Jabari Walker
| No. 34 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 30, 2002 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Colorado (2020–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Career history | |
| 2022—present | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jabari Dominic Walker (born July 30, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore with Colorado.
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High school career
Walker played basketball for Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, California for three years.[1] For his senior season, he transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona.[2] As a senior, he averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. Walker competed for Dream Vision on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Colorado over offers from California and Saint Mary's.[4]
College career
On January 14, 2021, Walker recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds in an 89–60 win over California.[5] In February, he missed six games with a foot injury.[6] On March 20, 2021, Walker scored a freshman season-high 24 points, shooting 5-of-5 from three-point range, in a 96–73 victory over Georgetown at the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[7] As a freshman, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors.[6] On January 25, 2022, Walker tied a career-high 24 points in a 82–78 win over Oregon.[8] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and was named first-team All-Pac-12.[9] On March 30, 2022, Walker declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[10] He later signed with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.[11]
Professional career
Portland Trail Blazers (2022–present)
Walker was selected with the 57th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Walker joined the Blazers' 2022 NBA Summer League team. In his Summer League debut, Walker scored eleven points, going 5-for-5 in field goals, and seven rebounds in a 78–81 loss to the Detroit Pistons.[12] On July 13, 2022, Walker was signed to a standard rookie contract by the Trail Blazers.[13]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
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| 2020–21 | Colorado | 26 | 0 | 14.2 | .526 | .523 | .778 | 4.3 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 7.6 |
| 2021–22 | Colorado | 33 | 33 | 28.1 | .461 | .346 | .784 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .7 | .7 | 14.6 |
| Career | 59 | 33 | 22.0 | .479 | .399 | .783 | 7.2 | .9 | .6 | .6 | 11.5 | |
Personal life
Walker's father, Samaki, played in the National Basketball Association for 10 years.[14] He has two siblings who play college basketball: his brother, Dibaji, at UMass, and his sister, Sakima, at Rutgers.[15]
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