18 Facts About Jalen Pickett

Jalen Pickett was born on October 22,1999 and is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.

Jalen Pickett played college basketball for the Siena Saints and the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference.

Jalen Pickett is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.

Jalen Pickett played for the Albany-based program City Rocks on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit and was teammates with five-star recruit Isaiah Stewart.

Jalen Pickett averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

Jalen Pickett became academically eligible to play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Jalen Pickett was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals and received few offers from NCAA Division I programs.

Jalen Pickett committed to Siena to play for first-year head coach Jamion Christian.

Jalen Pickett was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week 11 times, a league record.

Jalen Pickett was named First-team All-MAAC and MAAC Rookie of the Year.

Jalen Pickett missed a game against Colgate on November 30,2019, for a violation of team rules.

Jalen Pickett helped the team win the MAAC regular-season championship, averaging 15.1 points and a league-leading 6 assists per game while shooting 37.4 percent from three-point range.

Jalen Pickett earned First Team All-MAAC honors for his third consecutive season.

Jalen Pickett averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.

Jalen Pickett announced he would return for his final season of eligibility.

Jalen Pickett became the fourth Penn State player to score 2,000 points.

Jalen Pickett followed up his historic performance with a 32-point performance against Minnesota on February 18,2023.

Jalen Pickett's combined two-game totals of 73 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds earned him multiple national player-of-the-week honors.