.

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