2020-21 (W) Basketball Roster

Palmer Noyes
Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson
Jeff Sochko - Tim Cowie Photography
Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)
Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)
Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson
Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)
Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)

3 Tierra Wilson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • High School RJ Reynolds

Biography

SENIOR • 2020-21
Started in 17 of 25 appearances for the Black and Gold .... she bounced back from a lower-body injury to finish third on the team in 3-pointers with 36, while her 33.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc was second on the team ... Wilson was in the top 15 in the Sun Belt in both categories ... she scored in double figures in four games, highlighted by a season-high 15 points with five trifectas against Coastal Carolina (2/10) ... she also scored 11 points in the First Round of the Sun Belt Tournament against ULM (3/5) ... she went down in the history books sixth all-time in program history with 149 3-pointers, scored 705 points, grabbed 175 rebounds, dished out 109 assists and averaged 7.9 points per game. 

JUNIOR • 2019-20
Missed the season due to a lower-leg injury

SOPHOMORE • 2018-19
Didn't disappoint in her first season coming off the bench for the Mountaineers ... she led the team with 57 3-pointers, which gives her 113 3-pointers for her career and ninth all-time in program history going into her junior year ... led the team shooting 81.8 percent from the charity stripe ... tied for 10th in the Sun Belt in 3-pointers and 3-pointers per game ...  posted five spot starts while recording 11 games with 10 or more points ... poured in a season-high 18 points with four of her five field goals coming from behind the arc in a 70-52 win at Georgia Southern (2/23). 

FRESHMAN • 2017-18
Started in 29 of 30 games while playing a team-high 34.1 minutes per game as the Mountaineers’ primary ball handler … first on the team in 3-pointers with 56, second on the team in scoring (10.5 ppg) and second in assists (2.3 apg) … notched 15 games in double figures, the second highest on the Mountaineers … became a force as one of the top first-year players in the Sun Belt, where she was third among freshman in scoring, first in free throw percentage (.811), second in 3-pointers made and 3-pointers made per game and first in minutes per game … her career-high of 27 points against ULM (1/6) are tied for second for the highest outing by a freshman … her four 20-point outings are tied for first with fellow teammate Pre Stanley, and Savannah Jones of South Alabama … was named the Sun Belt’s College Sports Madness Player of the Week after pouring in 21.5 points, shooting a blistering 73.7 percent from the field (14-19) and 76.9 percent (10-13) from beyond the arc in wins over Georgia State/Georgia Southern …her 27 points against the Warhawks was backed by seven 3-pointers, which tied a school record and helped App break a single-game mark with 15 trifectas … posted a seven-game stretch where she turned in 16 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot 46.7 percent from the floor, 47.1 percent from deep and 94.7 percent from the charity stripe. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated by ESPN as a three-star recruit. "Lead-guard with a scorer's mentality; smooth off the bounce with mid range game to the arc; half-court manager - (ESPN)" ... Wilson earned one varsity letter under the helm of Jonathon Gainey at RJ Reynolds ... endured a solid career where she put in 20 points, four assists, four rebounds and five steals per game ... scored 1,180 career points ... was named Central Piedmont All-Conference in back-to-back seasons in 2014-15/2015-16 ...  earned team MVP honors for two-straight seasons and the Most Outstanding Player in 2015-16 ...  showed her defensive prowess as Wilson led her team in steals in 2014-15, receiving the steals title before being named the team's Defensive Player of the Year in 2015-16 ... Wilson was named to the Lowe's Roundup Classic All-Tournament team after a superb showing at the tournament ...  Wilson is just as successful off the court as she received a North Carolina High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award in 2015-16 ... she played for Carolina All-Stars Bond under Porsche Jones in AAU.

PERSONAL
Born on Christmas in 1998, Wilson is the daughter of Timothy and Lisa Wilson. She has two brothers, William and Malik, and one sister, Tianna. Her cousin, Ashley Porter, played basketball at Johnson C. Smith University. She intends to major in exercise science at App State and plans to attend pharmacy school after graduation.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017-18Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2018-19Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    3