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Jalen Bridges
American basketball player
Jalen Bridges (born May 14, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for West Virginia.
| No. 11 – Baylor Bears | |
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| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-05-14) May 14, 2001 (age 23) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, West Virginia) |
| College |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bridges played basketball for Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, West Virginia. He helped his team win back-to-back Class AA state titles in his first two years.[1][2] As a senior, he averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks, leading his team to its fourth straight state title game.[3] He won the Bill Evans Award as the top high school player in the state of West Virginia.[4] A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for West Virginia over offers from Miami (Florida), Indiana, Xavier and Alabama.[5]
After initially planning to play a postgraduate season, Bridges joined West Virginia for his first season as a redshirt.[6] On March 4, 2021, he recorded freshman season-highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 76–67 win over TCU.[7] As a freshman, Bridges averaged 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors.[8] He averaged 8.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Following the season, Bridges transferred to Baylor.[9] He averaged 10.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior. Bridges declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing to return to Baylor.[10]
| GP | Games 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | West Virginia |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | West Virginia | 28 | 19 | 18.1 | .496 | .409 | .714 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 5.9 |
- Welch, Matt (March 19, 2021). "'All About Basketball': Jalen Bridges' Basketball Career Has Always Been About Learning". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- Brocato, Joe (October 30, 2020). "Fairmont Senior grad Jalen Bridges finds new shooting form, expanded game at WVU". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- Hunter, Greg (November 9, 2020). "Jalen Bridges Ready For His Mountaineer Debut". Blue Gold News. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- Hertzel, Bradley (March 24, 2019). "Fairmont Senior's Jalen Bridges wins Evans Award". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- "Jalen Bridges commits to WVU basketball". Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 2, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- Hertzel, Bob (October 31, 2020). "Fairmont's Jalen Bridges adjusts his game for college play". Times West Virginian. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- "Jalen Bridges has a career-best game in leading No. 6 West Virginia past TCU". The Dominion Post. Associated Press. March 4, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- Callihan, Schuyler (May 19, 2021). "Jalen Bridges Switches Jersey Number". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- Watkins, Tim (April 20, 2022). "BREAKING: WVU Transfer Jalen Bridges commits to Baylor". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- Peery, Wade (May 31, 2023). "Baylor small forward Jalen Bridges will withdraw his name from the 2023 NBA Draft". On3.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.