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Jalen Celestine Season 2025-26

PositionF
Weight225 lbs
Height6-7
ClassGraduate Student
HometownAjax, Ontario
Previous SchoolBaylor

PRIOR TO UC
Competed at Baylor for one season and at California for four years.

AT BAYLOR

2024-25: Appeared in 31 games with 11 starts... Posted a season-high 20 points shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line against Tarleton... Produced 18 points with seven rebounds against K-State... Knocked down four of five 3-pointers en route to 14 points against Saint John’s... Delivered 12 points with a season-high four 3-pointers made against Kansas... Converted 4-of-5 from the free-throw line en route to 10 points against West Virginia... Posted eight points with seven rebounds against Cincinnati... Turned in seven points with five rebounds against Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament... Collected a season-high eight rebounds with six points against Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament... Secured six rebounds with a season-high 36 minutes played against Texas Tech in the Big 12 quarterfinals.

AT CALIFORNIA

2023-24: Ranked among the Pac-12's top 3-point shooters, converting 44% from beyond the arc... Started 23 of 28 appearances, averaging 8.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 27.0 minutes... Connected on 48 of 109 3-point attempts with his 44% clip ranking third among qualified Pac-12 players... Shot 45.1% from the floor and 71.8% at the free-throw line... Posted a career-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting against St. Thomas... Delivered Cal's final eight points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with five seconds remaining in an 82-80 road victory at Washington... Provided the Golden Bears' final five points in a 73-71 thriller over Stanford at home... Turned in 11 double-figure scoring performances, including nine in Pac-12 play... Made multiple 3-pointers in 15 games, including a career-high four vs. UCLA and Stanford... Accumulated 20 steals, including 13 in a late-season six-game stretch... Entered the starting rotation, averaging 9.6 points in 23 starts compared to 3.5 points per game when coming off the bench... Returned to action 607 days after recovering from a knee injury that sidelined him for the entire 2022-23 season.

2022-23: Sat out the entire 2022-23 season while recovering from offseason knee surgery.

2021-22: Competed in the final 31 games of the season with 16 starts for the Golden Bears... Averaged 7.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 25 minutes per game... Made 14 of his 16 starts in Pac-12 play and boosted his scoring output to 8.4 points per game... Shot 41.6 percent from the floor and 34.1 percent from 3-point range... Registered season-highs of 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and seven rebounds off the bench vs. Washington State... Hit 3-of-3 from deep in a 12-point, five-rebound performance at USC... Seven of his eight double-figure scoring efforts came against Pac-12 teams... Sat out the season opener vs. UC San Diego due to injury.

2020-21: Competed in 22 games with six starts, averaging 12.7 minutes per game... Entered the starting lineup in early February and started six of Cal's final eight games... Averaged 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds... Shot 41.2 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from 3-point range... Recorded a breakout performance in victory vs. Colorado, scoring 13 points with three 3-pointers... Contributed nine points in Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals loss vs. Colorado... Made his first career start against Utah... Handed out a season-high four assists at Arizona State... Registered his first career bucket on a breakaway dunk vs. CSUN.