2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Mylik Wilson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Rayville, La.
- High School:
- Rayville
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 30 | at Appalachian State (1/6/20) | ||
| FG | 10 | at Appalachian State (1/6/20) | ||
| FGA | 19 | at Appalachian State (1/6/20) | ||
| 3FG | 5 5 |
at UT Arlington (1/16/21) vs. South Alabama (1/2/20) |
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| 3FGA | 9 | vs. South Alabama (1/2/20) | ||
| FT | 7 7 |
at ULM (2/13/21) at Arkansas State (12/18/19) |
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| FTA | 10 | at Arkansas State (12/18/19) | ||
| Rebounds | 16 | at UT Arlington (1/16/21) | ||
| Assists | 8 | vs. Coastal Carolina (3/3/20) | ||
| Steals | 5 (4X) |
Most recently vs. Utah (1/22/25) | ||
| Blocks | 3 3 3 |
vs. (8) TCU (3/14/24) vs. Kansas State (2/28/22) vs. ULM (2/11/21) |
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| Minutes | 40 40 |
vs. South Alabama (3/6/21) at Appalachian State (1/6/20) |
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2019-21 – Louisiana
2021-22 – Texas Tech
Became 1,000-point scorer in his collegiate career with free throw late in first half at UCF... Led all players with four assists and added five points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in charity exhibition win vs. #13/15 Texas A&M (10/27)...Posted 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in season-opening win vs. Jackson State inside Fertitta Center (11/4)... Finished with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and added five rebounds with four assist, two steals and a blocked shot in home win over Toledo (12/18)... Posted eight points with a team-high 11 rebounds and dished out two assists with a pair of steals in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/21)... Scored 12 points with four rebounds in home win over BYU (1/4)... Finished with nine point and added five rebounds with two assists in home win over TCU (1/6)... Posted seven points with five rebounds, an assist and steal in road win at UCF (1/18)... Scored four points and led the Cougars with seven rebounds and five steals in home win over Utah (1/22/25)... Poured in a Houston-career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in road win at #12/11 Kansas... Scooped up a loose ball on Kansas inbounds pass and drained the game-tying 3-pointer with less than two seconds remaining to force second overtime period (1/25)... Led all players with seven rebounds and scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting with a pair of steals in road win at Arizona State (2/18)... Finished with 10 points, five rebounds, a team-high six assists and four steals in Senior Night home win over Kansas... Swiped a Jayhawk pass and raced down court for dunk to give Cougars a 5-point lead with less than four minutes remaining (3/3). Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds and scored five points with three assists and a pair of blocked shots in Semifinal win over #17/18 (4) BYU (3/14)... Tied for team-lead with seven rebounds and scored nine points with an assist and steal in Title Game win over rv/#24 (3) Arizona (3/15). NCAA Tournament: Led Cougars with nine rebounds and added two points with a pair of assists in First Round win over (16) SIUE inside INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. (3/20)... Posted three points with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in Second Round win over #24/23 (8) Gonzaga (3/22)... Scored three points with seven rebounds and four assists in Elite Eight win over #6/6 (2) Tennesee inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (3/30)... Finished with nine points and two rebounds in NCAA National Championship Game vs #3/3 (1) Florida inside Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24)
Competed in 36 games... Made his Houston debut in season-opening win against ULM inside Fertitta Center... Finished with two points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals against the Warhawks (11/6)... Posted four points with six rebounds and a game-high four steals in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11)... Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting with three rebounds, an assist and steal in home win over Stetson (11/13)... Grabbed five rebounds with an assist, steal and blocked shot in home win over Rice (12/6)... Did a little of everything in home win over Jackson State... Posted 10 points with five rebounds, five assists and a game-high five steals in just under 18 minutes against the Tigers (12/9)... Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field in home win over Texas State (12/21)... Scored eight points, thanks to 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line, and added an offensive rebound, assist, steal and blocked shot in home win over Penn (12/30)... Tied for team lead with seven rebounds and posted eight points with an assist and steal in home win over UCF (1/20)... Scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with a pair of steals in home win over Oklahoma State (2/6)... Scored four second-half points and grabbed seven rebounds with two assists and three steals in road win at Cincinnati... Pushed the Houston lead back to five points after the Bearcats cut the deficit to three points with just over two minutes remaining... Fed J’Wan Roberts on the dunk that sealed the win with six seconds left (2/10)... Scored seven points with six rebounds, two blocks, an assist and steal in home win over #6/6 Iowa State (2/19)... Posted 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and grabbed five rebounds, including a team-high three offensive boards, with an assist and steal in road win at rv/rv Oklahoma (3/2)... Scored six points and grabbed six rebounds with an assist and steal in Senior Day win over #14/15 Kansas inside Fertitta Center (3/9). Big 12 Championship: Led all players with three blocked shots and added eight points with five rebounds, an assist and steal in Quarterfinal win over (8) TCU (3/14)... Posted nine points on 4-of-7 shooting with six rebounds and a pair of steals in Semifinal win over #25/23 (4) Texas Tech (3/15)... Led all players with 10 rebounds and scored three points with a pair of assists against #7/8 (2) Iowa State in Title game (3/16). NCAA Tournament: Grabbed a game-high six rebounds with two offensive boards and added seven points and a pair of steals in First-Round win over (16) Longwood (3/24)... Finished with nine points and six rebounds in overtime win over (9) Texas A&M in Round of 32 (3/24).
SENIOR (2022-23)
Sat out as a redshirt and did not compete in any games... Practiced regularly with the team.
PRE-HOUSTON
2021-22 (Junior Season at Texas Tech): Averaged 2.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 1.7 assists and 0.5 blocks per game in his first season... Scored a season-high 12 points in the Big 12/SEC Challenge win over Mississippi State where he was 3-for-4 from the field and 6-of-6 on free throws... Had the third most steals on the team with 38 steals, including a season-high four steals in a home win over Texas... Recorded a 3-block game against Kansas State and also had two blocks in the Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals win over Iowa State. 2020-21 (Sophomore Season at Louisiana): Team’s second-leading scorer at 12.9 points per game while ranking among the national leaders in steals and steals per game... Added 5.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game while starting in all 26 games... Was 132-for-301 (.439) from the floor, 13-for-53 (.245) from behind the 3-point line and 59-for-81 (.728) from the charity stripe... Finished the season ranked No. 29 among Division I players in total steals (52) and was 33rd in steals per game (2.0)... Scored in double figures in 20 games during the season with four games with 20 or more... Posted four double-doubles on the season... Scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the second half in a road win at New Orleans (12/2) to start a 14-game stretch of scoring in double figures... Posted his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 boards in the home opener against LSU Shreveport (12/5) and had 15 points with seven rebounds and six assists against LSU Alexandria (12/8)... Had 11 points with three steals in a comeback win over Louisiana Tech (12/12) before scoring 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting in a rematch against New Orleans (12/15)... Opened Sun Belt Conference play with 21 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and four steals against Texas State (1/1)... Best game of the season came in the SBC weekend finale at UT Arlington (1/16) with 25 points, 16 rebounds and four steals... Recorded his third double-double of the season after finishing 8-for-11 from the floor, while going 5-for-5 from behind the 3-point line... Scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and four steals in the first half as Louisiana built a 25-point lead... Scored 20 points and dished out seven assists in a road win at ULM (2/13) going 6-for-10 from the floor and 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Sun Belt Conference Championship: Scored 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against South Alabama (3/6)... Added 19 points on 9 of 16 shooting with six assists against Georgia State in the Semifinals (3/7). 