Jalen McDaniels

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Not to be confused with Jaden McDaniels.
Jalen McDaniels
File:Jalen McDaniels.jpg
McDaniels with San Diego State in 2018
No. 6 – Charlotte Hornets
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-01-31) January 31, 1998 (age 26)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Federal Way
(Federal Way, Washington)
College San Diego State (2017–2019)
NBA draft 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career 2019–present
Career history
2019–present Charlotte Hornets
2019–2021 →Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards

Jalen Marquis McDaniels (born January 31, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs.[1]

High school career

A native of Federal Way, Washington, McDaniels attended Federal Way High School, where he also played football.[2][3] McDaniels was the ranked as the 98th best prospect in the class of 2016 heading into his senior season at Federal Way High School. He was named an Associated Press Washington state Class 4A first-team selection after averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in his senior season.[4] Federal Way finished the season undefeated with a record of 29-0 and won the Class 4A state championship.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen McDaniels
PF		 Federal Way, WA Federal Way High School (WA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 9, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 98  247Sports: 120
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  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

McDaniels red-shirted the 2016-2017 season. On February 19, 2018, he was named the Mountain West player of the week.[5] In his freshman season he averaged 10.5 points in 24.7 minutes per game,[6] starting 21 out of 33 games.[7] In March 2018, McDaniels submitted paperwork for early entry into the 2018 NBA draft[8] but had yet to hire an agent.[9] In May, he worked out for the Cleveland Cavaliers.[7] On May 30, McDaniels officially withdrew his name from the NBA draft and returned to SDSU less than 90 minutes before the deadline.[10]

As a sophomore, McDaniels averaged 15.9 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 8.3 rebounds per game. In March 2019, he declared for the 2019 NBA Draft.[11] McDaniels was one of 66 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine.[12]

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2019–present)

McDaniels was selected with 52nd overall draft pick by the Charlotte Hornets. On October 10, 2019, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they had signed with McDaniels.[13] Later on October 19, 2019, the contract between McDaniels and the Charlotte Hornets was announced to be converted to a Two-way contract,[14] and on the next day, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they had signed a multi-year contract with McDaniels.[15] On October 25, 2019, McDaniels made his debut in NBA, coming off from bench in a 99–121 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves with two points and a rebound.[16] McDaniels was assigned to the Hornets’ NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, for the start of the G League season.[17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Charlotte 16 0 18.3 .471 .375 .824 4.1 .8 .5 .2 5.6
2020–21 Charlotte 47 18 19.2 .468 .333 .703 3.6 1.1 .6 .4 7.4
2021–22 Charlotte 55 2 16.3 ..484 .380 .736 3.1 1.1 .5 .4 6.2
Career 118 20 17.7 .475 .359 .732 3.4 1.1 .5 .4 6.6

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 San Diego State 33 21 24.7 .586 .211 .788 7.5 .9 .8 .6 10.5
2018–19 San Diego State 34 34 31.0 .466 .320 .732 8.3 2.1 1.1 .5 15.9
Career 67 55 27.9 .504 .298 .758 7.9 1.5 1.0 .5 13.2

Personal life

McDaniels's brother, Jaden McDaniels, is a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was the number one prospect in the state of Washington, the 6th best prospect in the nation, and a McDonald's All-American. Jaden played one season for Washington before turning professional.[18] McDaniels is the cousin of former NBA player Juwan Howard.[19] Two women, Tally Thomas and Gwen Gabert, accused McDaniels of covertly videotaping them engaged in sexual acts while they were all underaged students at Federal Way High School.[20]

References

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