Jalen Reynolds (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ...

of the

VTB United League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

. He played

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for

Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...

before playing professionally in Italy, Spain, Russia, China and Israel.

College career

Reynolds enrolled at

in 2012, after graduating from

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. After being ruled ineligible, he sat out the 2012-13 season. He was suspended indefinitely by Xavier 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 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

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, but went undrafted.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, in August 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Basket Recanati of the

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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 Pallacanestro Reggiana, also simply known as Reggiana or Reggio Emilia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Unahotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as ...

of Italy’s top-flight

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. In May 2018, he signed with FC Barcelona Lassa for the remainder of the season. On July 4, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

of the

. On August 19, 2019, he signed with

Zhejiang Lions The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. Guangsha is the name of the club's corporate sponsor, but to prevent con ...

of the

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(CBA). On December 6, 2019, the

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announced that they had acquired Reynolds off waivers. On December 28, 2019, he signed with

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

as an injury cover for Tarik Black. On January 9, 2020, Reynolds scored 17 points in his second

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game with Maccabi, while also recording seven rebounds in a 95–89 win over

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

. Reynolds parted ways with the team on May 7, 2020. On July 31, 2020, he signed with German club

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

of the

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(BBL). On June 24, 2021, Reynolds made his official return to

on a two-year contract with an option for a third. On July 15, 2022, Reynolds signed with Russian club

of the

. He averaged 13.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. On June 21, 2023, he renewed his contract with UNICS for another season.

The Basketball Tournament

In the summer of 2017, Reynolds played in

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for team Armored Athlete. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team Armored Athlete, he averaged 12.8 points per game, also shooting 79 percent behind the free-throw line. Reynolds helped take team Armored Athlete to the West Regional Championship, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS 75-63.

References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Legabasket profile

Xavier University bio

Eurobasket.com profile
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