Jalen Bridges
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Jalen Lashaun Bridges (born May 14, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Baylor Bears.
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| No. 15 – Phoenix Suns | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 14, 2001 Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, West Virginia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Phoenix Suns |
| 2024–present | →Valley Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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 per game, 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] 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] He averaged 12.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 blocks per game and was named to the Third Team All-Big 12.[11]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Bridges signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 4, 2024.[12]
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 |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | West Virginia | 28 | 19 | 18.1 | .496 | .409 | .714 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 5.9 |
| 2021–22 | West Virginia | 33 | 33 | 26.8 | .428 | .325 | .823 | 4.8 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | 8.4 |
| 2022–23 | Baylor | 34 | 34 | 27.3 | .506 | .324 | .778 | 5.6 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 2023–24 | Baylor | 35 | 35 | 31.7 | .466 | .412 | .823 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 12.2 |
| Career | 130 | 121 | 26.4 | .472 | .370 | .796 | 5.0 | .9 | .9 | .7 | 9.4 | |
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