| Years at Northeast: | Men's Basketball |
| Sports: | 1996-98 |
| Occupation: | Student-Athlete |
Antoine Wilkerson was part of a very prolific one-two scoring threat for the Northeast Mississippi Community College men's basketball team in the late 1990s alongside teammate Tim Cole.
Wilkerson handled his business in the paint while Cole could shoot the three-pointer and work inside for a flashy dunk as needed. The result was both Tigers receiving All-American recognition.
He was the first of the dynamic duo to obtain All-American honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Wilkerson is one of only five freshmen in program history to secure this prestigious distinction.
The Atlanta, Ga., native averaged a double-double that year with 21.9 points and 11.1 rebounds. Wilkerson had a 64-percent success rate from the floor and committed fewer than two turnovers per game.
Wilkerson made his collegiate debut in the Northeast Tipoff Classic. He had 18 points in the Tigers' season-opening win over Copiah-Lincoln Community College and posted his first double-digit rebounding performance the next day against Motlow State (Tenn.) Community College.
His inaugural double-double came just under two weeks later at the ICC Classic. Wilkerson accumulated 16 points and 10 boards as Northeast broke the clock for the second straight contest with a 100-89 decision over the now-defunct Mary Holmes College.
Wilkerson turned things up another notch at the beginning of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division schedule. He scored 20 or more points in 13 of the Tigers' final 14 regular season matchups.
The 6-5, 200-pound forward had six 30-point outings in that stretch. Wilkerson tied a career-best twice with 36 points in Northeast victories versus Coahoma Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College.
Wilkerson played a key role during the highest scoring game ever in the Tigers' 75-year history. He had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Northeast in a 138-133 overtime thriller against Pearl River Community College in the first round of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament.
His efforts helped the Tigers capture the 1998 MACJC North Division championship and return to Mississippi College's A.E. Wood Coliseum for regionals. Northeast went 39-17 overall with Wilkerson in the starting lineup for head coach Mike Lewis.
Wilkerson's offensive production dipped slightly as a sophomore. He accounted for 14.2 points with a season-best of 27 points in a triumph over rival Itawamba Community College in the division tournament.
However, his rebounding numbers did not waver in the least. Wilkerson matched a season-high with 17 boards during back-to-back wins by the Tigers against Coahoma and Mississippi Delta.
Wilkerson totaled more than 1,000 points in a black-and-gold uniform. His averages across 57 appearances at Northeast are 18 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, 1.7 steals, 1.3 blocks and 29.8 minutes.
His name is in the Tigers' record book three times, including for the sixth most blocks in a single season with 42. Wilkerson had 28 double-doubles and shot 63-percent from the free throw line.
Wilkerson earned a scholarship to Gardner-Webb (N.C.) University after his prosperous tenure at Northeast. He was selected to the All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) second-team following the 1998-99 campaign.