Former Pitt G Impressing in G-League Playoffs

Former Pitt Panthers guard Jared Wilson Frame is making an impact in the NBA G-League.

Stephen Thompson | Apr 1, 2024

Mar 9, 2019; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jared Wilson-Frame (4) dribbles the / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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PITTSBURGH -- The Maine Celtics of the NBA G-League closed their 2023-24 regular season on a high note, knocking off the Texas Legends to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs and to get there, they needed a scoring lift from a former Pitt Panthers guard.

Wilson Frame, a star shooter for some of Jeff Capel's earliest teams at Pitt, scored 11 points on 3-5 shooting from 3-point range and dealy out three assists to just one turnovers in a 110-109 victory that locked up the No. 2 seed in the conference for the G-League affiliate of the NBA franchise in Boston heading into the postseason.

After a successful senior season at Pitt in which he averaged 12.7 points and five rebounds per game while shooting 36% from 3-point distance, he played internationally in Belgium and Mexico. He signed a pro contract with the Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League this spring.

Wilson-Frame played his last full season with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA's G-League, averaging 17.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists in more than 36 minutes per game over 31 games during the 2021-22 season. He's since bounced around the league, playing stints with the Iowa Wolves, Greensboro Swarm, Weschester Knicks and now Maine, seeing limited action for those squads.

Wilson-Frame will turn 28 years old this summer but at 6'5 with his kind of shooting touch, there could be a spot on an NBA roster available for him as he chases a dream of playing at the highest level of professional basketball.

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Published Apr 1, 2024

STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work: