Dominique Wilkins

Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American former basketball player. He played for the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. Wilkins was born in Paris, France. He was raised in North Carolina.

Dominique Wilkins

Wilkins with Panathinaikos at the EuroLeague Final Four semifinal on 9 April 1996.
Personal information
Born	(1960-01-12) January 12, 1960 Paris, France
Nationality	American
High school	Washington (Washington, North Carolina)
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Georgia (1979–1982)
NBA Draft	1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career	1982–1999
Career history
1982–1994	Atlanta Hawks
1994	Los Angeles Clippers
1994–1995	Boston Celtics
1995–1996	Panathinaikos
1996–1997	San Antonio Spurs
1997–1998	Fortitudo Bologna
1999	Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
9× NBA All Star (1986–1994) All-NBA First Team (1986) 4× All-NBA Second Team (1987, 1988, 1991, 1993) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1989, 1994) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1983) NBA scoring champion (1986) 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1985, 1990) 3× NBA Shooting Stars champion (2013–2015) Atlanta Hawks all-time leading scorer No. 21 retired by Atlanta Hawks EuroLeague champion (1996) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1996) Greek All Star Game MVP (1996) Greek Cup winner (1996) Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1996) Greek Cup Finals MVP (1996) Second-team All-American – NABC, UPI (1982) Third-team All-American – AP (1982) SEC Player of the Year (1981)
Career NBA statistics
Points	26,668 (24.8 ppg)
Rebounds	7,167 (6.7 rpg)
Assists	2,677 (2.5 apg)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for United States FIBA World Championship Gold 1994 Canada National team

Dominique Wilkins Media

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  Wilkins, who has a family history of diabetes, met with New York congressman Vito Fossella in 2008 to discuss the escalating crisis of the disease in the United States