Wilson led both programs to numerous conference championships as well as AIAW and NCAA tournament appearances.
[2] She attended Coker College in Hartsville, S. C., graduating in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education.
[7] When South Carolina joined the more competitive Southeastern Conference beginning with the 1991–92 season however, the success was harder to come by.
[12] After her time in the ABL, Wilson returned to South Carolina and took a job at the College of Charleston teaching physical education classes.
While there she was persuaded in 2003 by a member of the administration to return as head coach of the women's basketball team, beginning with the 2003–04 season.
[13] 2008–09 was also the season that Wilson became the 24th active Division I coach at the time in NCAA history to reach 500 career victories, with a 63–43 win over Georgia Southern on Feb. 16, 2009.
[14] Wilson would lead CofC to another strong season in 2009–10 finishing 21–12 (13–7), but then the team would falter to 10–20 (7–13) and 7–23 (6–14) results in 2010–11 and 2011–12, respectively.