Jennifer Wilson

Inducted in 2010
In the Category of Student Athlete
W Basketball - Guard/Forward
As a Trojan
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Jennifer Wilson spent four record-setting years roaming the parquet floor at Moore Gym while setting nearly every known Trojan record. When she finally hung up her sneakers, Wilson left the school as its first and only four-time All-American, with a school- record 2,109 points.

Julie Van Beek had a courtside seat for every game of Wilson's career. She recruited, signed, and coached her at Trevecca.

Van Beek commented that she knew early in her freshman season that Wilson was going to be a special player, "In the pre-conference of her freshman season she would score a point for about every minute she played. After Christmas she averaged almost 20 points a game. Her confidence grew and she helped lead us to the National Tournament and put Trevecca on the map."

"Jennifer came into our program at the right time. Holly Carter, Mindy Williams, Ashley Boykin, and Sara Menees were already there and she came in with Jamie Mills and Molly Schoenberg."

Van Beek stated that Wilson was talented and had a mind for the game as well, "Not only could she score, but she had the ability to make the other players on the court better. She was very smart and one of the most competitive players I've ever coached."

"She recognized that when she screened she would often take two defenders with her and would open up a shot for another shooter. She was a great passer to the post, especially Lindsey Fly. Jennifer had a beautiful shot and made a living off the baseline pull-up jumper."

"As good as Jennifer was, she was very humble and one of the most appreciative young ladies that I ever coached."

According to Van Beek she also had the flare for the dramatic, "Jennifer knew how to rise to the occasion. She had some of her best scoring nights against Lipscomb and Union and hit game winners in numerous games, most notably against No. 1 Southern Nazarene and Freed-Hardeman in the TranSouth Semifinals."

The former Warren County standout burst onto the scene in her freshman season, leading the Trojans to their first-ever appearance at the NAIA Championships, first win at the NAIA Championships, and first 20-win season. In that first season, despite starting just 19 of 32 games, she averaged 15.8 points and 3.9 rebounds and shot 49.6% from the field, 45% from three-point range, and 79% from the foul line.

As a result of her play and the team's success, Wilson was named the TranSouth Newcomer of the Year, selected to the TranSouth First Team, and made the TranSouth All-Freshman Team. She was named the NAIA Region XI Player of the Week. Another first for Wilson and the young program came when Wilson was selected as the NAIA Player of the Week during the season and later made the NAIA All-American Second Team.

In each of her four seasons Trevecca advanced to the NAIA National Championships, compiling a 90-40 overall record, an average record of 22.5 and 10. Making this record even more impressive is the fact that Trevecca had restarted the women's program only three years prior, winning only 32 games during that time.

In all, Wilson held 18 Trevecca women's basketball records when she ended her career. She still holds seven game, season, and career records.
  • Career records-points (2109), field goals made (777), field goals attempted (1726)
  • Season records-points per game (18.26) and attempted field goals (469
  • Single-game records-points (35) and 3-point percentage (4-4 - 100%)
Wilson was a second-team All-American in 2000 and 2001 and was a first-team All-American in 2002 and 2003. Wilson was a two-time (2002, 2003) NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

Other TranSouth awards included being named to the conference first team four times, being selected as the conference player of the week three times, and being named scholar-athlete on two occasions.

Following her playing career, Wilson spent five years on the Trevecca women's basketball coaching staff, first as a graduate assistant and later as an assistant coach. She teaches at Mount Juliet High School and coaches the volleyball team.

She will be inducted with her father, Frank Wilson, former men's basketball coach and athletic director at Trevecca. Wilson resides in Hermitage, Tenn.
After Graduation

 
 

Trojan Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca Nazarene University is pleased to announce its 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Class. Michelle Arend Plummer, Lindsey Fly Strickland, Jami Toomey Warren, and Mauricio Azevedo Dos Santos will be inducted during Trevecca's annual Homecoming weekend on Saturday, November 5.

This year's class has a multi-sport flair, with volleyball (Plummer), basketball (Strickland), softball (Warren), and soccer (Dos Santos) represented. The selection of Dos Santos marks the first time a soccer player has been inducted into the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame.

