Jalen Bridges
No. 11 – West Virginia Mountaineers | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Big 12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | May 14, 2001 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, West Virginia) |
College | West Virginia (2020–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalen Bridges (born May 14, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference.
High school career[]
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]
College career[]
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]
Career statistics[]
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 |
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2019–20 | West Virginia | |||||||||||
2020–21 | West Virginia | 28 | 19 | 18.1 | .496 | .409 | .714 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 5.9 |
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- People from Fairmont, West Virginia
- Small forwards
- Fairmont Senior High School alumni
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players