2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Jalen Hill
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Centennial HS
Bio
Career
Played in 77 career games through three seasons (40 starts) … averaged 6.5 points and 6.4 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game … shot 54.6 percent from the field and made 70.8 percent of his free throws … scored in double figures in 17 games … registered at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … totaled eight career double-doubles.
2020-21
Played in 14 games … averaged 6.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game … averaged 18.5 minutes per game … did not play in UCLA’s first four games (right knee, tendonitis) and was unavailable for the team’s final 16 games (personal reasons) … shot 55.6 percent from the field … ranked first on the team in field goal percentage (55.6) and third in blocked shots (15) … scored in double figures in three games and tallied one double-double … had 11 points and 10 rebounds against Seattle (Dec. 3) in his first game of the season … had a season-high three blocks in two games – versus Seattle (Dec. 3) and San Diego (Dec. 9).
2019-20
Played in 30 games, making 25 starts … averaged 9.0 points and a team-leading 6.9 rebounds per game … registered a team-best 1.1 blocks per game … averaged 24.1 minutes per game … secured honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors … shot a team-leading 53.3 percent from the field … scored in double figures in 10 games … recorded a team-leading four double-doubles … scored at least 20 points in two games … had five games with at least 10 rebounds … ranked fifth on the team in free throw percentage (73.6, making 95 of 129 attempts) … ranked No. 9 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.9 rpg), No. 7 in offensive rebounds (2.5 o-rpg) and No. 8 in the Pac-12 in blocked shots (1.07 bpg) … was one of six players in the Pac-12 among the league’s top 10 leaders in both rebounding and blocked shots … had a career-high 24 points (and grabbed 12 rebounds) against Hofstra (Nov. 21) … connected on a career-high 10 field goals in the game against Hofstra (shot 10 for 14) … also had 22 points in the Bruins’ second game of the year, versus UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 10) … twice registered a season-high 12 rebounds – versus Hofstra (Nov. 21) and against Stanford (Jan. 15) … through UCLA’s final eight games, converted 22 of 26 free throw attempts (84.6 percent) … did not play in the game at Arizona State (Feb. 6), having sustained a sprained right knee in practice the previous day.
2018-19
Played in 33 games, making 15 starts … averaged 4.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game … also averaged 20.2 minutes per game … shot 56.3 percent from the field and 67.7 percent from the free throw line … ranked No. 14 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.0 rpg) … scored in double figures in four games … had five games with at least 10 rebounds … registered three double-doubles … led the Bruins in field goal percentage (.589) in Pac-12 action, making 33 of 56 shots through 18 league games … ranked fourth on the team in total assists (40) and was tied for second in blocked shots (14), through all games … scored a season-high 12 points in three games, including back-to-back contests against Utah (March 9) and Stanford (March 13) … totaled a season-high 20 rebounds in a home victory against Presbyterian (Nov. 19) … became UCLA’s first player since Kevin Love (2008) with at least 20 rebounds in one game … recorded his first double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) in the Bruins’ 87-84 overtime victory at Oregon (Jan. 10) … made a season-high six shots (on seven attempts), totaling 12 points, a loss to Utah (Feb. 9).
2017-18
Did not play.
High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) under head coach Josh Giles … was ranked the No. 47 player, nationally, in his high school class by ESPN.com … also was listed as the No. 65 player by Rivals.com and No. 98 by Scout.com … as a senior in 2016-17, averaged team-highs in both scoring (18.8 ppg) and rebounding (12.5 rpg) for Centennial … also registered 2.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior and shot 58 percent from the field, making 260 of 449 shots (both team highs) … led Centennial to a 27-10 overall record and an 8-2 mark in Big VIII League play … as a senior, secured second-team All-Southern Section acclaim from the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (SCIBCA) in the Boys Open Division … led Centennial to the CIF Southern Section Regional Division I championship game at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif., where the Huskies lost, 68-65, to Roosevelt High School (March 18, 2017) … totaled 19 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in the championship contest, marking Centennial’s fourth regional final appearance in seven seasons … as a junior in 2015-16, averaged 13.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game … played alongside former UCLA forward/center Ike Anigbogu during his sophomore and junior seasons at Centennial … as a sophomore in 2014-15, led Centennial to a 26-6 record and the CIF Southern Section Regional Division I title … compiled season averages of 6.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore … as a freshman in 2013-14, helped guide Centennial to a 29-4 record, including the Big VIII League title and a runner-up finish in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs … also competed for the Compton Magic AAU program.
USA Basketball
Helped lead Team USA to the 2015 FIBA Americas U-16 Championship … was a member of the 2015 USA Basketball U-16 National Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 5-0 record at the FIBA Americas U-16 Championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina … played in all five games in Argentina, averaging 8.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game (shot 88.2 percent from the field).
Personal
Full name: Jalen Demetrius Hill … born in Tampa, Fla. … is the younger of George and Tanisa Hill’s two children … has one older sister, Tatianna … father, George, played basketball at Kansas State for four seasons (1993-96) … history major.
