Jaylen Bland

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Jaylen Bland
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
Position Point guard
League CIBACOPA
Personal information
Born (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Salt Lake City Stars
2017–2018 AB Contern
2018 Caballeros de Culiacán
2018–2019 Sudbury Five
2019 Fraser Valley Bandits
2019–2020Sudbury Five
2021–2022 Wisconsin Herd
2022–2023Sudbury Five
2023–present Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
Career highlights and awards

Jaylen Bland (born March 29, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Murray State, College of the Canyons, and UC Riverside. In 2019, he was named NBL Canada Newcomer of the Year.

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College career

Bland signed with Murray State out of high school but decided to transfer after averaging 1.7 points per game as a freshman. [1] Bland played one season at College of the Canyons before joining UC Riverside. [2] Bland holds the UCR program record with 118 3-pointers in a season. As a senior, Bland was fourth in Division I in made 3-pointers. He was named second-team all-Big West after averaging 16.1 points per game, shooting .404 percent from behind the arc. [3]

Professional career

Bland played for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League after being drafted 15th overall in the D League draft. [3] He averaged 5.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 39 games. In August 2017, he signed with AB Contern in Luxembourg. [4] In May 2018, Bland signed with Caballeros de Culiacán in Mexico. [5]

Bland signed with the Sudbury Five in November 2018. [6] In the 2018–19 season, Bland finished ninth in NBL Canada in scoring with 18.8 points per game in addition to 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He earned player of the week honors on November 18, 2018. He was named league newcomer of the year. [7] Bland joined the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League after the season. [8] He was released by the Bandits on May 23. [9] On November 4, he re-signed with the Five. [10] Bland averaged 24.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. He was named to the Second Team All-NBL Canada. [11]

Wisconsin Herd (2021–2022)

Bland was selected with the ninth pick of the third round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Wisconsin Herd. [12] On February 12, 2022, Bland was waived by the Wisconsin Herd. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Agnew, Dan (January 21, 2013). "College of the Canyons' Jaylen Bland: Right place, right time". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ahn, Jason (January 13, 2015). "Jaylen Bland: A welcome addition to UCR". The Highlander. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Steele, Allan (October 21, 2016). "Former UCR star Jaylen Bland picked 15th in the NBA D-League draft". The Press-Enterprise . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jaylen Bland ('16) Signs Pro Contract With AB Contern In Luxembourg". UC Riverside Highlanders . 18 August 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "TRIUNFO CARDÍACO DE CABALLEROS EN CIBACOPA". Viva Basquet (in Spanish). June 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Leeson, Ben (November 21, 2018). "Five's Bland settling in nicely in Sudbury". The Sudbury Star . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "NBLC Awards". NBL Canada . Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rayson & Bland Named to ALL NBLC First Team". Sudbury Five . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ Welsh, Eric (May 23, 2019). "Abbotsford's Marek Klassen comes home to play for Fraser Valley basketball Bandits". The Chilliwack Progress . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ Leeson, Ben (November 4, 2019). "'I just want to get a championship' — Sudbury Five returnees, newcomers setting high bar for coming campaign". The Sudbury Star . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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