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| Born | November 26, 1960 Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Parkland (Sidney, British Columbia) | |||||||||||||||||
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1984: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1984–1997 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Basket Brescia (Italy) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | FC Barcelona (Spain) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Cajamadrid (Spain) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Aris Thessaloniki (Greece) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Omaha Racers (CBA) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992-1993 | Peñas Huesca (Spain) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992-1993 | Oklahoma City Calvary (CBA) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993-1994 | Atlético Echagüe (Argentina) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993-1994 | Quad City Thunder | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Tours Joué Basket (France) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996-1997 | Guialmi Estrelas (Portugal) | |||||||||||||||||
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Gregory Hilko Wiltjer (born November 26, 1960) is a Canadian former professional basketball player, Olympian, NJCAA All-American and CIAU All-Canadian. He was drafted 43rd overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He spent 12 seasons playing professionally in Europe where he won the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup with FC Barcelona (1985–86); and two Greek League Championships and two Greek Cups (1988, 1989) with Aris Thessaloniki.[1][2][7]
He played for the Canada men's national basketball team in multiple international tournaments, including the 1984 Olympics where Wiltjer finished 2nd overall in rebounding[1][2][7] and Canada finished 4th overall in the tournament;[7][8] in the 1983 World Student Games where Canada won gold;[7][8] in the 1985 World Student Games where Canada won bronze;[7] and in three FIBA World Championships.[1][2][7][9]
He was named a NJCAA All-American while playing for North Idaho College[3] and a CIAU All-Canadian while playing for the University of Victoria.[4][10]
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- ^ a b c d "HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES". Basketball BC Hall of Fame. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Athletics Hall of Fame". North Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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- ^ "Greg Wiltjer". The Draft Review. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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- ^ a b c d e f g Dheensaw, Cleve (21 June 2023). "Former Parkland, UVic star and Olympian Wiltjer to be inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame". Times Colonist. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Reflecting on when Karl Tilleman, Eli Pasquale, and Their Fellow Canadian University Teammates Took a Shot at Ruling the Basketball World". Somers Point News. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Gregory Hilko WILTJER". FIBA Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball National Championship". University of Victoria Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2023.