Wilson shows his stuff for No. 14 Eagles
Doug Wilson had five crowd-pleasing dunks for the Kirkwood Eagles Tuesday night during their 84-55 victory over the William Penn junior varsity, but it was nothing new for the lanky 6-foot-7 forward from Des Moines Hoover.
He did it quite frequently in high school.
Wilson can run all night, snare rebounds, play defense and score around the rim with authority.
"That's pretty much been a trademark for me since I started playing basketball," he said. "I just try to find different ways to score and help my team with energy and stuff like that."
Wilson finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals as Kirkwood raised its record to 3-0.
Wilson has the tools to play at an NCAA Division I school, but he did not meet NCAA academic requirements to play as a freshman and must get his junior college degree before moving to a four-year school.
He has incentive to work harder in the classroom so he can play at a major college some day. "I need to focus more and stay on task and just get it done," he said.
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