Gerald Wilkins

Gerald Wilkins
Personal information
Born (1963-09-11) September 11, 1963
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenjamin Elijah Mays
(Atlanta, Georgia)
College
  • Moberly Area CC (1981–1982)
  • Chattanooga (1982–1985)
NBA draft1985: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career1985–1999
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number21, 9
Career history
1985–1992New York Knicks
1992–1994Cleveland Cavaliers
1995–1996Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1999Orlando Magic
Career highlights
  • First-team All-SoCon (1985)
  • Second-team All-SoCon (1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points11,736 (13.0 ppg)
Rebounds2,646 (2.9 rpg)
Assists2,697 (3.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Gerald Bernard Wilkins (born September 11, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) shooting guard/small forward, who played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College[1] and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before a career in the NBA.

Wilkins is the younger brother of former Atlanta Hawks superstar Dominique Wilkins, father of guard/forward Damien Wilkins and Miss Georgia USA 2012 and Miss USA 2012 4th runner-up Jasmyn Wilkins as well as uncle to Dominique's son Jacob Wilkins. He was a key player on the New York Knicks team of the late 1980s, consistently being the second-leading scorer after Patrick Ewing. He was selected in the 1985 NBA draft and was once named Player of the Week (3/3/1991). Wilkins followed in his brother's footsteps, participating in the 1986 and 1987 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished 4th and tied for 7th out of 8, respectively.

Though initially a starter on the Knicks, his role decreased with the arrival of shooting guard John Starks in 1990 and small forward Xavier McDaniel in 1992. He became a free agent after the 1992 season and signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had a core of Mark Price, Larry Nance, and Brad Daugherty. The Cavaliers hoped that Wilkins would be the final piece of the puzzle in order to finally defeat Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. However, the Cavaliers were swept by the Bulls in the 1993 NBA Playoffs. He remained with the Cavaliers for a few more years, but languished due to injuries, especially during 1994–95 when he was out of action the entire season.

In 1995, Wilkins was picked up by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the expansion draft, but was unable to help out the team due to injury and lack of use, playing in only 28 of 82 games. He signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic in 1996 and became their sixth man. The Magic signed him up again for 1997–98 with a $300,000 contract. In 1999, he signed a three-year contract worth $7 million. It was in his final season with the Magic that Gerald got to play with his older brother Dominique Wilkins, although both were in the twilight of their careers and thus used sparingly.[2][3]

He was arrested in 2020 on assault charges.[4]

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
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 New York 81 53 25.0 .468 .250 .557 2.6 2.0 .8 .1 12.5
1986–87 New York 80 73 34.5 .486 .351 .701 3.7 4.4 1.1 .2 19.1
1987–88 New York 81 78 33.4 .446 .302 .786 3.3 4.0 1.1 .3 17.4
1988–89 New York 81 58 29.8 .451 .297 .756 3.0 3.4 1.4 .3 14.3
1989–90 New York 82* 80 31.8 .457 .312 .803 4.5 4.0 1.2 .3 14.5
1990–91 New York 68 56 31.8 .473 .209 .820 3.0 4.0 1.2 .3 13.8
1991–92 New York 82 82* 28.6 .447 .352 .730 2.5 2.7 .9 .2 12.4
1992–93 Cleveland 80 35 26.0 .453 .276 .840 2.7 2.3 1.0 .2 11.1
1993–94 Cleveland 82* 82* 33.8 .457 .396 .776 3.7 3.1 1.3 .5 14.3
1995–96 Vancouver 28 14 26.4 .376 .219 .870 2.3 2.4 .8 .1 6.7
1996–97 Orlando 80 26 27.5 .426 .325 .716 2.2 2.2 .7 .2 10.6
1997–98 Orlando 72 16 17.4 .325 .266 .704 1.3 1.1 .5 .1 5.3
1998–99 Orlando 3 0 9.3 .000 – 1.000 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7
Career 900 653 29.0 .450 .316 .745 2.9 3.0 1.0 .2 13.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988 New York 4 4 37.3 .478 .500 .857 2.0 4.8 1.0 .0 20.0
1989 New York 9 9 32.2 .481 .100 .783 3.7 4.7 1.3 .3 16.1
1990 New York 10 10 31.9 .460 .250 .818 3.6 5.2 1.4 .1 14.6
1991 New York 3 1 26.0 .368 .286 1.000 2.7 1.7 1.7 .3 10.7
1992 New York 12 12 28.7 .413 .077 .696 2.5 2.8 .4 .1 8.9
1993 Cleveland 9 2 26.2 .437 .333 .765 1.8 2.7 1.0 .2 10.3
1994 Cleveland 3 3 42.0 .444 .438 .875 4.3 3.3 1.0 .0 20.3
1997 Orlando 5 0 28.8 .356 .333 .857 1.8 .8 .0 .4 9.4
Career 55 41 30.7 .442 .278 .802 2.8 3.5 .9 .2 12.9

References

  1. ^ "Hounds in the NBA". Moberly Area Community College Sports Information website. 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/gerald_wilkins/index.html?nav=page Gerald Wilkins' stats page at NBA.com
  3. ^ a b "Gerald Wilkins NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  4. ^ Barone, Vincent (August 20, 2020). "Ex-Knick Gerald Wilkins arrested again on assault allegations". Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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