Jamal Faulkner

Jamal Faulkner (born July 3, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. A versatile forward who primarily played small forward but could also be used at the power forward position, he was one of the top recruits of the high school class of 1989. After having to sit out one year due to poor grades, he played two seasons at Arizona State before being dismissed due to Faulkner's trouble with the law. After missing one more year he finished his college career at Alabama, and went undrafted in the 1995 NBA draft. He then spent 8 years playing professional basketball, mostly in Europe.

Jamal Faulkner
Personal information
Born (1971-07-03) July 3, 1971
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolChrist the King
(Middle Village, New York)
College
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–2003
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1995Oklahoma City Cavalry
1996AZS Elana Toruń
1996Treasure Coast Tropics
1996–1997Chorale Roanne
1997Titanes de Morovis
1997Ericsson Bobry Bytom
1997–1999Benfica
1999–2000Portugal Telecom
2000–2001Sallen Basket
2001Cupes de Los Pepines
2001–2002Hapoel Holon
2002Maccabi Ashdod
2002Leicester Riders
2002Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards
  • Polish league All-Star (1996)
  • Pacific-10 Freshman of the Year (1991)
  • McDonald's All-American (1989)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (1989)
  • Fourth-team Parade All-American (1988)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
1991 Edmonton Team competition
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