Jonathan Galloway

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Jonathan Galloway
No. 53 – Bisons Loimaa
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 25)
Brentwood, California
NationalityGuamanian / American
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
CollegeUC Irvine (2015–2019)
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Bakken Bears
2020Zadar
2020–2021Monthey-Chablais
2021TED Ankara Kolejliler
2021–presentBisons Loimaa
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Guam
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Papua New Guinea Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samoa Team

Jonathan Galloway (born 19 June 1996) is a Guamanian professional basketball player for Bisons Loimaa of the Korisliiga. Standing at 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he mainly plays as power forward or center. Galloway also represents the Guam national basketball team.

College career[]

Galloway started out as a redshirt for the 2014-15 season and joined the UC Irvine Anteaters a year later.[1] He was named the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year three seasons in a row.[1]

Professional career[]

In the 2019-20 season, he played for the Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen, Denmark's prime basketball division. There, he averaged 21.5 minutes per game, with and an efficiency rating of 13.6 over the 20-game season – 8.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 assists per game.[2] He helped Bears win the Basketligaen title.[2]

For the 2021–22 season, Galloway was on the roster of Turkish club TED Ankara Kolejliler.[3]

On November 1, 2021, he has signed with Bisons Loimaa of the Korisliiga.[4]

Guam national team[]

Galloway suited up for Guam's national basketball team on numerous occasions. He was a key component of the island’s newfound success at the Pacific Games.[2]

He has further represented Guam at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[2]

On representing Guam internationally, he stated “Thank you Coach (E.J.) Calvo, Guam Basketball and the rest of the island for always embracing me. It’s an honor wearing Guam on my chest”[2]

Player profile[]

Both Galloway and his former College coach Russell Turner state that his greatest assets as a basketball player are his defense and rebounding ability.[1]

Personal[]

Galloway holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology, law and society.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d UC Irvine’s Jonathan Galloway has made an impact on the program and his peers Bob Keisser (Orange County Register), 9 January 2019. Accessed 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Guam’s Galloway signs with pro team in Croatia Arleen Mad (Guam Daily Post), 6 September 2020. Accessed 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Kolejliler kupaya veda etti". Anadolu Gazete (in Turkish). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bisons muokkaa kokoonpanoaan – korin alle saapuu Jonathan Galloway". basket.fi (in Finnish). November 1, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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