1. Jonah Anthony Bolden was born on 2 January 1996 and is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
28 Facts About Jonah Bolden
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Jonah Bolden started his professional career with FMP in Serbia, where he was named the ABA League Top Prospect in 2017.
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Jonah Bolden played a season-and-a-half in the National Basketball Association with the Philadelphia 76ers before joining the Phoenix Suns.
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Jonah Bolden was selected by Philadelphia in the second round of the 2017 NBA draft with the 36th overall pick, but played one season with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel before joining the 76ers.
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Jonah Bolden played for the Australia national under-19 basketball team in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
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Jonah Bolden was born in Melbourne to an American father Bruce Jonah Bolden and Egyptian mother Marie Yacoub.
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Jonah Bolden's father played professional basketball, including 17 years in the National Basketball League in Australia.
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Jonah Bolden grew up in Sydney and began playing basketball for the Bankstown Bruins at five years of age.
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Jonah Bolden led the NSW Metro state team to the national final by averaging 18 ppg and 13 rpg throughout the competition and his outstanding performance in the national championships saw him selected as the youngest player to represent Australia at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
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In December 2013, Jonah Bolden chose to play college basketball at UCLA over Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, USC and SMU.
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Tony Parker had the initial defensive assignment, but Jonah Bolden provided more athleticism and mobility.
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Jonah Bolden made 11 starts, and averaged 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 21.7 minutes in 31 games.
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Jonah Bolden ranked third on the team with 27 blocks.
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Jonah Bolden felt that he was underutilized during his first season.
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Jonah Bolden signed with FMP of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia, where he played both forward positions.
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On 15 March 2017, Jonah Bolden was awarded the ABA League Top Prospect title after averaging 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his rookie season.
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Jonah Bolden averaged 4.2 three-point field goal attempts per game, making 41.9 per cent, and added one steal and one block per game.
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On 10 June 2017, Jonah Bolden signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda.
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Twelve days later, Jonah Bolden was selected with the 36th pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Jonah Bolden went on to win the 2017 Israeli League Cup and the 2018 Israeli League Championship titles with Maccabi.
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On 25 July 2018, Jonah Bolden signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Jonah Bolden was part of the 76ers' rotation during the 2019 playoffs.
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On 12 February 2020, Jonah Bolden was signed to a 10-day contract by the Phoenix Suns, who were without big men Frank Kaminsky, Aron Baynes, Dario Saric and Deandre Ayton during that time.
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Jonah Bolden subsequently retired from basketball at age 25 to pursue a career in cryptocurrency.
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On 18 March 2024, Jonah Bolden signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the BSN for the 2024 season.
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Jonah Bolden played for the Australian national under-19 team at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in the Czech Republic at the age of 17.
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Jonah Bolden played in eight of the nine games that Australia competed in, averaging 2.6 points and 2.9 rebounds while playing 10.1 minutes per game.
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Jonah Bolden's top performance was a nine-point game against Senegal.