He played college basketball for Mississippi State[1] before going on to play several seasons professionally, including in the Lega Basket Serie A and the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
[2] After graduating from South Lamar, Wilson joined the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 1992 but had to sit out his first season to meet NCAA academic eligibility requirements.
[2] In 1996 he was an All-SEC guard during each of his three seasons with the Bulldogs, including a first team selection in 1996.
He twice made the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District team.
[9] He was however fired from the team with 4 games left of the regular season due to repetitive disciplinary issues.