Played in 77 career games through three seasons (40 starts) … averaged 6.5 points and 6.4 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game … shot 54.6 percent from the field and made 70.8 percent of his free throws … scored in double figures in 17 games … registered at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … totaled eight career double-doubles.
2020-21
Played in 14 games … averaged 6.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game … averaged 18.5 minutes per game … did not play in UCLA’s first four games (right knee, tendonitis) and was unavailable for the team’s final 16 games (personal reasons) … shot 55.6 percent from the field … ranked first on the team in field goal percentage (55.6) and third in blocked shots (15) … scored in double figures in three games and tallied one double-double … had 11 points and 10 rebounds against Seattle (Dec. 3) in his first game of the season … had a season-high three blocks in two games – versus Seattle (Dec. 3) and San Diego (Dec. 9).
2019-20
Played in 30 games, making 25 starts … averaged 9.0 points and a team-leading 6.9 rebounds per game … registered a team-best 1.1 blocks per game … averaged 24.1 minutes per game … secured honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors … shot a team-leading 53.3 percent from the field … scored in double figures in 10 games … recorded a team-leading four double-doubles … scored at least 20 points in two games … had five games with at least 10 rebounds … ranked fifth on the team in free throw percentage (73.6, making 95 of 129 attempts) … ranked No. 9 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.9 rpg), No. 7 in offensive rebounds (2.5 o-rpg) and No. 8 in the Pac-12 in blocked shots (1.07 bpg) … was one of six players in the Pac-12 among the league’s top 10 leaders in both rebounding and blocked shots … had a career-high 24 points (and grabbed 12 rebounds) against Hofstra (Nov. 21) … connected on a career-high 10 field goals in the game against Hofstra (shot 10 for 14) … also had 22 points in the Bruins’ second game of the year, versus UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 10) … twice registered a season-high 12 rebounds – versus Hofstra (Nov. 21) and against Stanford (Jan. 15) … through UCLA’s final eight games, converted 22 of 26 free throw attempts (84.6 percent) … did not play in the game at Arizona State (Feb. 6), having sustained a sprained right knee in practice the previous day.
2018-19
Played in 33 games, making 15 starts … averaged 4.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game … also averaged 20.2 minutes per game … shot 56.3 percent from the field and 67.7 percent from the free throw line … ranked No. 14 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.0 rpg) … scored in double figures in four games … had five games with at least 10 rebounds … registered three double-doubles … led the Bruins in field goal percentage (.589) in Pac-12 action, making 33 of 56 shots through 18 league games … ranked fourth on the team in total assists (40) and was tied for second in blocked shots (14), through all games … scored a season-high 12 points in three games, including back-to-back contests against Utah (March 9) and Stanford (March 13) … totaled a season-high 20 rebounds in a home victory against Presbyterian (Nov. 19) … became UCLA’s first player since Kevin Love (2008) with at least 20 rebounds in one game … recorded his first double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) in the Bruins’ 87-84 overtime victory at Oregon (Jan. 10) … made a season-high six shots (on seven attempts), totaling 12 points, a loss to Utah (Feb. 9).
2017-18
Did not play.
High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) under head coach Josh Giles … was ranked the No. 47 player, nationally, in his high school class by ESPN.com … also was listed as the No. 65 player by Rivals.com and No. 98 by Scout.com … as a senior in 2016-17, averaged team-highs in both scoring (18.8 ppg) and rebounding (12.5 rpg) for Centennial … also registered 2.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior and shot 58 percent from the field, making 260 of 449 shots (both team highs) … led Centennial to a 27-10 overall record and an 8-2 mark in Big VIII League play … as a senior, secured second-team All-Southern Section acclaim from the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (SCIBCA) in the Boys Open Division … led Centennial to the CIF Southern Section Regional Division I championship game at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif., where the Huskies lost, 68-65, to Roosevelt High School (March 18, 2017) … totaled 19 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in the championship contest, marking Centennial’s fourth regional final appearance in seven seasons … as a junior in 2015-16, averaged 13.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game … played alongside former UCLA forward/center Ike Anigbogu during his sophomore and junior seasons at Centennial … as a sophomore in 2014-15, led Centennial to a 26-6 record and the CIF Southern Section Regional Division I title … compiled season averages of 6.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore … as a freshman in 2013-14, helped guide Centennial to a 29-4 record, including the Big VIII League title and a runner-up finish in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs … also competed for the Compton Magic AAU program.
USA Basketball
Helped lead Team USA to the 2015 FIBA Americas U-16 Championship … was a member of the 2015 USA Basketball U-16 National Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 5-0 record at the FIBA Americas U-16 Championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina … played in all five games in Argentina, averaging 8.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game (shot 88.2 percent from the field).
Personal
Full name: Jalen Demetrius Hill … born in Tampa, Fla. … is the younger of George and Tanisa Hill’s two children … has one older sister, Tatianna … father, George, played basketball at Kansas State for four seasons (1993-96) … history major.
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