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Jaylen Bond
Al-Muharraq
PositionPower forward
LeagueBahraini Premier League
Personal information
Born (1993-04-11) April 11, 1993 (age 31)
Norristown, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolPlymouth-Whitemarsh
(Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Westchester Knicks
2017–2018Pistoia Basket 2000
2018–2020Al Nasr
2020–presentAl-Muharraq

Jaylen Bond (born April 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Muharraq of the Bahraini Premier League. He played college basketball for Texas and Temple.

High school career

Bond attended Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. He was named Associated Press Class AAAA player of the year as a senior.[1] He averaged 19.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game and led the team to a 25-6 record and the Pennsylvania Class 4A state semifinals. In his career, he scored 1,608 points.[2]

College career

Bond averaged 3.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a freshman at Texas. His scoring and rebounding dropped to 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore as he battled ankle and foot injuries.[2] Bond transferred from Texas to Temple in May 2013. He had two points and five rebounds in his first game as an Owl, a loss to Duke on November 21, 2014.[3] Bond posted 7.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game as a junior.[2] He was named to the American Athletic Conference all-tournament team as a senior after posting 17 points and 10 rebounds in the semifinal loss to Connecticut.[4] Bond tallied 11 double-doubles as a senior. He contributed 14 points and 15 rebounds in his final game, a 72-70 overtime loss to Iowa in the NCAA Tournament.[3] As a senior at Temple, Bond averaged 10.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[5]

Professional career

After graduation, Bond joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA D-League. In his rookie season, he averaged 7.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In September 2017, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian team Pistoia Basket 2000.[6] He averaged 6.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. In 2018, Bond signed with Al Nasr in the United Arab Emirates, helping the team win the regular season. He re-signed with the team in 2019.[7] On August 1, 2020, Bond signed with Al-Muharraq in Bahrain.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Plymouth Whitemarsh's Bond named AP Class AAAA POY". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 4, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Jaylen Bond Looks To Lead The Temple Owls In 2015-2016". CBS. April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b McCue, Owen (March 22, 2016). "At the buzzer". The Temple News. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Narducci, Marc (March 16, 2016). "Jaylen Bond's last stand at Temple". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  5. ^ McMenamin, Jeff (November 8, 2016). "Temple's Fran Dunphy: 'I'm not really sure where we are or who we are'". Philadelphia Metro. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Flexx Pistoia, dopo Sanadze firma anche Jaylen Bond". Basketnet.it. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Madwar, Ahmad. "Al Naser keeps Bond for another season". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jerome Jordan and Jaylen Bond sign with Muharraq Club". Sportando. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

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