Jalan West
| No. 12 – Northwestern State Demons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Southland Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 12, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bossier (Bossier City, Louisiana) |
| College | Northwestern State (2012–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalan West (born April 12, 1993) is an American college basketball player for the Northwestern State Demons. He is considered one of the top defenders in the Southland Conference, having been named to three all-conference defensive teams.[1][2]
High school
West attended Bossier High school in Bossier City, Louisiana. Coming out of high school West was rated the No. 2 prospect in Louisiana by most recruiting services. West led Bossier to the State Championship in 2011 with a 33–2 season. He also played AAU basketball for the Nike Louisiana-Select Team alongside future NBA players Langston Galloway and Markel Brown. West was a three-time All district selection and back-to-back state finalist in 2009 and 2010. West averaged 16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals per game. After his senior year he chose to play for Northwestern State University.
College
As a freshman, West helped lead Northwestern State to an NCAA Tournament appearance while being name Southland Freshman of the Year after the Demons won the Southland Conference Tournament as the No. 4 seed. NSU finished the season fourth in the conference. West was also named All-Southland Honorable Mention and All-Southland Defensive Team. West appeared in 37 games for the Demons, where he averaged 10.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 2.1 steals per-game during the season.
West was the only player in the nation to average at least 19 points, 6 assists, 2.5 steals and 4 rebounds per game. He was the first player since Holftra's Speedy Claxton to average this. West had a couple of big games during the season which came against some of the nation's top ranked teams. One of them was against No. 12-ranked Baylor where West had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assist and made a three-point field goal to force overtime. Another came against No. 15-ranked Memphis. West recorded 15 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals in that game. West was named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He appeared in 31 games and averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 assist, and 2.5 steals per game.
In his junior season, West led the nation in assist (7.7 per game).[3] West recorded a career-best 54 points against the University of New Orleans. West's buzzer beater against UNO was featured on ESPN's Sportscenter Top Plays of the Week which was voted No. 2 on Sportscenter's list for February 1. During the season West averaged 20.0 points per game.[4]
During the first game of his senior season against Ole Miss, West tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), causing him to miss the entire season.[3] He had surgery to repair his ACL in December 2015.[4] Without West, the Demons finished 8–20 on the season and missed the Southland Conference tournament in the process.
After the 2015–16 season, West was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[5] In August 2016, he sustained a second serious knee injury, which will cause him to lose significant time.[3]
Personal life
West is the son of Janice West and George Hairston. He has a total of six siblings. He has three brothers by his dad George and he has three sisters by his mom Janice.
References
- ↑ "Jalan West Bio". NSUDemons.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Jalan West Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Rutherford, Mike (August 10, 2016). "Northwestern State star Jalan West suffers 2nd major knee injury". SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- 1 2 "NSU's Jalan West injures knee again". The Shreveport Times. August 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ↑ Kramer, Jesse (May 9, 2016). "Northwestern State's Jalan West granted sixth year of eligibility". SI.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.