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Australian SG Tom Wilson commits to SMU

Larry Brown

Larry Brown

AP

SMU landed its second commitment in the Class of 2016 Wednesday afternoon, as 6-foot-3 shooting guard Tom Wilson made his pledge to Larry Brown’s program. News of Wilson’s commitment was first reported by Fox Sports Australia, and he joins fellow guard Dashawn McDowell in the Mustangs’ 2016 class to date.

Wilson, who is a scholarship athlete at Basketball Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Canberra, has plenty of international experience as he served as captain for Australia’s U17 and U19 national teams. At this summer’s FIBA U19 World Championships, Wilson averaged 6.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

And in Olgun Uluc’s story on Wilson’s commitment, SMU’s newest recruit spoke about the opportunity to play for Brown and the fact that Brown coached one of his favorite players.

Wilson noted his admiration for Iverson, with his time watching the legendary shooting guard also an introduction to his new head coach.

“I was a big Allen Iverson fan growing up, so I watched all of his documentaries and I knew who Larry Brown was for quite a while, probably since I was 11 or 12 years old,” Wilson said.

“I know Larry’s a guy that, wherever he is, he’s been able to win, and he takes a winning culture wherever he goes. I think the most exciting thing for me is the fact that I get to play under a coach who’s coached the likes of Allen Iverson.”

SMU has just one senior in its current perimeter rotation in Nic Moore. With three juniors and three freshmen making up the rest of the current backcourt, Wilson and McDowell’s fight for minutes as freshmen won’t be an easy one. SMU, which is banned from postseason play this year due to NCAA rules violations, won’t have that issue when Wilson arrives on campus next year.