Jalen Pickett's Nationality

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Jalen Pickett's Nationality
Jalen Pickett during a Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets game

Jalen Pickett, a basketball shooting guard for the Denver Nuggets' NBA G affiliate, Grand Rapids Gold, was born on October 22, 1999. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the 32nd pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft. However, his draft rights were traded to the Nuggets. Originally from Rochester, New York, Pickett attended Aquinas Institute and, for academic purposes, finished a postgraduate year, playing for Geneva, Ohio's SPIRE Institute. He averaged 2.1 steals, 4.6 assists, 6.3 rebounds, and 14 points per game. Graduating as a three-star recruit, he joined Siena College in 2018 and transferred after three seasons to the Pennsylvania State University.

Pickett became the 2019 MAAC Rookie of the Year and 2020 MAAC Player of the Year. Further, he was named for the first-team All-MAAC three times from 2019 to 2021. In his final year, he was named to the consensus second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten. In total five seasons of college, he has played in 143 games, starting 141, averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds. He was chosen in the same NBA draft as Seth Lundy, making them the first Penn State Nittany Lions teammates to be selected together.

What is Jalen Pickett's nationality?

Jalen Pickett is of American nationality. He was born and raised in Rochester, New York, in the United States.

Jalen Pickett's Hometown

Jalen Pickett hails from Rochester, New York, in the U.S. He was a basketball player for Rochester, New York's Aquinas Institute, in high school. He won MVP honors and led his team to a Class AA championship in his junior year in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). In his senior year, he made it to the Class A Federation Final with an average of 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He was a teammate of five-star recruit Isaiah Stewart and played on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit for the Albany-based program City Rocks.

During his time with the City Rocks, Pickett was the most efficient player in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. He played for the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, while completing a postgraduate year for academic purposes. He qualified to participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an academic athlete. Few NCAA Division I schools extended offers to him, whom Rivals rated as a three-star recruit. He agreed to play for Jamion Christian, the team's first-year head coach at Siena College.

Jalen Pickett's Birthplace

Jalen Pickett was born in Rochester, New York, in the United States on October 22, 1999.

FAQs on Jalen Pickett

A. Jalen Pickett was drafted by the Indiana Pacers as the 32nd pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft. However, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets then only.

A. Jalen Pickett stands 6 feet 2 inches or 188 cm tall.

A. Jalen Pickett attended the Siena College in 2018-2021 and then transferred to the Pennsylvania State University in 2021-2023.

A. Jalen Pickett is 25 years old as of November 2024. He was born on October 22, 1999.

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