Plummer is the fourth volleyball player to be introduced and the first since 1999 when Brenda Steen Gray was chosen for the Hall of Fame. Others selected in the sport of volleyball are Allison Hendershot Stark and Carol Ernest Schneidmiller.

Fly is the fifth to be chosen in women's basketball. She joins fellow women's basketball honorees Carol Ernest Schneidmiller, Hilary Howard Montgomery, Molly Schoenberg Harned, and Jennifer Wilson in the Hall of Fame.

Warren is the third softball player to be selected for the Hall of Fame. She joins Brandy Barnett Brown and Wendy Allen Apanco as softball players in the TNU Athletic Hall of Fame.

With these inductions, 51 individuals are now members of the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame. Begun in 1993, the Athletic Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions within the Trevecca intercollegiate athletic program, which started in 1969.

All four of the 2011 members have agreed to be on hand for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 5, 2011. The official presentation and induction will take place during halftime of the women's Homecoming basketball game in Moore Gym.

Both Trojan basketball teams will open regular season play at Homecoming. The women's team will host Point Loma Nazarene at 3:00, and the men will host Michigan-Dearborn at 5:00 p.m. The Hall of Fame Induction will occur Saturday shortly after the first half of the women's basketball game.

YearInducteeSport(s)Category InductedGrad Date
1993Mary Lee FielderMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1948
1993Dick JohanssonM TennisStudent Athlete1985
1993Alan SmithTennisCoach
1993Melvin TaylorM BasketballStudent Athlete1983
1994Ulf DahlstromM TennisStudent Athlete
1994Avery PattonM BasketballStudent Athlete1987
1994Arthur "Toby" WilliamsMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service
1995Tim BellBaseball/M BasketballStudent Athlete1987
1995Deborah Ann Lore CoachMeritorious Service / Coach
1996Allison Hendershot StarkVolleyballStudent Athlete
1997Carol Ernest SchneidmillerW Basketball, V-ball, TennisStudent Athlete1979
1997Mac HeaberlinM BasketballStudent Athlete1988
1997J. Dwight RagsdaleMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1967
1997David SuddethM BasketballStudent Athlete1992
1997Todd WelchMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service
1999Roger CostaMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service
1999Brenda Steen GrayVolleyballStudent Athlete
2002Fred HarrisM BasketballMeritorious Service / Coach / Student Athlete
2002Blanchard HowardM BasketballStudent Athlete1978
2002Ken StegallMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1983
2002Brad StuartBaseball1990
2002Charles TorainM Basketball, BaseballStudent Athlete1973
2003Charles "Popcorn" ThompsonBaseballStudent Athlete1988
2003Magnus BerglundM TennisStudent Athlete1990
2003Roger BrownBaseballStudent Athlete1995
2003Randy BurgettBaseballStudent Athlete1980
2004David BlanfordM BasketballStudent Athlete2001
2004Troy HaydelBaseballStudent Athlete1985
2004Calvin HolmesM BasketballStudent Athlete1982
2004Sandy McClainM BasketballStudent Athlete1988
2005Brandy Barnett BrownSoftballStudent Athlete1997
2005Clay BooneBaseballStudent Athlete1990
2005Juan GaratM TennisStudent Athlete1992
2005Jeremy ToddBaseballStudent Athlete2001
2007Michael BlivensM BasketballStudent Athlete2001
2007Bill GreenBaseballCoach
2007Kenny ThomasBaseballStudent Athlete1978
2008Jim HendershotMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1967
2008Scott JonesVolleyballCoach
2009Wendy Allen ApancoSoftballStudent Athlete2003
2009Kevin BrownBaseballStudent Athlete1995
2009Hilary Howard MontgomeryW BasketballStudent Athlete2003
2009Elliot JohnsonBaseballCoach
2009Molly Schoenberg HarnedW BasketballStudent Athlete2002
2010Will PartinM BasketballStudent Athlete2003
2010Jennifer WilsonW BasketballStudent Athlete2003
2010Frank WilsonM BasketballCoach
2011Michelle Arend PlummerVolleyballStudent Athlete2002
2011Mauricio Azevedo Dos SantosM SoccerStudent Athlete2004
2011Lindsey Fly StricklandW BasketballStudent Athlete2004
2011Jami Toomey WarrenSoftballStudent Athlete2005