Jalan Dominique West (born April 12, 1993) is an American
basketball
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player. He played college basketball at
Northwestern State University, where he was considered one of the top defenders in the
Southland Conference
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, having been named to three all-conference defensive teams.
High school career
West attended Bossier High school in
Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier City ( ) is a city in Bossier Parish in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana in the United States. It is the second most populous city in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area. In 2020, it had a ...
. As a Junior in 2009-10, he averaged 15
point
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s, 4.5
assist
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, 2
rebounds
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per game. Coming out of high school West was rated the No. 2 prospect in the state of Louisiana by most recruiting services. As a Senior in 2010-11, West led Bossier to a
LHSAA State Championship in 2011 with a (33–2) season. He also played
AAU basketball
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for the Louisiana-Select alongside future NBA players
Langston Galloway and
Markel Brown
DeMarious Markel Brown (born January 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
High school career
Brown attende ...
.
West was a three-time All district selection and back-to-back state finalist in 2009 and 2010. West averaged 16 points, 5
assist
Assist or ASSIST may refer to:
Sports
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*Assist (basketball), a pass by a player that facilitates a ba ...
, 4.7
rebounds
'Rebound' is a term used in sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play) becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put the ball or puck into the goal has been unsuccessful. Rebounds are generally ...
, and 3
steals per game. After his senior year, he chose to play college basketball for
Northwestern State University.
College career
Freshman
West redshirted as a freshman in 2011 because of NCAA Clearinghouse issues.
Redshirt Freshman year
As a freshman, West helped lead Northwestern State to an
NCAA tournament appearance while being named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year after the Demons won the
Southland Conference tournament as the No. 4 seed. NSU finished the season fourth in the conference. West was also named All-Southland Honorable Mention and All-Southland Defensive Team. West appeared in 37 games for the Demons, where he averaged 10.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 2.1 steals per-game during the season.
Sophomore year
West was the only player in the nation to average at least 19 points, 6 assists, 2.5 steals and 4 rebounds per game. He was the first player since Holftra's
Speedy Claxton
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to average this. West had a couple of big games during the season which came against some of the nation's top ranked teams. One of them was against No. 12-ranked Baylor where West had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assist and made a three-point field goal to force overtime. Another came against No. 15-ranked Memphis. West recorded 15 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals in that game. West was named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He appeared in 31 games and averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 assist, and 2.5 steals per game.
Junior year
In his junior season, West led the nation in assist (7.7 per game).
West recorded a career-best 54 points against the University of New Orleans. West's buzzer beater against UNO was featured on ESPN's Sportscenter Top Plays of the Week which was voted No. 2 on Sportscenter's list for February 1. During the season West averaged 20.0 points per game.
Senior year injury (2015-2016)
During the first game of his senior season against
Ole Miss, West tore his
anterior cruciate ligament
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(ACL), causing him to miss the entire season.
He had surgery to repair his ACL in December 2015.
Without West, the Demons finished 8–20 on the season and missed the Southland Conference tournament in the process.
After the 2015–16 season, West was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA). In August 2016, he sustained a second serious knee injury, which caused him to miss the entire season.
7th year senior year (2017-2018)
Northwestern State applied for a seventh-year waiver for West and was approved, a rare feat that was only accomplished three other times in the NCAA before that point. West made his return for Northwestern State on November 17, where he scored 4 points and 4 assist in an 87-65 loss to
Rice University
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. On November 21, 2017 West recorded 16 points, 4 assist, and 3 steals in a 76-61 victory over the
ULM Warhawks. On December 9, West scored 14 points and 9 assist in an 88-58 win against
Louisiana College. On January 27, 2018, it was announced West's college career at Northwestern State have come to an end, due to West not enrolling before the deadline for spring semester classes. West only played in eight games during the season where he averaged 12.3 points and 4.8 assists per game.
Accomplishments and awards
;College
*NCAA season assists leader (2015)
* 2x All-
Southland First team (2014), (2015)
* 2x
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All-District First team (2014), (2015)
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Southland All- Tournament team (2014)
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Southland Conference
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Defensive Player of the year (2014)
* 3x
Southland All-Defensive team (2013), (2014), (2015)
*
Southland Conference
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Honorable Mention (2013)
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Southland Conference
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Freshman of the year (2013)
;High School
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LHSAA State Championship (2011)
* 2011 All-American Nominee (2011)
Off the court
Personal life
West is the son of Janice West and George Hairston. West has three half-brothers, Demetrius, Jarrien, and a younger brother, Jordan who all share the same father. He also has three sisters, Aniesha, Shaquita, and Keandra West.
On May 6, 2016, West graduated from
Northwestern State
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with a General Studies Degree.
References
External links
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Jalan West bio
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1993 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Louisiana
Northwestern State Demons basketball players
People from Bossier City, Louisiana
Point guards