Jalen Reynolds

Jalen Reynolds
No. 2 – Zenit Saint Petersburg
Position Power forward / Center
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College Xavier (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Basket Recanati
2017–2018 Pallacanestro Reggiana
2018 FC Barcelona
2018–present Zenit Saint Petersburg

Jalen Reynolds (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.

College career

Reynolds enrolled at Xavier University in 2012 after graduating from Brewster Academy. Being ruled ineligible, he sat out the 2012-13 season[1] and made his XU debut during the 2013-14 campaign. He was suspended indefinitely in January 2014.[2] Statistically, his best year was in 2014-15, his sophomore season, when Reynolds averaged 9.9 points and 6.1 rebounds a contest. He received BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team honors that year.[3] In March 2015, a complaint was filed against him by another student,[4] Reynolds was cleared in the matter in May.[5] After averaging 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a game in the 2015-16 season, Reynolds declared for the 2016 NBA Draft,[6] but went undrafted.[7]

Professional career

In August 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Basket Recanati of the Italian second-tier Serie A2.[8] He appeared in 18 games for the team, averaging 18.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing.[9] In January 2017, he transferred to Pallacanestro Reggiana of Italy’s top-flight Lega Basket Serie A.[10] He played in 17 games for Reggiana, averaging 6.5 points as well as 4.4 rebounds a contest.

In May 2018, he signed with FC Barcelona Lassa for the remainder of the season.[11]

On July 4, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.[12]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Reynolds played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team Armored Athlete. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team Armored Athlete, he averaged 12.8 points per game, also shooting 79 percent behind the free-throw line. Reynolds helped take team Armored Athlete to the West Regional Championship, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS 75-63. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (2012-09-14). "Xavier receives more bad news with forward Jalen Reynolds being ruled ineligible". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. ↑ "Xavier suspends freshman forward Reynolds". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Xavier The Little Big Team In College Basketball". Big East Conference. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  4. ↑ "Xavier investigates complaint against Jalen Reynolds". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Jalen Reynolds cleared from late-season complaint". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Xavier's Trevon Bluiett and Jalen Reynolds to declare for the NBA draft - Today's "U"". www.todaysu.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Xavier players not called in NBA draft". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  8. ↑ "Xavier's Reynolds to play professionally in Italy". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  9. ↑ "Jalen Reynolds | Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro". www.legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  10. ↑ "Ecco Jalen Reynolds, prime schiacciate con la Grissin Bon - Sport - Gazzetta di Reggio". Gazzetta di Reggio (in Italian). 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  11. ↑ "Jalen Reynolds, reinforcement for Barça Lassa FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Zenit adds size and power with Reynolds". EuroCupBasketball.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bracket The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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