Jason Washburn

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Jason Washburn
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Washburn with Yokohama B-Corsairs
No. 42–Taoyuan Pilots
Position Center
League P. League+
Personal information
Born (1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 33)
NationalityAmerican / Bulgarian [1]
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolBattle Creek Central
(Battle Creek, Michigan)
College Utah (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Cherkaski Mavpy
2014 Tsmoki-Minsk
2014–2015 Basic-Fit Brussels
2015–2016 Sigal Prishtina
2016–2018 Yokohama B-Corsairs
2018–2019 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2019–2020 Yokohama B-Corsairs
2020 Ryukyu Golden Kings
2020–2021 Niigata Albirex BB
2021–2022 Fukushima Firebonds
2022–present Taoyuan Pilots
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Jason Washburn (born June 5, 1990) is an American-Bulgarian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Taoyuan Pilots of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the University of Utah.

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High school career

Washburn attended his hometown's Battle Creek Central High School, leading the team to the district championship and regional finals as a senior and district championships as a junior. As a junior, he averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots per game while averaging a double-double as a senior, with at least two triple-doubles (points, rebounds, blocks). He became the all-time blocks leader at BCC and set a new school record for blocks in a season and blocks in a game. [2]

College career

As a four-year player at Utah, Washburn appeared in 123 games with 70 starts and averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 22.4 minutes per game, [3] finishing as the Utes' leading scorer (11.4 ppg), rebounder (6.2 rpg) and shot blocker (1.4 bpg) as a junior in 2011–12. [2]

Professional career

On June 12, 2013, Washburn signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague for the 2013–14 season. [4] After averaging 14.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, he left Cherkaski on February 27, 2014. [5] Four days later, he signed a one-month deal with Tsmoki-Minsk of the Belarusian Premier League. [6]

On May 20, 2014, Washburn signed with Basic-Fit Brussels of the Belgian Ethias League, [7] and that offseason, he joined the Utah Jazz for the 2014 Las Vegas Summer League. [8] During the 2014–15 season, he played 27 games with the Belgian outfit, starting six and posting averages of 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 18.7 minutes per game. [3]

On September 15, 2015, Washburn signed with the Charlotte Hornets. [3] However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games. [9] On November 3, he signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. [10]

In August 2016 Washburn signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the inaugural season of the Japanese B.League. [11] He was injured most of the 2017–18 season and missed most of the year. On August 21, 2018, Washburn signed with the Romanian club U-BT Cluj-Napoca. [12]

Washburn signed with the Niigata Albirex BB on November 5, 2020. [13]

On August 9, 2022, Washburn signed with the Taoyuan Pilots of the P. LEAGUE+. [14]

Personal life

Washburn is the son of Bob Washburn and Dawn Lewis and majored in Mass Communication. [2]

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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016-17Yokohama513726.5.576.500.7427.11.20.60.71.914.8
2017-18Yokohama4421.5.621-.7065.81.00.20.82.512.0
2019-20Yokohama

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References

  1. ↑ "Jason Washburn - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jason Washburn Bio". UtahUtes.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Charlotte Hornets Add Thompson and Washburn to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cherkasy Monkeys sign rookie Jason Washburn". Sportando.com. June 12, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jason Washburn, Terry Smith leave Cherkasy Monkeys". Sportando.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jason Washburn signs with Tsmoki Minsk". Sportando.com. March 3, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Basic-Fit Bruxelles announce Jason Washburn, DJ Covington". Sportando.com. May 20, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Utah Jazz Summer League Roster Rundown". SaltCityHoops.com. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hornets Waive Four Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sigal Prishtina e zyrtarizon përforcimin e ri (FOTO)". lajmi.net. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "ジェイソン・ウォッシュバーン選手 契約基本合意のお知らせ" [Notification of contract with Jason Washburn] (in Japanese). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jason Washburn signs with Cluj". Sportando. Retrieved August 21, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Jason Washburn moves to Niigata Albirex". Sportando. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ "桃園領航猿禁區領空再添大將". P. LEAGUE+. August 9, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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