Jaylin Galloway

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Jaylin Galloway
No. 00–Milwaukee Bucks
Position Forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2002-12-21) December 21, 2002 (age 21)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Sprayberry
(Marietta, Georgia)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2024 Sydney Kings
2022Mackay Meteors
2023 Ipswich Force
2024–present Milwaukee Bucks
2024–present→Wisconsin Herd
Career highlights and awards

Jaylin Galloway (born December 21, 2002) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He previously played for the Sydney Kings in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

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Early life

Galloway was born on December 21, 2002, in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] He was born to an Australian mother and American father and grew up in the U.S., playing basketball as a youth in Atlanta, Georgia. [2] [3] He attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, and helped the basketball team reach the regional championship. [1] [4]

Professional career

Sydney Kings / Mackay Meteors / Ipswich Force (2020–2024)

Galloway began his professional career immediately after high school, rather than attend college. [2] He moved to Australia and began playing for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player in 2020, appearing in eight games that season while scoring two points. [2] [5] He returned as a development player for the 2021–22 season and scored 13 points in 14 games while helping the team win the championship. [2] [5] After the NBL season in 2022, Galloway signed with the Mackay Meteors of NBL1 North, joining his brother, Kyrin. [6]

Galloway was eligible to be selected in the 2022 NBA draft, but was not chosen. [7]

Galloway was part of the full roster for the Kings in the 2022–23 season and helped them repeat as league champions, averaging 5.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. [2] [8] After the season, he played for the Ipswich Force along with his brother in NBL1 North, averaging 18.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while helping the team win their first league championship, over the Gold Coast Rollers. [2] [9] He signed a three-year contract extension with the Kings in March 2023 [8] and after briefly joining the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2023 NBA Summer League, [10] he played 23 games in the 2023–24 season for the Kings, averaging 10.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 22.3 minutes a game. [11]

Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd (2024–present)

On March 3, 2024, after the Kings' season ended, Galloway signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [12] [13] [14] [15]

International career

Galloway played for the Australia men's national under-19 basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. [16]

Personal life

Galloway's brother, Kyrin, is also a basketball player. [9]

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