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Benjamin Wilson Jr. (March 18, 1967 – November 21, 1984) was an American high school basketball player from Chicago, Illinois. [1] Wilson, a Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School basketball player, was regarded as the top high school player in the U.S. by scouts and coaches attending the 1984 Athletes For Better Education basketball camp.
Ben Wilson, an American high school basketball star from Neal F. Simeon High School in Chicago, Illinois, USA, was shot in the neighborhood surrounding the school during its lunch hour on November 20, 1984. Wilson died from injuries sustained in the shooting the following morning.
Nov 21, 2012 · Ben Wilson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Simeon High School, was considered the No. 1 high school player in the country. Billy Moore was a 16-year-old teenager walking down Vincennes Ave. on Chicago's South Side with a gun. It would become one of the darkest moments in the history of Chicago sports.
Nov 15, 2019 · Ben Wilson was the nation's top-rated prep basketball player when he was slain near Simeon High School. The vigil was held at the Benjamin E. Mayo and Elmer L....
Nov 22, 2022 · CHICAGO (CBS) --Ben Wilson was a high school basketball standout on the path to stardom when he was senselessly gunned down. On Monday, Chicago took steps to make sure his name is never...
Feb 14, 2020 · Ben Wilson, who died in 1984 in Chicago, was once rated among the best high school basketball players in the country and recruited by the University of Illinois weeks before his death.
Feb 5, 2024 · Benjamin Benji Wilson died on November 21, 1984—the morning after his shooting on South Vincennes Avenue in Chatham on the South Side of Chicago. Wilson was the star player on the Simeon Career Academy high school basketball team, the defending AA State Champions entering his senior season.
Feb 13, 2020 · The two brothers of slain Simeon High School basketball star Ben Wilson have carried anger towards the gunman that killed the 17-year-old for years.
May 8, 2019 · The 17-year-old youth who shot and killed high school basketball star Benjamin Wilson received the maximum 40-year prison term Friday, despite his lawyer`s argument that prosecutors wouldn`t...
Nov 22, 2021 · Ben Wilson was the nation’s top-rated prep basketball player when he was slain near Simeon High School. The vigil was held at the Benjamin E. Mayo and Elmer L. Fowler Historic...
