Jalen Pickett

Jalen Pickett (born October 22, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Siena Saints of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.[1]

Jalen Pickett
Pickett with Siena in February 2019
No. 22 – Siena Saints
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSiena (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards

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.[2][3] 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.[4] Playing for the City Rocks, Pickett led the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in player efficiency.[5] 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).[3] 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.[6]

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.[7] Pickett was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week 11 times, a league record.[8] As a freshman, Pickett averaged 15.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 6.7 assists per game, which ranked ninth nationally.[9] 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.[10]

Pickett missed a game against Colgate on November 30, for a violation of team rules.[11] On February 14, 2020, he scored a season-high 27 points in a 73–64 win over Rider.[12] At the close of the 2019–20 regular season, Pickett was named the MAAC Player of the Year.[13] He helped the team win the MAAC regular season championship, averaging 15.1 points and a league-leading 6.0 assists per game while shooting 37.4 percent from three-point range.[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 333237.1.436.348.7464.66.72.0.915.8
2019–20 Siena 292837.0.458.374.6894.66.01.01.115.1
Career 626037.0.446.360.7264.66.41.51.015.5

References
  1. "Jalen Pickett - Men's Basketball". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. Memmott, Zachary (March 8, 2019). "Aquinas graduate Jalen Pickett takes his game to next level at Siena College". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. Singelais, Mark (May 11, 2018). "Jalen Pickett couldn't wait to join Siena basketball". Times Union. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. Singelais, Mark (October 22, 2018). "Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett feels at home in TU Center". The Hour. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  5. Singelais, Mark (January 27, 2019). "Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett overlooked no longer". Times Union. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. Kelly, Michael (March 7, 2019). "How Siena College men's basketball landed Jalen Pickett". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  7. "Young scores 55 in Quinnipiac's 107–100 3OT win over Siena". ESPN. Associated Press. February 17, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. Singelais, Mark (October 16, 2019). "Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett sets sights on MAAC title". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. "Siena guard Jalen Pickett pulls out of NBA draft". WTOP. Associated Press. May 29, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. Singelais, Mark (May 29, 2019). "Siena's Jalen Pickett withdrawing from NBA draft". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  11. Fishbin, Eric (November 30, 2019). "Siena men's basketball loses to Colgate as Pickett sits". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  12. "Pickett scores 27 to lift Siena past Rider 73–64". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  13. "Siena's Jalen Pickett Named Player of the Year, Saint Peter's Sweeps Remaining Major Awards" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  14. Singelais, Mark (March 19, 2020). "Siena's Jalen Pickett undecided on testing NBA draft waters again". Times Union. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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