Jalen Cannon
Jalen Cannon (born May 5, 1993) is an American basketball player who last played for Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Serie A2. Cannon is in his seventh season as a professional and second with Derthona Basket.
Cannon playing for St. Francis Brooklyn in 2014 | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 5, 1993 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | William Allen (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| College | St. Francis Brooklyn (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Jefes de Fuerza Lagunera |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Afula B.C. |
| 2017–2019 | Fortitudo Agrigento |
| 2019–2020 | N.P.C. Rieti |
| 2020–2022 | Derthona Basket |
| 2022–2023 | Vanoli Cremona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
During his collegiate career at St. Francis Brooklyn, Cannon was selected as the unanimous NEC Player of the Year in 2015. Cannon recorded over 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds, making him the first player in program history and the second player in Northeast Conference history to accomplish the feat. Cannon also holds the St. Francis Brooklyn records for all-time points and in addition the NEC all-time rebounds record. In his senior year (2014–15) Cannon was second amongst all active NCAA Division I players with 48 career double-doubles and was the active rebound leader in Division I. He has also helped lead the Terriers to a 68–59 overall record, 44–26 conference record, four NEC Tournament appearances and the program's first NEC regular season championship in 11 years. The 2014–15 Terriers with Cannon, also participated in their first NEC Tournament Championship in 12 years and participated in their first postseason NIT in 52 years.
In 2019, Cannon was selected to the Northeast Conference Team of the Decade.