2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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3 Luke Wilson

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 255
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Augusta, Ga.
  • High School Augusta Christian

Biography

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE – 2025-26
» Made 30 starts and played in all 32 games in 2025-26.
» Named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year, App State’s second since 2023-24 (Justin Abson).
» Anchored the Sun Belt’s best scoring defense, which allowed a league-low 66.1 points per game.
» Paced the Sun Belt in blocks (59) and finished second in blocks per game (1.8).
» One of two Sun Belt players with multiple five-block games in 2025-25.
» Blocked a shot in all but eight of the Mountaineers’ 32 games.
» Led the team in double-doubles with 12, and was one of two Sun Belt players with 12 or more in 2025-26.
» Became the first Mountaineer to tally three consecutive double-doubles since Tre’Von Spillers in 2023-24, doing so from Dec. 3-14.
» Finished as the Sun Belt’s fourth-best rebounder (8.3 per game) and the second-best offensive rebounder (3.2 per game).
» Averaged a career-best 10.7 points per game and shot 65.5 percent from the field.
» Totaled 19 double-digit scoring games, the third-most on the team.
» Scored a career-high 19 points on three separate occasions, which included a 19-point, 10-rebound game against NCAA participant High Point on Dec. 14.
» Tallied a double-double against eight Sun Belt opponents in 2025-26.
» Led the team and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt on rebounding in league play (9.3 per contest).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - 2024-25
» Saw action in 30 games in 2024-25, making one start against St. Andrews on Nov. 6. 
» Averaged 12 minutes a game, primarily coming off the bench. 
» Averaged three points a game in his redshirt freshman season. 
» Scored a career-best nine points on Dec. 3 against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Dec. 3. 
» Netted eight points against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 13, his most against a DI opponent. 
» Among qualified shooters, led the team in field-goal percentage at 60.4 percent. 
» Recorded seven games with a perfect field-goal percentage in 2024-25. 
» Led the team in blocks in 2024-25, swatting 32 for the year. 
» His 32 swats were also the ninth-most in the SBC. He was one of nine players in the league with 30 or more blocks. 
» Was the only Sun Belt player in the Sun Belt’s top 10 in blocked shots to play less than 12 minutes a game. 
» Recorded 11 games in 2024-25 with at least two blocks, which led the team. 
» Totaled four games with three blocks, including back-to-back outings against Southern Miss (Feb. 5) and Ohio (Feb. 8). 
» Grabbed at least five rebounds in 10 games in 2024-25. 
» Finished third on the team in offensive rebounds with 36 (1.2 per game). 

FRESHMAN - 2023-24
» Redshirted his freshman season; did not see game action

HIGH SCHOOL
» No. 3 ranked big in the BIGSHOTS 2023 rankings
» Led Augusta Christian to a 26-5 season and a state championship in 2022-23
» Multi-sport athlete who received Division I offers in basketball and football

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023-24Freshman

    Center
    6'9" 285 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Center
    6'9" 255 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Center
    6'9" 255 lbs
    3