Jaylen Bond Explained

Jaylen Bond
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:240
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:April 11, 1993
Birth Place:Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
High School:Plymouth-Whitemarsh
(Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
College:
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Westchester Knicks
Years2:2017–2018
Team2:Pistoia Basket 2000
Years3:2018–2020
Team3:Al Nasr
Years4:2020–2021
Team4:Al-Muharraq
Years5:2021
Team5:Blackwater Bossing

Jaylen Bond (born April 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for Texas and Temple.

High school career

Bond attended Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. He was named Associated Press Class AAAA player of the year as a senior.[1] 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.[2]

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.[2] 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 Duke on November 21, 2014. Bond posted 7.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game as a junior.[2] 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 Connecticut.[3] 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 Iowa in the NCAA Tournament.[4] As a senior at Temple, Bond averaged 10.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[5]

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 Pistoia Basket 2000.[6] 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.[7]

On August 1, 2020, Bond signed with Al-Muharraq in Bahrain.[8]

In November 2021, Bond signed with Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Plymouth Whitemarsh's Bond named AP Class AAAA POY. May 14, 2018. Philadelphia Inquirer. April 4, 2011.
  2. News: Jaylen Bond Looks To Lead The Temple Owls In 2015–2016. May 14, 2018. CBS. April 6, 2015.
  3. News: Narducci. Marc. Jaylen Bond's last stand at Temple. May 14, 2018. Philadelphia Inquirer. March 16, 2016.
  4. News: McCue. Owen. At the buzzer. May 14, 2018. The Temple News. March 22, 2016.
  5. News: McMenamin. Jeff. Temple's Fran Dunphy: 'I'm not really sure where we are or who we are'. May 14, 2018. Philadelphia Metro. November 8, 2016.
  6. Web site: The Flexx Pistoia, dopo Sanadze firma anche Jaylen Bond. Basketnet.it. May 14, 2018.
  7. Web site: Madwar . Ahmad . Al Naser keeps Bond for another season . Eurobasket . July 14, 2020.
  8. News: Jerome Jordan and Jaylen Bond sign with Muharraq Club . Sportando . August 1, 2020 . August 1, 2020. Carchia . Emiliano .
  9. Web site: TNT, Meralco, 3 others to introduce new imports. pba.ph. November 3, 2021. November 3, 2021.