2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
DeLoach, Jalen
Jersey Number 23
Jalen DeLoach
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Savannah, Ga.
- High School:
- The Skill Factory
- Prev Team:
- VCU
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
Final bio (PDF)
• Recipient of the Joel & Wealthy Eaves Scholarship for 2023-24.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in 32 contests, with six starts, and contributed 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game.
• Recorded a season-high eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting night from the floor against N.C. Central.
• Georgia’s leading rebounder in two of the season’s first five games against Wake Forest and Providence.
• Notched his initial start with the Bulldogs against Winthrop.
• Missed three early-December games due to an illness before returning to action against Mount St. Mary’s.
• Contributed nicely with nine points and five boards in just 10 minutes of action against North Florida.
• Knocked down a pair of key free throws at the 5:16 mark of the second half against Arkansas in Athens...after the Razorbacks trimmed Georgia’s 13-point lead to 60-57.
• Enjoyed his most productive SEC outing – eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and four boards – at Arkansas.
• Returned to the starting lineup against Florida in Athens.
• Georgia’s leading rebounder versus Florida in the SEC Tournament.
• Averaged 6.0 ppg while connecting on 6-of-7 (.857) shots from the floor in the final two contests of the season versus Ohio State and Seton Hall.
• Logged double figure minutes played in all six postseason games of the SEC Tournament and NIT.
VCU Career Highlights:
• Started 33 of 65 games over two seasons and posted 457 points (7.0 ppg), 349 boards (5.4 rpg) and 74 blocks (1.1 bpg) while shooting 56.9 percent from the field.
• Recorded 19 double-figure scoring outputs, six double-digit rebounding tallies and five double-doubles.
• Helped the Rams compile a 49-18 record over two seasons with a pair of postseason bids – 2022 NIT and 2023 NCAA Tournament.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Named third-team All-Atlantic 10 in balloting of the league’s head coaches.
• Started 32 of 34 games played and helped VCU finish 27-8 while sweeping the Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament titles en route to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
• Contributed 9.7 points per game, while posting team-best averages of 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for the Rams.
• Upped his production in Atlantic 10 action, averaging 9.2 points and 6.3 boards in non-league games and increasing those to 10.2 points and 7.4 rebounds in A-10 play.
• Among A-10 statistical leaders, finished the season ranked No. 7 in rebounds (6.9 rpg) and No. 5 in blocks (1.4 bpg).
• Enjoyed a highly-productive December, averaging 15.0 points and 7.7 rebounds while shooting 67.3 percent from the field over a six-game span.
• Produced his career-high scoring output – 19 points – in outings against Massachusetts on Jan. 17 and Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 21.
• Grabbed a career-most 13 rebounds versus La Salle.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Helped VCU compile a 22-10 record and earn an NIT bid.
• Logged PT in 31 games and averaged 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest.
• Posted a team-leading 58.6 shooting percentage from the floor by connecting on 58 of 99 field goal attempts.
• Increased his contributions in A-10 action by significant margins, going from 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in non-league games to 4.6 points and 4.0 boards against conference foes.
• Recorded a season-most nine points in outings versus Florida Atlantic on Dec. 15 and at La Salle on Jan. 8.
• Hauled in a season-high 11 rebounds versus Rhode Island on Feb. 8.
• Notched his first collegiate start and logged a season-high 23 minutes of PT against Richmond on Feb. 18.
• Flirted with a double-double against Wake Forest in a second-round matchup of the NIT, scoring seven points and grabbing eight rebounds on March 19.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Rob Johnson at The Skill Factory during a postgraduate season in 2020-21.
• At TSF, averaged 17.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game and connected on 64 percent of his shots from the field while helping the team capture the 2021 Phenom Post Graduate national title.
• Coached by Greg Phillips at Berkmar High School as a senior in 2019-20.
• Named honorable mention all-state for Class 7A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his senior season.
• As a senior, averaged 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds while helping Berkmar finish 18-10 and reach the quarterfinals of the Class 7A state tournament.
• Coached by Dion Bethea at Gray Collegiate Academy in Columbia, S.C., during the 2018-19 season.
• As a junior, contributed 7.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the War Hawks, who finished 21-10 en route to capturing the South Carolina Class 2A state title.
• Coached by Karl DeMasi for two seasons at Islands High School in Savannah.
• Grew seven inches, to 6-7, between his freshman and sophomore seasons.
• As a sophomore, averaged 4.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 blocks per game for the Sharks.
• Helped Islands reach the state tournament during his sophomore season.
• Posted three double-figure scoring outputs and five double-digit rebound counts, leading to a pair of double-doubles versus Groves and Richmond Hill.
• Recorded season-high tallies of 13 points and six steals versus Richmond Hill and 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots against Groves.
Personal:
• Born April 2, 2002, Jalen is the son of Robert and Ivy DeLoach and is majoring in International Affairs.
• Comes from an extremely athletic family. His older brother, Kalen, was a three-year starting linebacker at Florida State, and his older sister, Taylor, was a Big Ten Conference champion in the long jump and 400-meter relay at Ohio State.
