16 Facts About Javon Bess

Javon Anthony Bess was born on April 1,1996 and is an American professional basketball player for Turk Telekom of the Basketbol Super Ligi.

Javon Bess played college basketball for Michigan State and Saint Louis.

Javon Bess attended Pickerington High School Central and helped the Tigers win the 2012 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state basketball title as a sophomore.

Javon Bess moved back to Gahanna at the end of the school year to be with his parents and enrolled at Lincoln High School.

Javon Bess began his sophomore season as a starter for the Spartans but his playing time went down significantly as the season progressed.

Javon Bess finished the year with 2.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 11 minutes played per game.

Javon Bess announced that he would be leaving the program after the end of the season.

Javon Bess initially committed to transfer to Akron, but de-committed to play at Saint Louis University.

Javon Bess sat out his junior season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Javon Bess agreed to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans as an undrafted free agent on June 21,2019.

Javon Bess officially signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the team on September 24,2019.

Javon Bess was released by the Pelicans on October 19,2019.

On November 17,2019, Javon Bess had 19 points, three rebounds and one assist in a loss to the Lakeland Magic.

Javon Bess missed four games in November and December 2019 with an ankle injury.

In June 2021, Javon Bess signed with Tindastoll of the Icelandic Urvalsdeild karla.

Javon Bess joined Big X, a team composed primarily of former Big Ten players in The Basketball Tournament 2020.