Jarred Vanderbilt
Jarred Vanderbilt was born in Missouri City, Texas, United States on April 3rd, 1999 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 25, Jarred Vanderbilt biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jarred Vanderbilt (born April 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League, on assignment from the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played high school basketball for Victory Prep in Texas, and played men's college basketball for the University of Kentucky.
In January 2017 Vanderbilt was selected as a McDonald's All-American.
Early life
Vanderbilt was born in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Gwendolyn and Robert Vanderbilt. He has two older brothers, Jamal and Robert, and three older sisters, Rean, Jenae, and Tasha. His father played basketball at Wiley College. His mother played at Xavier of Louisiana. His brother, Jamal, played at Texas-Tyler and sister, Jenae, played at UTSA. Vanderbilt attended Victory Prep Academy in Houston, Texas. As his team began to play more city-wide tournaments during his junior and senior year, his recruit status skyrocketed as his high-flying dunks and incredible athleticism moved him from being renowned mainly in the state of Texas to nationwide highlight reels within a three month span. As a senior, he averaged 28.5 points, 13.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game.
Vanderbilt was considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. On December 23, 2016 Jarred committed to the Kentucky Wildcats.
College career
Despite being highly regarded going out of high school, Vanderbilt's time with two injuries was postponed, and the Kentucky Wildcats only played 14 games. In 17.0 minutes per game, he had 5.7 points and 7.9 rebounds. He declared for the 2018 NBA draft after the season.
Professional career
Vanderbilt was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 41st overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft on June 21, 2018. He was then traded to the Denver Nuggets. Vanderbilt signed with the Denver Nuggets on July 11, 2018. Vanderbilt made his NBA debut on January 25, 2019 over the Phoenix Suns, playing four minutes and scoring one point, as an assist and one steal. Vanderbilt was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on November 20, 2019.
Vanderbilt was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 5, 2020. Vanderbilt made his 2020 debut on December 27, 2020 against the Los Angeles Lakers, playing fifteen minutes, six assists, three steals, and a block. In a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on January 23, 2021, Vanderbilt scored a career-high sixteen points as well as eleven rebounds.
Vanderbilt re-signed with the Timberwolves on September 15, 2021. During the 2021-22 season, he appeared in 67 games for the Timberwolves, averaging career-highs of 6.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. During Minnesota's 109-104 play-in game victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on April 12, 2022, Vanderbilt grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 3 points.
Vanderbilt was traded alongside Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, the current first round picks, and a pick swap to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Rudy Gobert on July 6, 2022.
National team career
At the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championships, he earned a gold medal with the 2015 USA U16 National Team. At the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, he scored 19 points in 19 minutes of play, when Team USA defeated the World Select Team 98–87.