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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jalen Washington
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gary, Ind.
- High School:
- West Side
CAREER
Made 16 starts (all in 2024-25) in 92 games • Scored in double figures 10 times (UNC 9-1) with highs of 18 vs. Boston College on 1/25/25 and American on 11/15/24 • Shooting 60.4% from the floor • First double-double and career-high 12 rebounds at NC State on 1/11/25 • Career-best five blocks at Notre Dame 1/4/25.
JUNIOR SEASON (2024-25)
Averaged 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds and shot 58.6% from the floor • Second on the team in blocks (29) and is third in rebounding • Made 26 of his last 39 from the floor (66.7%) • Tar Heels were 5-0 when he scored in double figures (American, Campbell, at NC State, Boston College and at Florida State) • Made five 3FGs, including four in the last 10 games.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Hit his third 3FG of the season and scored 10 points at Florida State, his first in double figures in seven games • Tied career highs with seven FGs (7 for 10), 18 points and three assists vs. Boston College • Made his first 3FG of the season in the final minute at Wake Forest • Made go-ahead and game-winning dunk with 25 seconds to play, blocked last-second shot to preserve 63-61 win, career-high 12 rebounds and first career double-double (11/12) in win at NC State • Also career-best six offensive rebounds vs. the Wolfpack, the most by a Tar Heel this season • Scoreless but had a career-high three assists (none in the previous 11 games) and four blocks vs. SMU • Helped limit the Mustangs to 33.3% from the floor • Eight points, six boards and a career-high five blocks in the 74-73 win at Notre Dame • Double figures (10) vs. Campbell, the second time this year and first time in 10 games • Huge offensive rebound and basket tied the game at 72 with 1:32 to play in the 76-74 win over UCLA • Was 3 for 6 from the floor vs. Florida after making four field goals in the previous five games • Scored all nine of his points in the second half vs. Dayton • Made two big buckets in the last five minutes and converted one of them into a three-point play with 4:05 left to cut Dayton's six-point lead in half • Career-best 18 points (6 for 6 FG, 6 for 7 FT) vs. American, the first time he led UNC in scoring • Seven points and a career-high nine rebounds at Kansas (eight of his nine boards came in the second half) • Eight points and four boards in first college start vs. Elon • Limited to 21 minutes after picking up two first-half fouls • Scored all eight of his points in 14 minutes in the second half.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24)
Averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds • Made 54 of 77 shots from the floor (70.1%), including 12 of 15 in the last seven games • Made 8 of 15 from three-point range • Scored in double figures four times this season (each time in 16 or fewer minutes) and five times as a Tar Heel.
2023-24 Game Highlights: Made all three of his FG attempts and scored six points in six minutes in the ACC semifinal win over Pittsburgh • Six rebounds and two blocks vs. Florida State in the ACC quarterfinal • Catch in traffic and dunk in the first half in the win at Duke • Made both of his three-point attempts and totaled 10 points against Notre Dame • Had a season-high offensive rating of 199 • Highest scoring output since Jan. 17 vs. Syracuse • Six rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots, all in the first half, in the win at Virginia • Made 3 for 4 from the floor and scored seven points in the win over Virginia Tech, his top scoring outout in five games • Hit his first three since December 29 and totaled five points at Syracuse • Eight points and five rebounds (career-high four offensive) at Georgia Tech • Made 4 of 5 from the floor, scored 11 points and had six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 12 minutes vs. Syracuse • Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and was plus 7 in the win at NC State (was his second-best plus/minus in a ACC game) • Career highs in scoring (17) and rebounding (7) in a season-long 16 minutes against Charleston Southern • Was 7 for 9 from the floor and made a pair of threes against CSU • Hit his third three-pointer and totaled seven points in the win over Tennessee • Scored six first-half points in the win over Arkansas • Hit his first two college three-pointers, also had career highs in offensive rebounds (3) and blocks (2) and scored in double figures for the second time (11) in the win over UC Riverside • Eight points and four rebounds vs. Radford (was his highest point total since 1/10/23 at Virginia).
Averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 20 games • Grabbed three rebounds in the win over Virginia • Two field goals (first multi-FG game in seven games) vs. Clemson • Made all four of his free throws at Louisville and was a plus 18 in 19 minutes vs. the Cards • Breakout game at Virginia when he scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in 27 minutes • Pressed into extended minutes after Armando Bacot injured his ankle less than two minutes into the game with Pete Nance already out with a strained back • Scored 12 first-half points as Carolina built a 29-27 lead • Came into the game having played 19 minutes total in his previous six games • Three rebounds in home win over Notre Dame • Six points in six minutes vs. The Citadel • Made his collegiate debut and scored his first two points on 12/10 vs. Georgia Tech.
PREP
Played for coaches Chris Buggs and Sean Smith at Gary West Side Leadership Academy • Did not play his senior season due to a knee injury • 2022 Indiana All-Star • First-team all-state and all- conference as a junior when he averaged 12.5 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks • Led Gary West Side to the state semifinals • NBPA Camp invitee • Trained with the 2022 USA Junior National Team.
PERSONAL
Born Jalen Cantrell Washington on Feb. 21, 2004, in Hobart, Ind. • Son of Jada Sterling and Jimmy Washington Sr. • Has a seven-foot, four-inch wingspan • Ranked No. 2 academically in his senior class and was a member of the Indiana Academic All-State team • Member of the National Honor Society • Played AAU for Meanstreets • Played the cello and piano from second to seventh grade • His older brother, Jimmie, plays basketball at IU-Northwest • Majoring in exercise and sport science in the sport administration program.
