Joel Bolomboy

Joel Bolomboy
No. 21 – Utah Jazz
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-01-28) January 28, 1994
Donetsk, Ukraine
Nationality Ukrainian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Keller Central (Fort Worth, Texas)
College Weber State (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Utah Jazz
2016 →Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
  • Big Sky Player of the Year (2016)
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2016)
  • AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016)
  • 2× Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2016)
  • Weber State and Big Sky All-Time leading rebounder (1,312)
  • Weber State single season rebounding record (415)

Joel Bolomboy (born January 28, 1994) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Weber State University, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016.

Early life and college career

Bolomboy was born in Donetsk, Ukraine to a Congolese father and a Russian mother, went to high school at Keller Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and chose Weber State for college despite interest from larger schools such as Clemson, Auburn and Florida State.[1] During his college career, Bolomboy became the all-time leading rebounder in Weber State and Big Sky Conference history.[2]

While always a strong rebounder, Bolomboy increased his scoring average in the 2015–16 season, averaging 17.9 points per game to go along with 12.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, Bolomboy was named first-team All-Big Sky Conference, as well as the league's Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[3]

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2016–present)

On June 23, 2016, Bolomboy was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 52nd pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[4] On August 19, 2016, he signed with the Jazz.[5] He made his NBA debut on October 30, 2016, recording three points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block in four minutes off the bench in an 88–75 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[6] On November 3, he was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League[7] and was recalled the next day.[8] On November 21, he was reassigned to Salt Lake City[9] and was recalled the next day.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Kragthorpe, Kurt (January 30, 2016). "Weber State's Joel Bolomboy positioned to break Big Sky rebounding record". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Hollis, Randy (January 27, 2016). "For Weber State's Bolomboy, who looks like an NBA prospect, rebounding is the name of the game". Deseret News. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Ashcraft, Jason (March 7, 2016). "Bolomboy Named Big Sky Men's Basketball MVP, Defensive Player Of The Year". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hollis, Randy (June 23, 2016). "NBA draft: Weber State's Joel Bolomboy selected by Utah Jazz in 2nd round". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jazz Sign 2016 Draft Pick Joel Bolomboy". NBA.com. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Joel Bolomboy 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jazz Assign Joel Bolomboy to Salt Lake City Stars". NBA.com. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Byrnes, Hayley (November 4, 2016). "Jazz Recall Joel Bolomboy from Salt Lake City Stars". NBA.com. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jazz Assign Joel Bolomboy to Salt Lake City Stars". NBA.com. November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jazz Recall Joel Bolomboy from Salt Lake City Stars". NBA.com. November 22, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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