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Phoenix Suns | #15 | Forward

Jalen

Bridges

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RPG

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HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

225lb (102kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

May 14, 2001

DRAFT

Undrafted

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

6'8" | 225lb | 23 years

DRAFT

Undrafted

BIRTHDATE

May 14, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

Player Bio

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE

  • After redshirting during the 2019-20 season, played four more college seasons, two at West Virginia from 2020-22 and two at Baylor from 2022-24
  • Averaged 9.4 points on 47.2% shooting (37.0 3FG%) and 5.0 rebounds in 130 career college games (121 starts)
  • Averaged career highs in scoring (12.2 PPG), rebounding (5.7 rpg), assists (1.4 apg) and steals (1.1 spg) during his senior season at Baylor, while also shooting a career-best 41.2% from three-point range that season
  • Named to the All-Big 12 Third Team and following the season after being named Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Named to the 2023 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
  • Recorded a career-high 32 points on 6-of-7 shooting from three-point range and 9 rebounds on March 4, 2024 vs. Texas
  • Named to the 2020-21 Big 12 All-Freshman Team while at West Virginia
  • Was named to the 2024 Julius Erving Preseason Top-20 list

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Born on May 14, 2000
  • If Bridges were to make an appearance in an NBA game, would be the first West Virginia native to log NBA minutes since Donte Grantham in 2019 (Oklahoma City)...the last West Virginia native to start in an NBA game was Deron Williams
  • Won four-straight state championships in high school and won the Bill Evans Award following his senior season, given to the top high school player in the state of West Virginia