Jack Forrest (basketball)

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Jack Forrest
Jack Forrest Driving.jpg
Free agent
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (2000-08-15) August 15, 2000 (age 24)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Lower Merion
(Ardmore, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–2025 Lavrio

Jack Forrest (born August 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Columbia Lions, St. Joseph's Hawks, and Bucknell Bison.

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High school career

Forrest was a 2019 graduate of Lower Merion High School and was coached by Gregg Downer, [1] the same high school coach for Kobe Bryant. As a senior he was named the Central League (PIAA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) [2] and Third Team Pennsylvania All-State 6A. [3] He was a two-time First Team All-Central League and three-time All-Main Line Team. [4] He led Lower Merion to three Central League titles, three District 1 semifinal appearances, and an unbeaten season during league play as a senior. [5] He recorded 1,209 career points, shot 44.3% from the 3-point range, [4] and played AAU ball for Jersey Shore Warriors [6] . [7]

College career

Columbia Lions

Jack attended Columbia University (2019–2020) for one year and appeared in 27 games with five starts as a freshman. He averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. [8] He scored 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting against Cornell, [9] which earned him Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors. [10] He was the team's third-leading scorer. [8]

St. Joseph's Hawks

He transferred to Saint Joseph's University during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and played for the Hawks for two years (2020–2022). [11] [12] In 2020-2021 he averaged 10.4 points per game. He recorded 25 points at La Salle, had a team-high 18 points against Kansas, [13] and had 15 in his debut against Auburn. [12] [14] Battling an injury, his 2021-2022 campaign was cut short, playing in 22 games. [12]

Bucknell Bison

Forrest completed his collegiate career at Bucknell University (2022–2024), where he graduated with a degree in Economics. In the 2022–2023 season, following his return from injury at the start of the campaign, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists across 22 games. [15] In his final year at Bucknell, he started all 33 games, averaging 16.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists in a league-high 36.1 minutes per game, and ranked 26th nationally in minutes per game. He scored a team-high 17 points at Duke, [16] and a career high 27 at La Salle. [17] Forrest finished his collegiate career with 1,216 total points. [15] In 2024, he was a First Team All-Patriot League selection and was awarded the Patriot League Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. [18]

Professional career

On July 5, 2024, Forrest signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) to start his career as a professional basketball player. [19]

Career statistics

College

SeasonTeamConferenceClassPosGGSMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%eFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
2023–24BucknellPatriotSRG333336.15.513.4.4082.67.0.3712.86.3.450.5062.53.1.8020.74.55.21.51.10.31.72.216.0
2022–23BucknellPatriotJRG221327.93.99.1.4251.94.8.3872.04.3.468.5280.50.7.7500.33.63.91.50.80.51.71.510.1
2021–22Saint Joseph'sA-10JRG22114.11.34.0.3150.62.4.2500.71.7.405.3880.50.6.7690.11.61.70.50.40.10.51.53.6
2020–21Saint Joseph'sA-10SOG14724.63.98.9.4401.64.6.3382.44.3.550.5281.01.3.7780.13.13.30.90.90.11.62.110.4
2019–20ColumbiaIvyFRG27525.63.49.0.3771.44.0.3522.05.0.397.4550.71.1.6130.33.03.30.60.30.11.12.28.9
Career1185926.73.79.3.4001.74.8.3552.04.5.448.4911.21.5.7600.43.33.71.00.70.21.31.910.3

References

  1. ↑ "Legendary Lower Merion Coach Gregg Downer Secures 700th Career Victory". www.lmsd.org. January 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lower Merion's Jack Forrest is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week". PA Prep Live. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. ↑ "2019 PA Sports Writers All-State 6A Boys' Basketball | suburbanonesports.com". suburbanonesports.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  4. 1 2 "Hoop Heroes: Presenting 2018-19 All-Main Line boys basketball teams". PA Prep Live. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  5. ↑ "Lower Merion's senior Aces led way to a record-breaking season". PA Prep Live. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Jersey Shore Warriors". Prep Scene. May 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Verlin, Josh (2018-09-10). "Lower Merion's Jack Forrest commits to Columbia". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  8. 1 2 "Jack Forrest - Men's Basketball". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  9. ↑ "Forrest scores 23 as Columbia defeats Cornell in Ivy opener". ESPN.com. 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ↑ "Forrest Takes Ivy League Rookie of the Week Honors". Columbia University Athletics. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ↑ Adam Fine (28 January 2022). "Jack Forrest took Mamba Mentality, and Kobe Bryant's tragic death, to heart and Hawk Hill". Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 "Jack Forrest - 2021-22 - Men's Basketball". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  13. ↑ "Kansas 94-72 Saint Joseph's (Nov 27, 2020) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  14. ↑ Gerry (2020-11-28). "Former LM Star Jack Forrest Scores 15 In St. Joe's Debut". This Is Lower Merion And Narberth. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  15. 1 2 "Jack Forrest - Men's Basketball". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  16. ↑ "5 observations from Duke men's basketball's first half against Bucknell". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  17. ↑ "Men's Basketball vs Bucknell on 11/14/2023 - Box Score". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  18. ↑ "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-League Team (3.6.24)". patriotleague.org. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  19. ↑ "Forrest's pro career starts at Lavrio". www.eurobasket.com. July 5, 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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