Jacques Dominique Wilkins was born on January 12, 1960, in Paris, France. At the time, his father was serving in the U.S. Air Force and had been stationed overseas. The family later lived in Dallas, Baltimore, and ultimately settled in Washington, North Carolina. Wilkins attended Washington High School in North Carolina, where he quickly became a standout basketball player. During the 1978–1979 season, he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his outstanding performance on the school’s basketball team.
In 1979, Wilkins enrolled at the University of Georgia, where his exceptional skills on the court earned him widespread recognition. He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in 1981. After three years of college basketball, Wilkins declared early for the NBA Draft and was selected third overall by the Utah Jazz in 1982.
Although initially drafted by the Utah Jazz, Wilkins was reluctant to sign with the team and was soon traded to the Atlanta Hawks. It was with the Hawks that Wilkins would make his greatest impact, becoming one of the most dominant scorers of the 1980s. During the 1985–86 season, he led the NBA with an average of 30.3 points per game, earning him the league's scoring title.
In the 1984–85 season, Wilkins won his first NBA Slam Dunk Contest title. By the end of that same season, he was averaging 27.4 points per game. The following year, he solidified his place among the NBA's elite, making his first appearance in the NBA All-Star Game—becoming the first Atlanta Hawks player to achieve that honor. In the 1987–88 season, Wilkins posted his career-high single-game scoring performance, finishing second overall in a game where Michael Jordan claimed the top spot.
| Birth Date: | 12 Jan, 1960 |
| Age: | 60 yrs |
| Occupations: | Basketball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Paris |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American basketball player |
| Twitter Id: | DWilkins21 |
| Net Worth 2021: | 16 million |
