(2001-10-13) October 13, 2001 (age 22) Riverside, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
Centennial (Corona, California)
Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College
UCLA (2020–2023)
NBA draft
2023: 2nd round, 53rd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career
2023–present
Career history
2023–present
Minnesota Timberwolves
2023–present
→Iowa Wolves
Career highlights and awards
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2023)
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2022, 2023)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Jaylen Bryce Clark[1] (born October 13, 2001[2][3]) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference, earning national honors as both the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and NABC Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2023, when he was also voted the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. A two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection, Clark was named second-team All-Pac-12 as well that year. He was selected by the Timberwolves in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft.
^"Jaylen Clark". UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^"Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Bruins' guard Jaylen Clark!". UCLA Men's Basketball. October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^Hollinger, John (January 23, 2023). "Hollinger: Suns' Jae Crowder trade dilemma; Grizzlies' and Pacers' deadline decisions". The Athletic. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023. Finally, Clark is at a point where his age starts to work against him since he's already a junior, albeit a relatively young one who won't turn 22 until October.
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