Philip Jalalpoor Explained

Philip Jalalpoor
Position:Point guard
Height M:1.88
Birth Date:14 June 1993
Birth Place:Schifferstadt, Germany
Nationality:German / Iranian
High School:Toutle Lake (Toutle, WA)
College:
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Career End:2024
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:CB Clavijo
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:SKN St. Pölten
Years3:2020–2022
Team3:Medi Bayreuth
Years4:2022
Team4:Njarðvík
Years5:2022
Team5:KR
Years6:2022–2023
Team6:SKN St. Pölten
Years7:2023–2024
Team7:Medi Bayreuth
Coach Start:2024
Cyears1:2024-present
Cteam1:UBC (assistant)
Highlights:As player:

Philip Pujan Jalalpoor (born 14 June 1993) is a retired German-Iranian professional basketball player. He also played for Iran men's national basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Before turning professional, Jalalpoor concluded his college basketball career at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Professional career

Prior to Jalalpoor moving to Germany in 2020 to join Medi Bayreuth in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), he played professionally in Spain and Austria.[1] [2] In his season with SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian Bundesliga, he averaged 18.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and led the league in assists with an average of 6.9 per game.[3] In National play he represented Iran in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

In August 2022, Jalapoor signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Njarðvík in Iceland.[5] He played one regular season game for the team before parting ways with the club on 13 October.[6] [7] Five days later, he signed a one-month injury-replacement contract with rival Úrvalsdeild club KR.[8] In three games for KR, he averaged 8.7 points and 1.3 assists per game.

On 22 June 2023, he returned to Medi Bayreuth, then playing in the German ProA.[9]

Coaching career

Jalalpoor announced his retirement as a player at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. He accepted an offer to become an assistant coach at the University of British Columbia.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Medi Bayreuth holt Philip Jalalpoor. 9 November 2020 . . 19 June 2020 . German.
  2. News: Mirko Strässer . medi bayreuth: Das ist Neuzugang Jalalpoor. 25 September 2020 . inbayreuth.de . 23 June 2020 . German.
  3. Web site: Spielerstats BSL . 24 November 2023 . basketballaustria.at . German.
  4. Web site: Philip Jalalpoor . 24 November 2023 . olympedia.org . English.
  5. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Ólympíufari og stoðsendingakóngur til Njarðvíkur . 16 August 2022 . . 16 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Philip Jalalpoor í gin ljónsins eftir bara einn leik . 14 October 2022 . . 14 October 2022 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Hjalti Einarsson . Philip Jalalpoor til KR . 24 November 2023 . Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur . 18 October 2022 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Skrifar undir hjá KR eftir að Njarðvíkingar riftu samningi hans . 19 October 2022 . . 18 October 2022 . Icelandic.
  9. Web site: Willkommen zurück! – Philip Jalalpoor kehrt zu medi bayreuth zurück. June 22, 2023. bbc-bayreuth.de. de. August 2, 2023.
  10. Web site: Philip Jalalpoor beendet seine Spielerkarriere . 2024-05-01 . BBC Bayreuth.