Jamaal Wilkes
Jamaal Wilkes was born in Berkeley, California, United States on May 2nd, 1953 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 71, Jamaal Wilkes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes, better known as Jamaal Wilkes) is an American former basketball player who played in the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.
He was a three-time NBA All-Star and the 1975 NBA Rookie of the Year.
Wilkes was a key player on two NCAA championship teams for the UCLA Bruins under head coach John Wooden.
His jersey No. 1 was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and he was honoured in his appearance. Both the Lakers and the Bruins had 52 people fired, including the Lakers and the Bruins. Wilkes converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef in 1975, but he continued to use his birth surname only for the purpose of public recognition.
Early life
Jackson Keith Wilkes was born in Berkeley, California, and grew up in Ventura. He was one of five children of L. Leander Wilkes, a Baptist minister, and Thelma (Benson) Wilkes. Keith went by Keith because he didn't like the name Jackie.
Wilkes, the new student body president and an All-CIF basketball player at Ventura High School, was a 1969 graduate student body president and an All-CIF basketball player. However, his father was the pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Santa Barbara, and the family lived there before his senior year. After leading the Dons to 26 consecutive victories and to the playoff semifinals during the 1969–70 season, Don Ford, Wilkes, a former NBA star, was named CIF Class 4A Player of the Year. Wilkes was a Santa Barbara High School All-America Prep player.
Both Ventura and Santa Barbara High School had Wilkes' number, and both Ventura and Santa Barbara High School had an accident.
Personal life
Wilkes was also one of the book and audio course authors, Success Under Fire: Lessons For Being Your Best In Crunch Time. He spent 22 years in real estate and financial services after his release from the NBA. Jamaal Wilkes Financial Advisors, a wealth management company, was founded in 2003 by David Burke and his business partner Liza Wayne.
Wilkes has long lived in Playa Del Rey, where late Lakers owner Jerry Buss, former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, and other Lakers and Clippers players have resided. He has two sons and a daughter. Omar (born May 13, 1984), his older brother, graduated from the University of California, where he played as a shooting guard (6'4") for the basketball team. Jordan (born August 10, 1987) and his younger sister, Jordan, both graduated from Berkeley, where he played center (7'0")). Saben's only daughter graduated from UCLA in 2005 (also playing volleyball for the college) and went on to pursue a modeling and acting career.
In the 1975 basketball-themed drama, Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton, Wilkes made his film debut as Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton.
Wilkes converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef in 1975, but he continued to use his birth surname only for purposes of public recognition.
College career
Wilkes, a two-time consensus first-team All-American at UCLA, was a student at the University of California. He and Bill Walton competed for UCLA in 1972 and 1973, as well as a third-place finish in 1974. Wilkes was a member of UCLA's winning streak of 88 games in a row. Wilkes' average was 15.0 ppg and 7.4 rpg, with 51.4 percent shooting from the field in three years at UCLA. He was a member of the 1972 NCAA All-Tournament Team (1973–1974) and a three-time Academic All-American (1972–1974). Wilkes (20.0 ppg), Greg Lee (17.9 ppg) and Walton (18.6, 68.6%), all of whom were a part of the 20-0 UCLA Frosh team before joining the varsity team, were among the Wilkes (20.0 ppg) and Walton (18.1, 68.6%). Wilkes earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics at UCLA in 1974.
Wilkes was inducted into the Pac-10 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor in March 2007. When asked to name his ideal player, polite, courteous, a good defensive player, and a good outdoors shooter, John Wooden described his ideal player in an interview with the New York Post in 1985 and several public speaking engagements. Why not just take Jamaal Wilkes and let it go at that?"
NBA career
Wilkes played for four NBA championship teams, two with Golden State, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Clippers (1977, 1985), but the Lakers won the series in six games over the Celtics, 4–2. Wilkes had 37 points and ten rebounds in place of an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but rookie teammate Magic Johnson had dominated Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers, with 42 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists; one of his career's most memorable games was Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals; Wilkes had 37 points and ten rebounds; but his career was overshadowed by rookie teammate Magic Johnson, who started at center, In 2011, Johnson wrote, "Jamaal Wilkes had an incredible game." "Everybody talked about my 42 [points], but it wasn't also his [37-point effort]"
Wilkes first signed a six-year $5.3 million contract with the Lakers in 1982.
Due to a gastroenteropathy outbreak, Wilkes missed the first seven games of the 1984 Playoffs. As he returned to action on May 8, he received a standing ovation from the Forum audience. He lost his starting position to James Worthy in the 1984-85 season and missed the final 40 games of the season and the playoffs due to his left knee injury. Wilkes was waived by the Lakers on August 28, 1985, after he recovered his knee, and the Clippers cut him on September 27 for the league minimum salary. Wilkes shocked the Clippers by announcing his resignation on December 24, 1985, citing his lack of contributions to the team.
Wilkes averaged 14,664 points (17.7 ppg) and 5,117 rebounds (6.2 rpg), averaging 16.1 ppg in 113 postseason games, averaging 16.1 ppg. He competed in the 1976, 1981, and 1983 All-Star Games, and was named twice to the NBA All-Defensive Team. Wilkes has been named to the Sporting News' NBA All-Pro Second Team for three years. Wilkes was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the 2012 class of 2012. On September 7, he officially entered the Hall. The Lakers wore Wilkes' jersey number 52 on December 28, 2012, and UCLA removed his collegiate jersey, which was also number 52, on January 17, 2013.
