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Los Angeles Lakers | #2 | Forward

Jarred Vanderbilt

PPG

4.1

RPG

5.1

APG

1.1

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

214lb (97kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Kentucky

AGE

26 years

BIRTHDATE

April 3, 1999

DRAFT

2018 R2 Pick 41

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'8" | 214lb | 26 years

DRAFT

2018 R2 Pick 41

BIRTHDATE

April 3, 1999

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Kentucky

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Jarred has appeared in 273 games (168 starts) for the Lakers, Jazz, Timberwolves, and Nuggets, with career averages of 6.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 20.5 minutes. He has scored in double figures in 59 games, including one game with 20+ points and 21 double-doubles. He has appeared in 24 postseason games (19 starts) with Los Angeles, Minnesota, and Denver, averaging 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per contest.

BEFORE NBA

He appeared in 14 games for Kentucky (2017-18), averaging 5.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.0 minutes per game. He scored in double figures in three games and grabbed 10 or more rebounds in five of his 114 appearances. He notched his first career double-double, and only of the season, with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to go with a career-high three blocks in 27 minutes vs. Missouri on 2/24. He missed the first two and a half months of the season due to a left foot injury.

PERSONAL LIFE

Jarred is the son of Gwen and Robert Vanderbilt. He has five siblings: Rean, Jamal, Jene (who competed in basketball for the University of Texas at San Antonio), Tasha, and Robert. He won a gold medal with the 2015 USA U16 National Team and was selected as a McDonald’s All-American in 2017. He participated in track in high school, winning district titles in the 100 and 200 meters. He made the Dean’s List in the Fall of 2017 and was a SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member during his time at the University of Kentucky. Jarred follows a plant-based diet.