Jaylen Bond

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Jaylen Bond
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1993-04-11) April 11, 1993 (age 31)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolPlymouth-Whitemarsh
(Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Westchester Knicks
2017–2018Pistoia Basket 2000
2018–2020Al Nasr
2020–2021Al-Muharraq
2021Blackwater 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3] As a senior at Temple, Bond averaged 10.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[5]

Professional career[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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