Jalen Reynolds (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 202 ...

of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it ...

. He played

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for

Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Evanston (Cincinnati), Ohio. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,860 stud ...

before playing professionally in Italy, Spain, Russia, China and Israel.

College career

Reynolds enrolled at

in 2012, after graduating from

Brewster Academy Brewster Academy is a co-educational independent boarding school located on in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. It occupies of shoreline along Lake Winnipesaukee. With around 350 students, it serves grades nine through twelve and post-g ...

. After being ruled ineligible, he sat out the 2012-13 season. He was suspended indefinitely by Xavier in January 2014. Statistically, his best year was in 2014-15, his sophomore season, when Reynolds averaged 9.9 points and 6.1 rebounds a contest. He received BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team honors that year. In March 2015, a complaint was filed against him by another student, Reynolds was cleared in the matter in May. After averaging 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a game in the 2015-16 season, Reynolds declared for the 2016 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft, in August 2016, he signed his first professional contract with

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of the

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second-tier Serie A2. He appeared in 18 games for the team, averaging 18.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing. In January 2017, he transferred to

Pallacanestro Reggiana Pallacanestro Reggiana, also known for sponsorship reasons as UnaHotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as of the 2022-23 season. History 1970s Pallacanestro ...

of Italy’s top-flight

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. In May 2018, he signed with FC Barcelona Lassa for the remainder of the season. On July 4, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

of the

. On August 19, 2019, he signed with

Zhejiang Lions The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. Guangsha is the name of the club's corporate sponsor, but to prevent ...

of the

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(CBA). On December 6, 2019, the Stockton Kings announced that they had acquired Reynolds off waivers. On December 28, 2019, he signed with

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

as an injury cover for

Tarik Black Tarik Bernard Black (; born November 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets in the Nation ...

. On January 9, 2020, Reynolds scored 17 points in his second EuroLeague game with Maccabi, while also recording seven rebounds in a 95–89 win over Alba Berlin. Reynolds parted ways with the team on May 7, 2020. On July 31, 2020, he signed with German club Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). On June 24, 2021, Reynolds made his official return to

on a two-year contract with an option for a third. On July 15, 2022, he signed with

of the

The Basketball Tournament

In the summer of 2017, Reynolds played in

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for team Armored Athlete. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team Armored Athlete, he averaged 12.8 points per game, also shooting 79 percent behind the free-throw line. Reynolds helped take team Armored Athlete to the West Regional Championship, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS 75-63.

References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Legabasket profile

Xavier University bio

Eurobasket.com profile
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