No. 12 – Northwestern State Demons | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Southland Conference |
Personal information | |
Born |
Bossier City, Louisiana |
April 12, 1993
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bossier (Bossier City, Louisiana) |
College | Northwestern State (2012–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalan West (born April 12, 1993) is an American college basketball player for the Northwestern State Demons. He is considered one of the top defenders in the Southland Conference, having been named to three all-conference defensive teams.
West attended Bossier High school in Bossier City, Louisiana. As a Junior in 2009-10, he averaged 15 points, 4.5 assist, 2 rebounds per game. Coming out of high school West was rated the No. 2 prospect in the state of Louisiana by most recruiting services. As a Senior in 2010-11, West led Bossier to a LHSAA State Championship in 2011 with a (33–2) season. He also played AAU basketball for the Louisiana-Select Team alongside future NBA players Langston Galloway and Markel Brown. West was a three-time All district selection and back-to-back state finalist in 2009 and 2010. West averaged 16 points, 5 assist , 4.7 rebounds, and 3 steals per game. After his senior year, he chose to play college basketball for Northwestern State University.
As a freshman, West helped lead Northwestern State to an NCAA Tournament appearance while being name Southland Freshman of the Year after the Demons won the Southland Conference Tournament as the No. 4 seed. NSU finished the season fourth in the conference. West was also named All- Southland Honorable Mention and All- Southland Defensive Team. West appeared in 37 games for the Demons, where he averaged 10.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 2.1 steals per-game during the season.