Jamaal Wilkes is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 2, 1953 in Berkeley, California, United States. Hall of Fame guard/forward who won an NBA title with the Golden State Warriors and three more with the Los Angeles Lakers during his 11-year career, which spanned from 1974 to 1985.
He played alongside the great Magic Johnson on the Lakers.
Wilkes was the incoming student body president and an All-CIF basketball star at Ventura High School in 1969 when his father became pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Santa Barbara, and the family moved there prior to his senior year. Starring for Santa Barbara High School with fellow future NBA player Don Ford, Wilkes was voted CIF Class 4A Player of the Year after leading the Dons to 26 consecutive wins and to the playoff semifinals during the 1969–70 season.
Wilkes was an All-America Prep player at Santa Barbara High School (teammate Don Ford also played in the NBA with the Lakers) in Santa Barbara, California. As a two-time All-American at UCLA, Wilkes teamed with Bill Walton to bring UCLA the 1972 and 1973 NCAA titles, and a third-place finish in 1974. As a Bruin, Wilkes was part of UCLA teams that won a record 88 consecutive games. In three years at UCLA, Wilkes averaged 15.0 ppg and 7.4 rpg and shot 51.4 percent from the field. He was a two-time first-team All-Pacific-8 selection (1973–1974), a member of the 1972 NCAA All-Tournament Team, and a three-time first-team Academic All-American (1972–1974). Prior to joining the varsity team, Wilkes (20.0 ppg), along with Greg Lee (17.9 ppg) and Walton (18.1, 68.6 per cent), was a member of the 20–0 UCLA Frosh team.
He raised three children; two graduated from Berkeley and the other one graduated from UCLA.
