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The life and murder of Ben Wilson was featured in two documentary films produced in the 21st century. The first, directed by Coodie and Chike and produced in association with ESPN Films, was titled Benji and made its debut at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Billy Moore appears in the film to give his side of the story for the first time.
Benjamin Wilson Jr. (March 18, 1967 – November 21, 1984) was an American high school basketball player from Chicago, Illinois. [1] Wilson, a Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School basketball player, was regarded as the top high school player in the U.S. by scouts and coaches attending the 1984 Athletes For Better Education basketball camp.
Benji: The True Story of a Dream Cut Short is a 2012 American documentary film about Chicago South Side basketball player Ben Wilson, a star athlete with promising career prospects who played for Simeon Career Academy and was shot and killed. The film debuted at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival on April 20, 2012.
Nick Anderson, Deon Thomas and Calvin Brock are Simeon alumni who wore that number at the University of Illinois in honor of Wilson. In 2012, the Simeon team began wearing sneakers on the court with Wilson's name and number 25 on them. [37] A 30 for 30 documentary film about Benji was released in 2012 by ESPN.
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During the 1996–97 season, Anderson's free throw shooting percentage tumbled to a career-low 40.4% and his scoring average to 12.0 points per game. Anderson had to be removed from the closing minutes of several close games due to being an unreliable free throw shooter. His struggles worsened through the first half of the 1997–98 season ...
In 2005 he began playing college ball at the University of Illinois wearing number 25, to honor the late Benjamin "Benji" Wilson Jr., as have other Simeon basketball alumni, Nick Anderson and Deon Thomas. In his junior year he scored 258 total points. [5]
Nick Wilson, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, First Horizon Bank, 40 under 40 Class of 2021. Pictured in Knoxville, Tenn. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.