C. J. Wilcox

Basketball player, Los Angeles Clippers

C. J. Wilcox - Basketball player, Los Angeles Clippers
Born

December 30th, 1990
34 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played college basketball at the University of Washington, where earned All-Pac-12 honors. Entered the NBA Draft in 2014 and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers. Played with the Clippers and later had stints with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA G League. Known for strong shooting skills, particularly from three-point range.

Selected in the 2nd round of the 2014 NBA Draft

Played for the Los Angeles Clippers

Earned All-Pac-12 honors in college

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