No. 22–Brooklyn Nets | |
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Position | Small forward / power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Arlington, Texas, U.S. | November 4, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | John H. Guyer (Denton, Texas) |
College | Kansas (2019–2023) |
NBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 51st overall pick |
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Brooklyn Nets |
2023–2024 | →Long Island Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Jalen Derale Wilson (born November 4, 2000) [1] is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was named a consensus first-team All-American his junior year. [2]
Wilson attended John H. Guyer High School in Denton, Texas. As a junior, he averaged 16.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. As a senior, he averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists per game, earning Class 6A All-State honors. [3]
Wilson was a consensus four-star recruit and was considered the 46th-best player in the 2019 class by 247Sports. He originally committed to playing college basketball for Michigan but reopened his recruitment with the departure of head coach John Beilein. [4] He later committed to Kansas over an offer from North Carolina, among others. [5]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalen Wilson SF | Denton, TX | John H. Guyer (TX) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 12, 2019 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 47 247Sports: 46 ESPN: 73 | ||||||
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On November 8, 2019, Wilson suffered a broken ankle against UNC Greensboro in his second career game. He missed the remainder of the season and was granted a medical redshirt after undergoing surgery. [6] On December 8, 2020, Wilson recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds, making a go-ahead three-pointer with 42 seconds remaining, in a 73–72 win over eighth-ranked Creighton. [7] As a freshman, Wilson averaged 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors. On April 9, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. [8] Wilson ultimately returned to Kansas. On November 2, he was suspended for three games due to an arrest on suspicion of DUI. [9] Wilson was named to the Third Team All-Big 12 as a sophomore. [10] He averaged 11.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, helping the Jayhawks win a national title. Following the season Wilson declared for the 2022 NBA draft but ultimately withdrew from the draft. [11] As a junior, Wilson was named Big 12 Player of the Year. [12]
Wilson was selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 51st overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft. [13] On July 5, 2023, Wilson signed a two-way contract with the Nets. [14]
On March 1, 2024, the Brooklyn Nets converted Wilson's two-way contract to a standard multi-year NBA contract. [15]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Brooklyn | 43 | 3 | 15.5 | .425 | .324 | .826 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.0 |
Career | 43 | 3 | 15.5 | .425 | .324 | .826 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2020–21 | Kansas | 29 | 26 | 28.3 | .414 | .333 | .630 | 7.9 | 2.0 | .4 | .3 | 11.8 |
2021–22 | Kansas | 37 | 27 | 29.4 | .461 | .263 | .722 | 7.4 | 1.8 | .9 | .4 | 11.1 |
2022–23 | Kansas | 36 | 36 | 35.4 | .430 | .337 | .799 | 8.3 | 2.2 | .9 | .5 | 20.1 |
Career | 75 | 60 | 28.7 | .435 | .298 | .690 | 7.6 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 12.2 |
Wilson's father, Derale, played college basketball for TCU and professionally overseas. [16]
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