Jalil Bethea

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Jalil Bethea
No. 3–Miami Hurricanes
Position Shooting guard
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2005-12-20) December 20, 2005 (age 18)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Archbishop Wood
(Warminster Township, Pennsylvania)
College Miami (Florida) (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards

Jalil Ali Bethea is an American basketball player for the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He attended Archbishop Wood Catholic High School.

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Early life and high school

Bethea grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania. [1] He averaged 23.2 points, 3.9 assists, and 7.6 rebounds per game and was named the Philadelphia Catholic League MVP as a junior. [2] Bethea posted 22.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game while leading the Vikings to the Class 6A semifinals. Bethea was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. [3]

Recruiting

Bethea is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services. [4] [5] He committed to play college basketball at Miami after considering offers from Kansas and Villanova. [6] [7] Bethea signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Hurricanes on November 8, 2023. [8]

Personal life

Bethea is the son of Jackie and Steve Bethea. His father works at Horizon House and his mother works in community service at Penn Hospital. He has two older brothers, Jibril and Eric. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Arrington, Kai (January 13, 2024). "Miami commit Jalil Bethea impresses at Hoophall Classic". MassLive.com . Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ McCue, Owen (January 18, 2024). "Archbishop Wood's Jalil Bethea named to Naismith high school player of the year midseason watch list". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ DiAmore, Isabella (January 23, 2024). "Archbishop Wood's Jalil Bethea is named to the McDonald's All American team". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Elite recruit Jalil Bethea announces top 5 schools". The Post-Standard . July 20, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Archbishop Wood's Jalil Bethea moves up to No. 9 in ESPN recruiting rankings". The Philadelphia Inquirer . June 28, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (September 20, 2023). "Top-10 senior Jalil Bethea commits to play for Miami". ESPN.com . Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Five-star shooting guard Jalil Bethea picks University of Miami over Kansas, Villanova". Miami Herald . September 20, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ Rock, Christopher (November 8, 2023). "Miami signs three commits from their 6th-ranked 2024 recruiting class". 247Sports.com . Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jalil Bethea". University of Miami Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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