• In addition, his uncle, Tyrese Buie, played basketball at Southern Illinois and helped the Salukis reach the “Sweet 16” in 2002 with a second-round upset of Georgia.
• Recipient of the Joel & Wealthy Eaves Scholarship for 2023-24.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in 32 contests, with six starts, and contributed 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game.
• Recorded a season-high eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting night from the floor against N.C. Central.
• Georgia’s leading rebounder in two of the season’s first five games against Wake Forest and Providence.
• Notched his initial start with the Bulldogs against Winthrop.
• Missed three early-December games due to an illness before returning to action against Mount St. Mary’s.
• Contributed nicely with nine points and five boards in just 10 minutes of action against North Florida.
• Knocked down a pair of key free throws at the 5:16 mark of the second half against Arkansas in Athens...after the Razorbacks trimmed Georgia’s 13-point lead to 60-57.
• Enjoyed his most productive SEC outing – eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and four boards – at Arkansas.
• Returned to the starting lineup against Florida in Athens.
• Georgia’s leading rebounder versus Florida in the SEC Tournament.
• Averaged 6.0 ppg while connecting on 6-of-7 (.857) shots from the floor in the final two contests of the season versus Ohio State and Seton Hall.
• Logged double figure minutes played in all six postseason games of the SEC Tournament and NIT.
VCU Career Highlights:
• Started 33 of 65 games over two seasons and posted 457 points (7.0 ppg), 349 boards (5.4 rpg) and 74 blocks (1.1 bpg) while shooting 56.9 percent from the field.
• Recorded 19 double-figure scoring outputs, six double-digit rebounding tallies and five double-doubles.
• Helped the Rams compile a 49-18 record over two seasons with a pair of postseason bids – 2022 NIT and 2023 NCAA Tournament.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Named third-team All-Atlantic 10 in balloting of the league’s head coaches.
• Started 32 of 34 games played and helped VCU finish 27-8 while sweeping the Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament titles en route to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
• Contributed 9.7 points per game, while posting team-best averages of 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for the Rams.
• Upped his production in Atlantic 10 action, averaging 9.2 points and 6.3 boards in non-league games and increasing those to 10.2 points and 7.4 rebounds in A-10 play.
• Among A-10 statistical leaders, finished the season ranked No. 7 in rebounds (6.9 rpg) and No. 5 in blocks (1.4 bpg).
• Enjoyed a highly-productive December, averaging 15.0 points and 7.7 rebounds while shooting 67.3 percent from the field over a six-game span.
• Produced his career-high scoring output – 19 points – in outings against Massachusetts on Jan. 17 and Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 21.
• Grabbed a career-most 13 rebounds versus La Salle.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Helped VCU compile a 22-10 record and earn an NIT bid.
• Logged PT in 31 games and averaged 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest.
• Posted a team-leading 58.6 shooting percentage from the floor by connecting on 58 of 99 field goal attempts.
• Increased his contributions in A-10 action by significant margins, going from 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in non-league games to 4.6 points and 4.0 boards against conference foes.
• Recorded a season-most nine points in outings versus Florida Atlantic on Dec. 15 and at La Salle on Jan. 8.
• Hauled in a season-high 11 rebounds versus Rhode Island on Feb. 8.
• Notched his first collegiate start and logged a season-high 23 minutes of PT against Richmond on Feb. 18.
• Flirted with a double-double against Wake Forest in a second-round matchup of the NIT, scoring seven points and grabbing eight rebounds on March 19.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Rob Johnson at The Skill Factory during a postgraduate season in 2020-21.
• At TSF, averaged 17.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game and connected on 64 percent of his shots from the field while helping the team capture the 2021 Phenom Post Graduate national title.
• Coached by Greg Phillips at Berkmar High School as a senior in 2019-20.
• Named honorable mention all-state for Class 7A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his senior season.
• As a senior, averaged 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds while helping Berkmar finish 18-10 and reach the quarterfinals of the Class 7A state tournament.
• Coached by Dion Bethea at Gray Collegiate Academy in Columbia, S.C., during the 2018-19 season.
• As a junior, contributed 7.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the War Hawks, who finished 21-10 en route to capturing the South Carolina Class 2A state title.
• Coached by Karl DeMasi for two seasons at Islands High School in Savannah.
• Grew seven inches, to 6-7, between his freshman and sophomore seasons.
• As a sophomore, averaged 4.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 blocks per game for the Sharks.
• Helped Islands reach the state tournament during his sophomore season.
• Posted three double-figure scoring outputs and five double-digit rebound counts, leading to a pair of double-doubles versus Groves and Richmond Hill.
• Recorded season-high tallies of 13 points and six steals versus Richmond Hill and 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots against Groves.
Personal:
• Born April 2, 2002, Jalen is the son of Robert and Ivy DeLoach and is majoring in International Affairs.
• Comes from an extremely athletic family. His older brother, Kalen, was a three-year starting linebacker at Florida State, and his older sister, Taylor, was a Big Ten Conference champion in the long jump and 400-meter relay at Ohio State.
• In addition, his uncle, Tyrese Buie, played basketball at Southern Illinois and helped the Salukis reach the “Sweet 16” in 2002 with a second-round upset of Georgia.
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