Octavia Jett-Wilson joined the UNCW women’s basketball staff as director of player personnel ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Jett-Wilson arrived in Wilmington following a decorated collegiate and professional playing career. She played five seasons at Charlotte from 2017-22, finishing as the program’s all-time leader in games played (143), games started (123) and minutes played (4,157). She also ranks second in program history in free throws made (490) and third in career scoring with 1,812 points.
During her collegiate career, Jett-Wilson earned All-Conference USA First Team honors twice (2020-21, 2021-22) and was named the conference’s Player of the Year in 2021-22. She also earned Conference USA Tournament MVP honors after leading the 49ers to the tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. That season, she started all 32 games and averaged 19.1 points per game, totaling 610 points, 148 rebounds, 49 assists, 37 steals and 15 blocks. She earned three Conference USA Player of the Week selections and was named to the NCAA Starting Five.
Jett-Wilson also enjoyed a standout 2020-21 campaign, earning ESPN.com National Player of the Week honors and a spot on the All-Conference USA First Team. She recorded a career-high 42 points twice during the season, against Old Dominion and Florida Atlantic, setting a Halton Arena scoring record against the Owls. She also became the 25th player in Charlotte history to reach 1,000 career points.
As a freshman in 2017-18, Jett-Wilson was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team and earned three Conference USA Freshman of the Week selections. She started 28 of 30 games and scored a season-high 21 points against Rutgers. She followed that performance with an All-Christmas City Classic Team selection as a sophomore in 2018-19.
Following her collegiate career, Jett-Wilson continued playing professionally overseas, competing for PAOK in Greece’s A1 Division and FCL Feytiat Basket 87 in France’s LF2. She averaged 16.0 points per game with PAOK during the 2022-23 season. Most recently, she helped lead the Baltimore Lady Wolves to the WABA National Championship and earned 2025 WABA Finals MVP honors after recording a championship-game record 55 points, 13 rebounds and three steals.
Before beginning her collegiate career, Jett-Wilson helped lead her high school team to a state championship as both a freshman and sophomore. She earned Washington Post All-Met First Team honors as a junior and senior and was named to the 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Maryland Second Team. She also competed in the 2017 Maryland vs. Pennsylvania All-Star Game and was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Jett-Wilson earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology in May 2021. She was born May 26, 1999, and is the daughter of Bernice and the late Gloria Jett-Wilson.
