Tom Wilson

Fresh off an MVP season where he led the Melbourne Tigers to the NBL1 South Grand Final, now will return to the NBL with Melbourne United a more well-rounded and impressive player.

Was always an exciting emerging basketball talent growing up in Melbourne and attended the Centre of Excellence in 2014 and 2015 before a season with Southern Methodist University.

Started his professional career in 2017 in Serbia with Partizan before joining the Sydney Kings for NBL19 but then he opted for a code shift and signed with AFL club Collingwood.

Would go on to play eight AFL matches with the Magpies over the next five years before opting to refocus on basketball in 2024 with the Melbourne Tigers of the NBL1 South.

Then had a brilliant MVP winning 2025 season on a Tigers team that reached the Grand Final with 24.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists a game to now earn another NBL opportunity at United on the back of it.