Jabari Walker

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Jabari Walker
No. 34 – Portland Trail Blazers
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2002-07-30) July 30, 2002 (age 22)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school
College Colorado (2020–2022)
NBA draft 2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Career history
2022—present Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards

Jabari Dominic Walker (born July 30, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore with Colorado.

High school career

Walker played basketball for Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, California for three years.[1] For his senior season, he transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona.[2] As a senior, he averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. Walker competed for Dream Vision on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Colorado over offers from California and Saint Mary's.[4]

College career

On January 14, 2021, Walker recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds in an 89–60 win over California.[5] In February, he missed six games with a foot injury.[6] On March 20, 2021, Walker scored a freshman season-high 24 points, shooting 5-of-5 from three-point range, in a 96–73 victory over Georgetown at the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[7] As a freshman, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors.[6] On January 25, 2022, Walker tied a career-high 24 points in a 82–78 win over Oregon.[8] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and was named first-team All-Pac-12.[9] On March 30, 2022, Walker declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[10] He later signed with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.[11]

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers (2022–present)

Walker was selected with the 57th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Walker joined the Blazers' 2022 NBA Summer League team. In his Summer League debut, Walker scored eleven points, going 5-for-5 in field goals, and seven rebounds in a 78–81 loss to the Detroit Pistons.[12] On July 13, 2022, Walker was signed to a standard rookie contract by the Trail Blazers.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
  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
2020–21 Colorado 26 0 14.2 .526 .523 .778 4.3 .5 .5 .5 7.6
2021–22 Colorado 33 33 28.1 .461 .346 .784 9.4 1.2 .7 .7 14.6
Career 59 33 22.0 .479 .399 .783 7.2 .9 .6 .6 11.5

Personal life

Walker's father, Samaki, played in the National Basketball Association for 10 years.[14] He has two siblings who play college basketball: his brother, Dibaji, at UMass, and his sister, Sakima, at Rutgers.[15]

References

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