Jalen Reynolds

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Jalen Reynolds
Reynolds with Xavier in January 2016
No. 3 – BC UNICS
PositionCenter
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
CollegeXavier (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Recanati
2017–2018Reggiana
2018FC Barcelona
2018–2019Zenit Saint Petersburg
2019Zhejiang Lions
2019Stockton Kings
2019–2020Maccabi Tel Aviv
2020–2021Bayern Munich
2021–2022Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022–presentUNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards

Jalen Reynolds (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Xavier University before playing professionally in Italy, Spain, Russia, China and Israel.

College career[edit]

Reynolds enrolled at Xavier University in 2012, after graduating from Brewster Academy. After being ruled ineligible, he sat out the 2012-13 season.[1]

He was suspended indefinitely by Xavier 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 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[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, 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]

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]

On August 19, 2019, he signed with Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[13] On December 6, 2019, the Stockton Kings announced that they had acquired Reynolds off waivers.[14]

On December 28, 2019, he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League as an injury cover for Tarik Black.[15] On January 9, 2020, Reynolds scored 17 points in his second EuroLeague game with Maccabi, while also recording seven rebounds in a 95–89 win over Alba Berlin.[16] Reynolds parted ways with the team on May 7, 2020.[17]

On July 31, 2020, he signed with German club Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[18]

On June 24, 2021, Reynolds made his official return to Maccabi Tel Aviv on a two-year contract with an option for a third.[19]

On July 15, 2022, Reynolds signed with Russian club UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.[20] He averaged 13.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. On June 21, 2023, he renewed his contract with UNICS for another season.

The Basketball Tournament[edit]

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.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (September 14, 2012). "Xavier receives more bad news with forward Jalen Reynolds being ruled ineligible". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Xavier suspends freshman forward Reynolds". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Xavier The Little Big Team In College Basketball". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Xavier investigates complaint against Jalen Reynolds". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Jalen Reynolds cleared from late-season complaint". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Xavier's Trevon Bluiett and Jalen Reynolds to declare for the NBA draft - Today's "U"". www.todaysu.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Xavier players not called in NBA draft". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Xavier's Reynolds to play professionally in Italy". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Jalen Reynolds | Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro". www.legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Ecco Jalen Reynolds, prime schiacciate con la Grissin Bon - Sport - Gazzetta di Reggio". Gazzetta di Reggio (in Italian). January 24, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Jalen Reynolds, reinforcement for Barça Lassa FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "Zenit adds size and power with Reynolds". EuroCupBasketball.com. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 19, 2019). "Jalen Reynolds signs with Zhejiang Lions". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "STOCKTON KINGS ACQUIRE JALEN REYNOLDS". nba.com. December 6, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "מכבי החתימה את ג'יילן ריינולדס". maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "ALBA Berlin vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv - Game". EuroLeague.net. January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  17. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (May 7, 2020). "Jalen Reynolds, Maccabi Tel Aviv part ways". Sportando. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  18. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 31, 2020). "Bayern Munich officially signs Jalen Reynolds". Sportando. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  19. ^ "Maccabi signs Jalen Reynolds to two-year deal". Eurohoops. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  20. ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 15, 2022). "Jalen Reynolds joins Unics Kazan". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Bracket The Basketball Tournament". The Tournament. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

External links[edit]

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