Jason Colin Washburn (born June 5, 1990) is an American-Bulgarian professional

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player who currently plays for the

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(TPBL). He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Washburn attended his hometown's Battle Creek Central High School, leading the team to the district championship and regional finals as a senior and district championships as a junior. As a junior, he averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots per game while averaging a double-double as a senior, with at least two triple-doubles (points, rebounds, blocks). He became the all-time blocks leader at BCC and set a new school record for blocks in a season and blocks in a game.

College career

As a four-year player at

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, Washburn appeared in 123 games with 70 starts and averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 22.4 minutes per game, finishing as the Utes' leading scorer (11.4 ppg), rebounder (6.2 rpg) and shot blocker (1.4 bpg) as a junior in 2011–12.

Professional career

On June 12, 2013, Washburn signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the

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for the 2013–14 season. After averaging 14.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, he left Cherkaski on February 27, 2014. Four days later, he signed a one-month deal with Tsmoki-Minsk of the

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. On May 20, 2014, Washburn signed with Basic-Fit Brussels of the Belgian

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, and that offseason, he joined the

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for the 2014 Las Vegas Summer League. During the 2014–15 season, he played 27 games with the Belgian outfit, starting six and posting averages of 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 18.7 minutes per game. On September 15, 2015, Washburn signed with the

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. However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games. On November 3, he signed with

Sigal Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...

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. In August 2016 Washburn signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the inaugural season of the Japanese B.League. He was injured most of the 2017–18 season and missed most of the year. On August 21, 2018, Washburn signed with the Romanian club

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. Washburn signed with the Niigata Albirex on November 5, 2020. On August 9, 2022, Washburn signed with the Taoyuan Pilots of the P. LEAGUE+. On August 1, 2024, Washburn signed with the

of the

(TPBL). On June 5, 2025, Washburn awarded the Most Valuable Import of the TPBL in 2024–25 season. On June 6, Washburn was selected to the All- TPBL First Team in 2024–25 season.

Personal life

Washburn is the son of Bob Washburn and Dawn Lewis and majored in Mass Communication.

Career statistics

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References

External links

Utah bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Washburn, Jason 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belarus American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan American men's basketball players Basketball players from Michigan BC Cherkaski Mavpy players BC Tsmoki-Minsk players Brussels Basketball players Bulgarian men's basketball players Bulgarian people of American descent Centers (basketball) Fukushima Firebonds players KB Prishtina players Naturalised basketball players Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria Niigata Albirex BB players P. League+ imports Ryukyu Golden Kings players Sportspeople from Battle Creek, Michigan Taoyuan Pilots players U-BT Cluj-Napoca players Utah Utes men's basketball players Yokohama B-Corsairs players New Taipei Kings players Taiwan Professional Basketball League imports 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen