| Jalen Slawson | |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| High School: | Pinewood Prep (Summerville, South Carolina) |
| College: | Furman (2018–2023) |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 54 |
| Draft Team: | Sacramento Kings |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
| Team1: | Sacramento Kings |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | →Stockton Kings |
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Jalen Brooks Slawson (born October 22, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Furman Paladins.
Slawson grew up in Summerville, South Carolina and attended Pinewood Preparatory School.[1] He was named the Area Player of the Year after averaging 14.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, and 3.5 assists per game as a senior.[2] Slawson committed to playing college basketball for Furman.[3]
Slawson was a key bench player during his freshman season at Furman and became a starter entering his sophomore year. He averaged 8.7 points as a junior.[4] Slawson was named the Southern Conference (SoCon) Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-SoCon after averaging 14.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game during his senior season.[5]
Slawson decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and return to Furman for a fifth season.[6] He was named the SoCon Player of the Year as he helped lead the Paladins' to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 43 years.[7] Slawson averaged 15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game on the season.[8] He scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Paladins' 68–67 upset win over Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[9]
Slawson was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 54th overall pick[10] and on July 2, 2023, he signed a two-way contract with them.[11]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 12 || 0 || 3.1 || .667 || .000 || || .6 || .2 || .1 || .1 || .7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 12 || 0 || 3.1 || .667 || .000 || || .6 || .2 || .1 || .1 || .7
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Furman| 26 || 0 || 6.0 || .364 || .167 || .250 || 1.5 || .2 || .5 || .5 || .7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Furman| 32 || 32 || 22.6 || .497 || .265 || .727 || 5.1 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .8 || 6.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Furman| 25 || 17 || 25.5 || .569 || .368 || .691 || 5.3 || 2.8 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Furman| 34 || 34 || 30.9 || .486 || .306 || .795 || 7.4 || 3.7 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 14.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Furman| 36 || 36 || 30.7 || .556 || .394 || .775 || 7.1 || 3.2 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 15.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 153 || 119 || 24.0 || .519 || .329 || .754 || 5.5 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 9.9
Slawson's father, Tom Slawson, played college basketball at The Citadel.[12]