Standing 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall, Jabari Dominic Walker is a professional player who plays power forward for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA as of December 2024. He played collegiate basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team at the University of Colorado Boulder from 2020 to 2022. Walker averaged 11.5 points and 7.2 rebounds over 59 career games where he started of them 33, according to his college profile. He ranked 14th on Colorado's all-time list for double-doubles with 19. Walker earned the First-team All-Pac-12 in 2022 and the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection in 2021. After his freshman season, Walker declared for the 2022 NBA Draft.
Walker was drafted as the 57th overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He made his NBA Summer League in 2022 against the Detroit Pistons, where he scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. According to his NBA profile, during his NBA sophomore season, i.e., the 2023-24 season, Walker finished the regular season ranking fourth in a total of 508 rebounds and fifth in rebounds with an average of 7.1 per game (as per the official NBA website).
What is Jabari Walker's nationality?
Jabari Walker holds American nationality. He was born to his parents, Jo Dudley and Samaki Walker, in the United States. His father, Samaki Ijuma Walker, is a former American professional basketball player who played for 10 years in the NBA as a power forward and center for his teams. Samaki Walker last played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2005-06 season.
Jabari Walker's hometown
Jabari Walker's hometown is Inglewood, California. Walker initially attended Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, California, and later transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, for his senior season. He averaged 13 points, eight rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game on the Grind Session and was a four-star-rated recruit in the class of 2020 by 247Sports. Additionally, he played for the Dreamvision Club program in Los Angeles for one year during high school.
Jabari Walker's birthplace
Jabari Walker was born on July 30, 2002, in Wichita, Kansas, United States. He grew up with his two siblings, a sister, Sakima, who played at Rutgers and was a Top 50 nationally rated recruit out of high school, and a brother, Dibaji, who played basketball at UMass, according to his college profile.
FAQs on Jabari Walker
A. As of December 2024, Jabari Walker is 22 years old.
A. As of December 2024, Jabari Walker weighs 215 lbs (98 kg).
A. Jabari Walker wears jersey number 34 in the Portland Trail Blazers.
A. Jabari Walker started his professional playing career in 2022.
