Jules Bernard

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Jules Bernard
Jules Bernard UCLA.jpg
Bernard with UCLA in 2019
No. 14–Washington Wizards
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-01-21) January 21, 2000 (age 23)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Windward School
(Los Angeles, California)
College UCLA (2018–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022 Motor City Cruise
2022–2023 Capital City Go-Go
2023–present Washington Wizards
2023–present→Capital City Go-Go
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Jules Liam Bernard (born January 21, 2000 [1] ) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.

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High school career

Bernard played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles. [2] As a junior, he averaged 25.3 points and 13.7 rebounds per game. In his senior season, Bernard averaged 26.4 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. [3] He competed for the Compton Magic on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. [4] A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for UCLA in October 2017 over offers from Kansas, USC, Oregon and Miami (Florida). [5] He was attracted to the Bruins by their program's history and head coach Steve Alford being open to playing skilled freshmen. [6]

College career

As a freshman at UCLA, Bernard averaged 7.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. [7] In his sophomore season, he averaged 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. [8] On March 3, 2021, he scored a career-high 23 points in an 82–72 loss to Oregon. [9] As a junior, Bernard averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. [10]

In his senior year in 2021–22, he continued to decrease his turnovers after nearly committing twice as many turnovers as assists in his first two seasons. [1] He had a season-high 22 points in each of the Bruins' two games against Long Beach State. [11] [12] Bernard ended the season with nine consecutive games scoring in double figures, including a team-high 16 points in UCLA's season-ending loss to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2022 NCAA tournament. [13] [14] As a senior, Bernard averaged 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

After the season, he declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent to maintain his college eligibility; the NCAA allowed an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] He was invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp but did not receive an invitation to the NBA Draft Combine. He had a workout with the Los Angeles Lakers before deciding to remain in the draft, minutes before the deadline to return to school. [16] [17]

Professional career

Motor City Cruise (2022)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Bernard played with the Detroit Pistons in the 2022 NBA Summer League. [18] He scored in double digits once in the first four games before scoring a team-high 22 points in the finale, including 14 points in the third quarter. [19] He was later added to the Pistons' training camp roster after signing an Exhibit 10 contract. [20] Bernard played in three of the team's four preseason games before being released. [21] He was later named to the training camp roster for the Motor City Cruise, the Pistons' G League affiliate. [22]

Capital City Go-Go (2022–2023)

On December 22, 2022, Bernard was traded from the Motor City to the Capital City Go-Go. [23]

On October 1, 2023, Bernard signed with the Washington Wizards, [24] but was waived on October 19. [25] On October 30, he returned to Capital City. [26]

Washington Wizards (2023–present)

On December 8, 2023, Bernard signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards. [27]

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
2018–19 UCLA 33217.2.469.371.7393.1.8.5.17.6
2019–20 UCLA 30116.2.390.317.7842.6.6.5.25.5
2020–21 UCLA 322829.3.441.396.7445.11.6.5.210.3
2021–22 UCLA 353430.1.419.337.8184.71.71.0.212.8
Career1306523.4.430.354.7743.91.2.6.29.2

Source: [28]

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