{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Dale Wilkinson | image = | width = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 220 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|3|18}} | birth_place = Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. | highschool = Highland (Pocatello, Idaho) | college = Idaho State (1978–1982) | draft_year = 1982 | draft_round = 10 | draft_pick = 221 | draft_team = Phoenix Suns | career_start = 1982 | career_end = 1991 | career_number = 31, 38 | career_position = Power forward / small forward | years1 = 1982–1983 | team1 = Billings Volcanos | years2 = 1983 | team2 = Sarasota Stingers | years3 = 1983–1985 | team3 = Wisconsin Flyers | years4 = {{nbay|1984|start}} | team4 = Detroit Pistons | years5 = {{nbay|1984|end}} | team5 = Los Angeles Clippers | years6 = 1986–1991 | team6 = Japan Energy | highlights = }} '''Dale Wayne Wilkinson''' (born March 18, 1960, in Pocatello, Idaho) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a {{convert|6|ft|10|in|cm|adj=on}} {{convert|220|lb|kg}} power forward and played collegiately at Idaho State University from 1978 to 1982. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1984–85 season.
Wilkinson was selected with the 16th pick of the tenth round in the 1982 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. In his lone season split with the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers, he averaged 1.2 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.
Wilkinson played 125 games in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1982 to 1985 for the Billings Volcanos, Sarasota Stingrays and Wisconsin Flyers. His career averages were 14.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He spent the most time with Wisconsin, for whom he appeared in 71 games.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=1985–86 CBA Official Guide and Register|magazine=CBA Official Guides and Registers|publisher=Continental Basketball Association|date=October 1985|page=253}}</ref>
He wore the jersey numbers 31 and 38.<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wilkida01.html|title=Dale Wilkinson NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=23 February 2026}}</ref>
As the 221st selection in the draft, he is the highest-drafted player in NBA history to appear in a game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbahoopsonline.com/History/Leagues/NBA/drafts/Lastpick.html|title=Last Pick in the NBA draft, and highest pick in the NBA draft to play|website=NBA Hoops Online|date=2024|accessdate=23 February 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
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====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|{{nbay|1984}} | style="text-align:left;"|Detroit | 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || – || – || '''.5''' || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. CLippers | '''10''' || 0 || '''3.8''' || '''.286''' || .000 || '''.857''' || .3 || '''.2''' || .0 || .0 || '''1.4''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 12 || 0 || 3.8 || .250 || .000 || .857 || .3 || .2 || .0 || .0 || 1.2 {{s-end}}
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