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Jalen Pickett

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Jalen Pickett
Pickett withPenn Statein 2022
No. 24 – Denver Nuggets
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born(1999-10-22)October 22, 1999(age 24)
Rochester, New York,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2023:2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by theIndiana Pacers
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentDenver Nuggets
2023–2024→Grand Rapids Gold
Career highlights and awards
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA.com
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com

Jalen Pickett(born October 22, 1999) is an American professionalbasketballplayer for theDenver Nuggetsof theNational Basketball Association(NBA). He playedcollege basketballfor theSiena Saintsand thePenn State Nittany Lionsof theBig Ten Conference.He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, anOlympic training centerinGeneva, Ohio.

High school career[edit]

Pickett played high school basketball for theAquinas InstituteinRochester, New York.In his junior season, he led his team to aNew York State Public High School Athletic Association(NYSPHSAA) Class AA championship while earningmost valuable player(MVP) honors. As a senior, Pickett averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, reaching the Class AA Federation Final.[1][2]He played for theAlbany-based program City Rocks on theAmateur Athletic Union(AAU) circuit and was teammates with five-star recruitIsaiah Stewart.[3]Playing for the City Rocks, Pickett led theNike Elite Youth Basketball Leagueinplayer efficiency.[4]For academic reasons, he completed apostgraduate year,during which he played for SPIRE Institute inGeneva, Ohio.Pickett averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game. He became academically eligible to play in theNational Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA).[2]Pickett was considered a three-starrecruitbyRivalsand received few offers fromNCAA Division Iprograms. He committed toSienato play for first-year head coachJamion Christian.[5]

College career[edit]

Jalen Pickett with theSiena Saintsin 2019

On February 17, 2019, Pickett, in his first year at Siena, had a career-high 46 points and 13 assists in a 107–100 triple-overtime loss toQuinnipiac.[6]He was namedMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference(MAAC) Rookie of the Week 11 times, a league record.[7]As a freshman, Pickett averaged 15.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 6.7 assists per game, which ranked ninth nationally.[8]Pickett was named First-team All-MAAC and MAAC Rookie of the Year. After the season he declared for the2019 NBA draftand participated in theG League Elite Campbut ultimately decided to return to Siena.[9]

Pickett missed a game againstColgateon November 30, 2019 for a violation of team rules.[10]On February 14, 2020, he scored a season-high 27 points in a 73–64 win overRider.[11]At the close of the 2019–20 regular season, Pickett was named theMAAC Player of the Year.[12]He helped the team win the MAAC regular-season championship, averaging 15.1 points and a league-leading 6 assists per game while shooting 37.4 percent from three-point range.[13]As a junior, Pickett was limited by a hamstring injury and multipleCOVID-19pauses, averaging 12.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.[14]He earned First Team All-MAAC honors for his third consecutive season.[15]

On April 25, 2021, Pickett announced that he would transfer toPenn State,choosing the Nittany Lions overOregon State.[14]He averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Pickett announced he would return for his final season of eligibility.[16]

On February 14, 2023, Pickett scored a career-high 41 points in a 93–81 victory overIllinois,becoming Penn State's first 40-point scorer since 1961 and setting aBryce Jordan Centerrecord.[17]He also became the fourth Penn State player to score 2,000 points.[18]Pickett followed up his historic performance with a 32-point performance againstMinnesotaon February 18, 2023. His combined two-game totals of 73 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds earned him multiple national player-of-the-week honors. The two-game stat line was also only the third time over the last 25 seasons in NCAA Division I basketball or the NBA where a player scored 70-plus points, had 15-plus assists and 10-plus rebounds with a 65% field goal accuracy and 90% free-throw rate. The other two players to accomplish this feat wereLeBron James(2017) andStephen Curry(2022).[19]

Professional career[edit]

Denver Nuggets (2023–present)[edit]

TheIndiana Pacersselected Pickett with the 32nd overall pick in the2023 NBA draftand subsequently traded his draft rights to theDenver Nuggets.[20][21]With the selection, Pickett became the highest-drafted former Siena Saint,[20]and he andSeth Lundywere the first pair of Penn State Nittany Lions teammates to be selected in the same NBA draft.[22][23]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Denver 27 0 4.5 .429 .360 .750 .5 .8 .1 .0 1.6
Career 27 0 4.5 .429 .360 .750 .5 .8 .1 .0 1.6

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024 Denver 3 0 3.6 .667 .000 — .3 .3 .0 .3 1.3
Career 3 0 3.6 .667 .000 — .3 .3 .0 .3 1.3

