Marcus Wilson

In 2017, Wilson began working with ESPN3 as a color commentator through the University of Evansville announcing men's basketball games. He continues to work with ESPN3 and ESPN+ in 2018 as a color commentator with the University of Evansville and the Missouri Valley Conference.

After executive level jobs at Aaron's Sales and Lease, Chick-Fil-A and three years on the basketball coaching staff at Saint Louis University, in May 2016, Wilson began as Executive Director at the Monsanto Family YMCA, and has received recognition for his work serving inner city St. Louis. In 2017, Wilson was recognized by KMOV news in St. Louis as a Community Hero which featured his work initiating a mentorship based basketball program that served over 250 young adults. He was featured again in 2018 by St. Louis Public Radio for his continued work with the mentorship basketball program. In February 2018, he was named Community Hero of the Month by the St. Louis American. Also in 2018, Wilson received the Cause Driven Leader award for the Gateway Region YMCA, an award that signifies an employee excelling in leadership serving the community. In February 2019, Wilson was acknowledged and awarded by iHeart Media as a 'Community Trailblazer' in St. Louis. Known for his passion and progressive strategies in Diversity & Inclusion, Wilson is a certified trainer by YUSA in the Diversity & Inclusion course, Dimensions of Diversity. He also serves as the Co-Chair of the Gateway Region YMCA DIG(Diversity, Inclusion & Global)Committee and serves on the Gateway Region YMCA International Committee and Y-USA's Multicultural Advisory Committee(MAC). In 2019, Wilson was Delux Magazine Power 100 recipient, which honors 100 of the most influential African American business leaders in St. Louis. Outside of the YMCA, Wilson remains active in the St. Louis community by serving on the Magic House Education Committee, Executive Committee of the Buddy Fund Board, iHeart Media Advisory Committee and University of Evansville Alumni Board.

After being named Missouri Valley Conference Player Of the Year, Wilson's first stop in his 11-year professional career began with the Utah Jazz in the Rocky Mountain Review Summer League. Wilson then played the 1999–2000 season in the top league in Poland for Komfart Stargard where he averaged 17.9 points per game in his rookie season in Europe. He then played in the Venezuelan summer league before starting the 2000–2001 season in Israel with Hapaol Holon in a suburb outside Tel Aviv. After violence erupted, Wilson returned to America for a short time before signing a one-month contract in Italy with the team Banco Ragusa, in Ragusa, Sicily. After the one-month contract he then moved to France and signed for the remainder of the 2001 season with the club in the suburbs of Paris, France called AS Bondy where his career took off as he led Pro B France league in scoring the last two months of the 2001 season and the entire 2001–2002 season. In 2002–2003 Wilson played in northern Germany, just outside Bremen in the German Bundesliga with the club Bremerhaven and led his team to a second-place finish in the league while averaging 23.7 points per game. He also earned the name "Mr. Perfect" by going 15–15 from the field (11–11 from 3's, 4–4 from 2's, and 2–2 ft's) tallying 43 points in only 20 minutes. In 2003–2004 season, Wilson returned to France, this time in the top division Pro A France, LNB (Ligue Nationale de Basket) in the city of Reims, about an 1 from Paris with Reims Club Basket where he finished 3rd in the league in scoring at 19.6 points per game. Next season, 2004–2005, he played in northern France with Gravelines, also in the top Pro A league, where he averaged 16.4 points per game. That season, Gravelines played in the ULEB CUP, where Wilson averaged 15.7 points per game, while shooting 44% from behind the arc, highlighted by a 30-point performance in Podgorica, Montenegro against KK Buducnost. Also at the end of the 2004–2005 season, Wilson signed a contract with another ULEB team, Spirou Charleroi in Belgium to finish the remaining 8 games where he helped them secure the league title while averaging 18.9 points per game. In 2005–2006, Wilson then moved to another top league in FIBA where he played in first division Turkey in the city of Izmir, Turkey for Tuborg Pilsener Spor Kulubu where he averaged 13.9 points a game while shooting 50.5% from the field. In 2006–2007, Wilson returned to Pro A France again with JL Bourg, in the city of Bourg En Bresse], France. In injury plagued season, Wilson averaged 15.1 points and shooting 40–40 from the free throw line. In the 2007–2008 season, Wilson returned to the country where he started his European career, this time in Ostrow Wiekelpolski, Poland, signing with Atlas Stal. After a dispute in terms of the contract, Wilson left the team and signed in the Ukrainian Superleague, with BC Odessa where he helped save the team from falling out of the first division by averaging 20.5 points per game and 5.0 rebounds during his stint with the team to finish the season. The following season, 2008–2009, Wilson signed in Tarragona, Spain, with CB Tarragona where he led his team in scoring averaging 15.1 points a game. Wilson then led his team to the league finals and moving up to LEB Oro Spain. After a brief retirement, Wilson returned the following season in February 2010 to Santiago de Compostela, Spain with Beirasar Rosalia averaging 15.8 points a game and shooting 50% from 3. In his final season of 2010–2011, Wilson returned to northern Spain, this time to the coastal city of Coruna, signing with Basquet Coruna. Wilson devoted much of his time during his 11-year European career to volunteer and charitable work. In 2005 and 2006 while playing in Izmir, Turkey, Wilson joined leukemia specialist Hale Ören, MD to sponsor children suffering from Leukemia in the local hospital of Dokuz Eylül University. In 2010, Wilson announced his retirement from professional basketball and returned to the United States to enter the work force. In August 2013, after working in executive-level positions at Aaron's Sales and Lease and Chick-fil-a, Wilson joined the men's basketball staff at St. Louis University as the Video Coordinator. In the 2013-14 season, the St. Louis Billikens won 19 games in a row reaching #8 in the Coaches Poll, won the Atlantic 10 regular season conference title and received a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, defeating NC State in the first round, and losing to Louisville in the round of 32. Wilson remained on staff at SLU until 2016 when he joined the Gateway Region YMCA as Executive Director of the Monsanto Family YMCA in metropolitan St. Louis.

Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All Newcomer Team while leading his team in scoring as a freshman, Ranked 4th nationally in free throw percentage,(90.1%) Made 48 consecutive free throws which is 14th longest in NCAA history, 3-time all-Missouri Valley Conference; 2-time First Team; All-American (1999,) 1999 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, In 1999 Led MVC Conference in free throw and 3 point percentage, ranking 3rd and 12th respectively nationally, Tied the NCAA record for most 3 pointers made in a game without a miss, going 9 for 9, from behind the arc Led Evansville to their first Missouri Valley Conference Championship and first NCAA tournament berth since 1993, University of Evansville team captain, Ninth best career free throw percentage in the history of Division 1 NCAA Men's Basketball, Named to the University of Evansville All Time Team, Named to the Missouri Valley All Time Greatest 50 Greatest Team, Inducted into the University of Evansville Hall of Fame

Before starting his professional basketball career, Wilson set and still holds several Men's Division 1 basketball records while playing for the Purple Aces from 1995–1999. In 2008 was inducted into the University of Evansville Hall Of Fame. In 2007, Wilson "secured an amazing honor" joining the likes of Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Hersey Hawkin, and Xavier McDaniel by being voted to the Missouri Valley Conference Top 50 Greatest Players in the history of the conference. In 2005, Wilson was named to the University of Evansville's All Time Greastest Players a list which honored the top 15 players in school history, including retired Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and ex-Chicago Bull, Don Buse.

Wilson is the youngest of 11 children, and was born in Bloomington, Indiana. At the age of two, he moved to South Bend, Indiana where he was raised. Graduating from James Whitcomb Riley High School, he distinguished himself as an elite high school basketball player, lettering all four years. As a sophomore, Wilson led his team in scoring averaging 16.5 points per game, followed by 22.6 points per game as a junior, and capping of his high school career averaging 26 points per game, 4 rebounds and 4 assists as a senior for the Riley Wildcats. An all-state selection on the 1995 Indiana High School Basketball Coaches Association team, first team all-state as chosen by the Bloomington Herald, all conference and all-sectional selection and scored a career high 43 points against Michigan City Rogers, Wilson earned a scholarship to play at the University of Evansville in the Missouri Valley Conference and graduated from the University of Evansville in 1999, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration.

Marcus Dwayne Wilson (born August 8, 1977) is a retired professional basketball player, who played his career in Europe, South America and the United States. Since retiring from professional basketball, he has gone on to be a college basketball coach, public speaker and business leader who currently holds the position of Executive Director of the Bayer YMCA in St. Louis, Missouri.