For the second-straight year, Albany's Jamar Wilson has been named to The Associated Press’ Division I All-America Basketball Team as an honorable mention selection.
The 6-1 senior led the Great Danes in scoring (18.8 ppg), rebounding (6.2 pg) and assists (4.8pg) as the 2007 America East Conference Player of the Year. He became the fourth player in conference history to win consecutive player awards, joining Reggie Lewis (Northeastern), Taylor Coppenrath (Vermont) and Malik Rose (Drexel). He finished his career as the school’s all-time scorer with 2,164 points, plus ranked second in assists (488). Wilson, who became the first UAlbany player to score 500 or more in three different seasons, shattered the school standard with 620 points, breaking a record set by Jason Graber in 1993-94.
Wilson, the America East championship’s most outstanding player on two occasions, led UAlbany to back-to-back NCAA appearances after winning the conference tournament title. The Great Danes, who finished 23-10 overall, also reached the 20-win mark in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1990.