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Siena 33 32 37.1 .436 .348 .746 4.6 6.7 2.0 0.9 15.8
2019–20 Siena 29 28 37.0 .458 .374 .689 4.6 6.0 1.0 1.1 15.1
2020–21 Siena 14 14 36.1 .403 .359 .750 6.3 4.8 0.9 1.1 12.9
Career (Siena) 76 74 36.9 .439 .360 .730 4.9 6.1 1.4 1.0 15.0
2021–22 Penn State 31 31 37.2 .420 .320 .746 4.3 4.4 1.1 0.6 13.3
2022–23 Penn State 36 36 36.5 .511 .385 .774 7.3 6.7 0.9 0.5 17.9
Career (Penn State) 67 67 36.9 .466 .353 .760 5.8 5.6 1.0 0.6 15.6

References[edit]

  1. ^Memmott, Zachary (March 8, 2019)."Aquinas graduate Jalen Pickett takes his game to next level at Siena College".Democrat and Chronicle.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
  2. ^abSingelais, Mark (May 11, 2018)."Jalen Pickett couldn't wait to join Siena basketball".Times Union.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
  3. ^Singelais, Mark (October 22, 2018)."Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett feels at home in TU Center".The Hour.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
  4. ^Singelais, Mark (January 27, 2019)."Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett overlooked no longer".Times Union.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
  5. ^Kelly, Michael (March 7, 2019)."How Siena College men's basketball landed Jalen Pickett".The Daily Gazette.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
  6. ^"Young scores 55 in Quinnipiac's 107–100 3OT win over Siena".ESPN.Associated Press.February 17, 2019.RetrievedDecember 23,2019.
  7. ^Singelais, Mark (October 16, 2019)."Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett sets sights on MAAC title".Times Union.RetrievedDecember 23,2019.
  8. ^"Siena guard Jalen Pickett pulls out of NBA draft".WTOP.Associated Press.May 29, 2019.RetrievedDecember 23,2019.
  9. ^Singelais, Mark (May 29, 2019)."Siena's Jalen Pickett withdrawing from NBA draft".Times Union.RetrievedDecember 23,2019.
  10. ^Fishbin, Eric (November 30, 2019)."Siena men's basketball loses to Colgate as Pickett sits".Times Union.RetrievedDecember 23,2019.
  11. ^"Pickett scores 27 to lift Siena past Rider 73–64".ESPN.Associated Press.February 14, 2020.RetrievedApril 3,2020.
  12. ^"Siena's Jalen Pickett Named Player of the Year, Saint Peter's Sweeps Remaining Major Awards"(Press release).Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.March 11, 2020.RetrievedMarch 11,2020.
  13. ^Singelais, Mark (March 19, 2020)."Siena's Jalen Pickett undecided on testing NBA draft waters again".Times Union.RetrievedApril 3,2020.
  14. ^abBorzello, Jeff (April 25, 2021)."Penn State Nittany Lions land point guard transfer Jalen Pickett".ESPN.RetrievedApril 26,2021.
  15. ^Singelais, Mark (March 8, 2021)."Siena basketball's Manny Camper, Jalen Pickett named to all-MAAC first team".Times Union.RetrievedApril 26,2021.
  16. ^"Gotta Run It Back: Jalen Pickett To Return For His Final Season".Black Shoe Diaries.SB Nation.March 12, 2022.RetrievedMarch 2,2023.
  17. ^Wogenrich, Mark (February 2023)."Jalen Pickett Leads Penn State Out of the Wilderness".msn.com.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  18. ^Ripchik, Spencer (February 14, 2023)."Penn State men's basketball guard Jalen Pickett scores his 2,000th career point against Illinois".Daily Collegian.RetrievedMarch 2,2023.
  19. ^Wogenrich, Mark (19 February 2023)."Can Jalen Pickett Will Penn State to the NCAA Tournament?".si.com.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  20. ^abSinglelais, Mark (June 23, 2023)."Former Siena guard Jalen Pickett headed to Nuggets with 32nd pick".Times Union.RetrievedJune 23,2023.
  21. ^"THE DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE THE DRAFT RIGHTS TO JULIAN STRAWTHER, JALEN PICKETT AND HUNTER TYSON IN DRAFT NIGHT TRADE".NBA.com.June 23, 2023.RetrievedJune 23,2023.
  22. ^DiPaola, Jerry (June 23, 2023)."Penn State pair Jalen Pickett, Seth Lundy picked in 2nd round of NBA Draft by Nuggets, Hawks".Pittsburgh Tribune Review.RetrievedJune 23,2023.
  23. ^Hymowitz, Matt (June 23, 2023)."Jalen Pickett, Seth Lundy chosen in NBA Draft in historic night for Penn State basketball".Centre Daily Times.RetrievedJune 23,2023.

External links[edit]

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