2007-08 Season: Played in 17 games as a reserve wing ... averaged 4.5 minutes per game ... put up his second straight six-point contest against USC Upstate (11/26) and added two rebounds and a blocked shot ... scored six points in 17 minutes vs. Fairfield (11/24) ... posted two points and a rebound in his first Crosstown Shootout vs. Xavier (12/12).
High School: Wilks averaged 17.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game last season helping Pioneer to a conference championship and the school's ninth state title ... played for head coach Carl Reed ... earned all-state and all-conference accolades as a junior ... was recognized as one of the Top 60 players in the nation last season ... invited to participate in the prestigous Reebok U camp and the NBA Players Camp ... played for Mark Komara and the Southeast Elite on the summer AAU circuit.
Personal: Full name is Darnell D. Wilks ... born Nov. 8, 1988 in Junction City, Kansas ... son of Burnell and Sherma Wilks ... majoring in communications.