Jalen Reynolds
Quick Facts
Biography
Jalen Reynolds (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
College career
Reynolds enrolled at Xavier University in 2012 after graduating from Brewster Academy. Being ruled ineligible, he sat out the 2012-13 season and made his XU debut during the 2013-14 campaign. He was suspended indefinitely in January 2014. Statistically, his best year was in 2014-15, his sophomore season, when Reynolds averaged 9.9 points and 6.1 rebounds a contest. He received BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team honors that year. In March 2015, a complaint was filed against him by another student, Reynolds was cleared in the matter in May. After averaging 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a game in the 2015-16 season, Reynolds declared for the 2016 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.
Professional career
In August 2016, he signed his first professional contract with U.S. Basket Recanati of the Italian second-tier Serie A2. He appeared in 18 games for the team, averaging 18.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing. In January 2017, he transferred to Pallacanestro Reggiana of Italy’s top-flight Lega Basket Serie A. He played in 17 games for Reggiana, averaging 6.5 points as well as 4.4 rebounds a contest.