Jaylen Bond (born April 11, 1993) is an American professional

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player who last played for the Blackwater Bossing of the

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(PBA). He played college basketball for

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and

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High school career

Bond attended

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. He was named Associated Press Class AAAA player of the year as a senior. 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.

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. 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

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on November 21, 2014. Bond posted 7.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game as a junior. 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

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. 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

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in the NCAA Tournament. As a senior at Temple, Bond averaged 10.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

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

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. 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. On August 1, 2020, Bond signed with Al-Muharraq in Bahrain. In November 2021, Bond signed with Blackwater Bossing of the

References

External links

Temple Owls bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Jaylen 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bahrain American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Blackwater Bossing players Lega Basket Serie A players People from Norristown, Pennsylvania Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Temple Owls men's basketball players Texas Longhorns men's basketball players Westchester Knicks players