Justin Jaworski (born June 21, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the German

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(BBL). He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Jaworski played basketball for Perkiomen Valley High School in

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. He averaged 22.2 points per game as a senior, and was named All-Area Player of the Year by ''

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''. Jaworski committed to playing college basketball for Lafayette, his only other NCAA Division I offer coming from

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. He was also a standout

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player in high school and turned down over 20

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offers.

College career

On November 29, 2017, Jaworski scored a freshman season-high 24 points in a 74–70 loss to Drexel. As a freshman, he averaged 10.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. On November 7, 2018, Jaworski posted a sophomore season-high 28 points and five rebounds in a 93–86 loss to Saint Peter's. He averaged 14.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a sophomore, earning Third Team All-

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recognition. Jaworski shot 48.9 percent from three-point range, which ranked second in the nation. On February 1, 2020, he scored a junior season-high 32 points in an 82–70 win against

. Jaworski missed the final seven games of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. As a junior, he averaged 17.1 points, 2.8 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game, and was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection. On January 2, 2021, Jaworski made his senior season debut, recording a career-high 37 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 90–89 overtime loss to

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. As a senior, he averaged 21.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Jaworski was named to the First Team All-Patriot League and led the conference in scoring. He chose to forgo his additional year of college eligibility.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Jaworski joined the Atlanta Hawks for the

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. He was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 16, 2021, but was waived the following day. He subsequently joined the G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. On February 12, 2023, Jaworski was traded from the

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to the Lakeland Magic in exchange for

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. On July 12, 2023, he signed with

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of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On June 18, 2024, he signed with

of the German

(BBL).

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Lafayette , 29 , , 13 , , 28.7 , , .440 , , .430 , , .852 , , 2.2 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .1 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Lafayette , 30 , , 29 , , 30.6 , , .505 , , .489 , , .864 , , 2.9 , , 2.7 , , .7 , , .0 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Lafayette , 24 , , 24 , , 32.3 , , .442 , , .360 , , .867 , , 2.7 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 17.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Lafayette , 15 , , 15 , , 36.1 , , .463 , , .398 , , .913 , , 3.7 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 21.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 98 , , 81 , , 31.3 , , .463 , , .422 , , .876 , , 2.7 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 15.1

References

External links

Lafayette Leopards bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaworski, Justin 1999 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Lafayette Leopards men's basketball players Oklahoma City Blue players Shooting guards 21st-century American sportsmen