Jack Salt

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Jack Salt
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Salt playing for Virginia in February 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)
London, England
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school Westlake Boys
(Auckland, New Zealand)
College Virginia (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2013–2022
Position Centre
Career history
2013 Super City Rangers
2013–2014 New Zealand Breakers
2014 Waikato Pistons
2020–2021 Canterbury Rams
2021Northside Wizards
2021–2022 Brisbane Bullets
2022 Hawke's Bay Hawks
Career highlights and awards

Jack Matthew Cooper Salt (born 11 February 1996) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the Virginia Cavaliers, where he was a member of their 2019 national championship team. He played the majority of his career in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) and had two seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He was also a member of the New Zealand national team in various FIBA competitions.

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Early life and career

Born in London, England, Salt grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, where he had a distinguished career at Westlake Boys High School. In 2013, Salt debuted in the New Zealand NBL for the Super City Rangers, averaging 8.6 points and 5.4 rebounds in 14 games. [1] After a stint as a development player with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL during the 2013–14 season, [2] Salt played for the Waikato Pistons during the 2014 New Zealand NBL season, averaging 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in nine games. [1]

College career

In 2013, Salt signed with coach Tony Bennett at Virginia to play college basketball. [3] Salt took a redshirt in his first year on campus to gain weight and strength for his debut season in 2015–16. He played sparingly in his redshirt freshman season, but then became a steady rotation player for the Cavaliers for the rest of his career. [4] [5]

In the 2018 March Madness basketball tournament, Salt played 21 minutes at center in 1st seed UVA's first round loss to the 16th seeded UMBC, marking the first time in the history of a March Madness tournament that a 1 seed had lost to a 16 seed. [6] [7]

In 2019, Salt's senior season, the Cavaliers began the season still stinging from their historic loss in 2018. The Cavaliers won a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title and were again a number one seed. While playing modest minutes through much of the tournament, Salt played a key role against Purdue in the Elite Eight. Matching up against the Boilermakers' big and physical front line, Salt played 34 minutes and scored 5 points, grabbed eight rebounds and collected a pair of steals to help the Cavaliers to an overtime win and a spot in the Final Four. [8] Virginia then defeated Auburn and Texas Tech in the Final Four to win the school's first NCAA basketball championship. Salt became the first New Zealand native to win an NCAA Division I national championship. [9]

For his Cavaliers career, Salt started in 106 games, averaging 3.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in a role primarily as a defensive specialist. [10]

Professional career

After not being selected in the 2019 NBA draft, Salt joined the Phoenix Suns 2019 Summer League team. [11] On 26 July 2019, he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK), after considering his home country New Zealand Breakers. [12] [13] However, he failed to join the team due to liver problems. [14]

On 6 February 2020, Salt signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2020 New Zealand NBL season. [15] However, a knee injury ruled him out of the six-week competition. [16] On 18 November 2020, he re-signed with the Rams for the 2021 season. [17] He played for the first time in 22 months in April 2021. [18] He played in the first three games before a knee injury sidelined him. [19] He played nine games for Canterbury and then had a one-game stint with the Northside Wizards of the NBL1 North. [20]

On 7 July 2021, Salt signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian NBL for the 2021–22 season. [21] He joined the Hawke's Bay Hawks for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season, [22] but was limited due to lingering viral issues. [23]

On 28 December 2022, Salt announced his retirement from basketball. [24]

National team career

Salt played for New Zealand's U20 team in 2013–14 and was a member of the senior national team for the 2013 Oceania championships. Salt withdrew from consideration for New Zealand's 2019 FIBA World Cup team, instead focusing on preparing for the 2019–20 season. [25]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Virginia Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2015–16 Virginia 2296.3.515-.3331.10.00.00.21.6
2016–17 Virginia 343418.4.559-.4894.10.40.30.63.7
2017–18 Virginia 343419.8.642-.3824.10.30.30.63.4
2018–19 Virginia 372916.6.602-.5113.70.40.30.33.7
Career12710616.2.590-.4623.50.30.30.53.3

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