Jamaal Wilkes

Jamaal Wilkes
	Wilkes with UCLA c. 1971
Personal information
Born	May 2, 1953 (age 72); Berkeley, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Ventura (Ventura, California); Santa Barbara; (Santa Barbara, California);
College	UCLA (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted by	Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1974–1985
Position	Small forward
Number	41, 52
Career history
1974–1977	Golden State Warriors
1977–1985	Los Angeles Lakers
1985	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights
	4× NBA champion (1975, 1980, 1982, 1985); 3× NBA All-Star (1976, 1981, 1983); 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1976, 1977); NBA Rookie of the Year (1975); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1975); No. 52 retired by Los Angeles Lakers; 2× NCAA champion (1972, 1973); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1973, 1974); 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1973, 1974); Second-team All-Pac-8 (1972); No. 52 retired by UCLA Bruins;
Career statistics
Points	14,644 (17.7 ppg)
Rebounds	5,117 (6.2 rpg)
Assists	2,050 (2.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes; May 2, 1953), better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is an American former basketball player who was a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star, he won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. Nicknamed "Silk",^[1] he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Wilkes played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was a two-time consensus first-team All-American and won two NCAA championships under coach John Wooden. He was selected in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft by Golden State. In his first season with the Warriors, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year and helped the team win a league title. Wilkes won three more NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. He briefly played with the Los Angeles Clippers before retiring from playing. His jersey No. 52 was retired by both the Bruins and the Lakers.

Wilkes played the titular role of Cornbread in the 1975 coming-of-age feature film Cornbread, Earl and Me.

^ "Silk returns". The Dallas Morning News. May 9, 1984.

[Silk-1] "Silk returns". The Dallas Morning News. May 9, 1984.

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Personal information
Wilkes with UCLA c. 1971
Born	(1953-05-02) May 2, 1953 (age 72) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Ventura (Ventura, California) Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
College	UCLA (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted by	Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1974–1985
Position	Small forward
Number	41, 52
Career history
1974–1977	Golden State Warriors
1977–1985	Los Angeles Lakers
1985	Los Angeles Clippers

Career highlights
4× NBA champion (1975, 1980, 1982, 1985) 3× NBA All-Star (1976, 1981, 1983) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1976, 1977) NBA Rookie of the Year (1975) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1975) No. 52 retired by Los Angeles Lakers 2× NCAA champion (1972, 1973) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1973, 1974) 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1973, 1974) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1972) No. 52 retired by UCLA Bruins

Career statistics
Points	14,644 (17.7 ppg)
Rebounds	5,117 (6.2 rpg)
Assists	2,050 (2.5 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Jamaal Wilkes

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