Jalen Bridges Enters 2023 NBA Draft

The Fairmont native is testing the NBA waters.

Former West Virginia wing and Fairmont, WV native Jalen Bridges has announced that he will enter the 2023 NBA Draft but will not sign an agent, thus retaining his final year of eligibility. 

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— Jalen Bridges (@jalenbridges_) April 22, 2023

In 33 games during his final season in Morgantown, Bridges averaged 8.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Although he had a few big games here and there, the expectation was that he would develop into a third scorer for the Mountaineers alongside Taz Sherman and Sean McNeil. Unfortunately, the consistency wasn't there, and the decision to transfer ended up working out for both parties.

Bridges saw his numbers increase a tick or two while at Baylor averaging 10.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 50% from the field and 32% from three-point range.

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