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Jalen Pickett (born October 22, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Siena Saints. He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.

Jalen Pickett

Pickett with Penn State in 2022
No. 22 – Penn State Nittany Lions
Position	Point guard
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	(1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 22)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Aquinas Institute (Rochester, New York) SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio)
College	Siena (2018–2021) Penn State (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
MAAC Player of the Year (2020) 3× First-team All-MAAC (2019–2021) MAAC Rookie of the Year (2019)

High school career

Pickett played high school basketball for the Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. In his junior season, he led his team to a New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class AA championship while earning most valuable player (MVP) honors. As a senior, Pickett averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, reaching the Class AA Federation Final.[1][2] He played for the Albany-based program City Rocks on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit and was teammates with five-star recruit Isaiah Stewart.[3] Playing for the City Rocks, Pickett led the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in player efficiency.[4] For academic reasons, he completed a postgraduate year, during which he played for SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Pickett averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game. He became academically eligible to play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[2] Pickett was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals and received few offers from NCAA Division I programs. He committed to Siena to play for first-year head coach Jamion Christian.[5]

College career

On February 17, 2019, Pickett had a career-high 46 points and 13 assists in a 107–100 triple overtime loss to Quinnipiac.[6] Pickett was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week 11 times, a league record.[7] As a freshman, Pickett averaged 15.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 6.7 assists per game, which ranked ninth nationally.[8] Pickett was named First-team All-MAAC and MAAC Rookie of the Year. After the season he declared for the 2019 NBA draft and participated in the G League Elite Camp but ultimately decided to return to Siena.[9]

Pickett missed a game against Colgate on November 30, for a violation of team rules.[10] On February 14, 2020, he scored a season-high 27 points in a 73–64 win over Rider.[11] At the close of the 2019–20 regular season, Pickett was named the MAAC Player of the Year.[12] He helped the team win the MAAC regular season championship, averaging 15.1 points and a league-leading 6 assists per game while shooting 37.4 percent from three-point range.[13] As a junior, Pickett was limited by a hamstring injury and multiple COVID-19 pauses, averaging 12.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.[14] He earned First Team All-MAAC honors for his third consecutive season.[15]

On April 25, 2021, Pickett announced that he would transfer to Penn State, choosing the Nittany Lions over Oregon State.[14]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Siena	33	32	37.1	.436	.348	.746	4.6	6.7	2.0	.9	15.8
2019–20	Siena	29	28	37.0	.458	.374	.689	4.6	6.0	1.0	1.1	15.1
2020–21	Siena	14	14	36.1	.403	.359	.750	6.3	4.8	.9	1.1	12.9
Career		76	74	36.9	.439	.360	.730	4.9	6.1	1.4	1.0	15.0

References

External links

• Penn State Nittany Lions bio
• Siena Saints bio

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