2019-20 (Freshman Season at Louisiana): Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year...Finished as the lone Division I freshman nationally averaging 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals per game... Became the 21st Division I freshmen overall since the 1992-93 season to average 11/5/2/2 - joining a list that includes James Harden (Arizona State), Michael Redd (Ohio State), Caron Butler (Connecticut), Tyreke Evans (Memphis), Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas) and Zion Williamson (Duke)... Played in 29 games with 24 starts and averaged 11.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game... Led all Division I freshmen in steals per game (2.3)... Finished 12th nationally in steals per game and was 16th in total steals (68)... His 68 steals were tied for sixth-most in a single-season in Ragin’ Cajuns history... Was second in the league in steals per game... Led all Sun Belt Conference freshman in scoring, rebounds, steals and minutes played (32.2)... Averaged 4.6 defensive rebounds per game to rank eighth overall among Sun Belt Conference players while his 5.3 average in SBC games was the second highest... Averaged 3.5 assists per game in Sun Belt Conference play... Recorded 19 games with two or more steals, highlighted by season-high five in games against Little Rock (12/21), Appalachian State (1/6) and Coastal Carolina (3/3)... Scored season-high 30 points (the most by a Ragin’ Cajun during the 2019-20 season) in Louisiana’s 81-73 win at Appalachian State (1/6)... Helped the Ragin’ Cajuns rally from a 15-point deficit in the contest by scoring 21 points in the second half... Missed the next four games due to a knee sprain... Returned to the lineup against ULM (1/25), scoring nine points with three assists and two steals... Scored 15 points with eight rebounds at Texas State (2/1)... Had 16 points, including eventual game-winning bucket with 1.9 seconds remaining in an 80-78 win over Georgia State (2/6)... Added eight rebounds and had four steals in the come-from-behind win over the Panthers... Posted a double-double in Louisiana’s win over Troy (1/4), scoring 18 points and grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds... Scored 17 points with five 3-pointers against South Alabama (1/2)... Added 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Arizona State (12/7)... Dished out seven assists with four steals at South Alabama (2/13) before scoring 11 points with seven rebounds and three assists at Troy (2/15)... Went 8-for-12 from the floor, scoring 18 points with four rebounds, four assists and four steals at Little Rock (2/29)... Had 10 points with eight assists and five steals in regular-season finale against Coastal Carolina (3/3). Sun Belt Conference Championship: Posted a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds against Arkansas State (3/7) in the First Round.
RAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star prospect and the No. 1-ranked player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com... A two-time LHSAA Class 2A state Player of the Year after leading Hornets to back-to-back Louisiana Class 2A state championships... Earned consecutive Class2A Player of the Year honors by the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches... Selected as the Northeast Louisiana Player of the Year... Named to the Second Team on the 2019 ALL-USA Louisiana Boys Basketball Team... Was a four-time All-District pick... Coached by Damon West... Averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists per game as the top-ranked Hornets averaged 106.6 points per game and finished with a 34-6 record... Averaged 18 points, five rebounds and eight assists as a junior, leading Rayville HS to a perfect 36-0 record... Played summer basketball on the EYBL circuit for Woodz Elite where he averaged 12 points and three rebounds per game.
PERSONAL
Full name is Mylik De’once Wilson... Born in Monroe, La... Son of Sharon Wilson... Has a brother, Clifton Lewis, and three sisters, Victoria, Tasia and twin, Mykiya Wilson (he is older by eight minutes)... Played in band as a freshman in high school... Career ambition is to play professional basketball... Enjoys watching Netflix and playing dominoes in his spare time... Received his bachelor's degree from Houston in 2024... Stuided health in post-baccalaureate work in 2024-25.
Media Availability: RB Stacy Sneed
Tuesday, October 22
HIGHLIGHTS – All-American Intercollegiate First Day (March 18, 2024)
Tuesday, March 19
HIGHLIGHTS – vs #6/6 Iowa State (Feb. 19, 2024)
Wednesday, February 21
POSTGAME - TCU (Jan. 13, 2024)
Saturday, January 13
