Jalen Cannon
Cannon playing for St. Francis Brooklyn against Army at The Pope on November 19, 2014
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| No. 5 – Hapoel Afula B.C. | |
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| Position | Power forward / Small forward |
| League | Liga Leumit |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 5, 1993 Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
William Allen (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| College | St. Francis Brooklyn (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Jefes de Fuerza Lagunera |
| 2016–present | Hapoel Afula B.C. |
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Jalen Cannon (born May 5, 1993) is an American basketball player from Allentown, Pennsylvania playing in Mexico's National Professional Basketball league. In his first season with the Jefes de Fuerza Lagunera, Cannon has become a starter and has gained the moniker El Cañón (The Cannon).
During his collegiate career at St. Francis Brooklyn, Cannon was selected as the unanimous NEC Player of the Year in 2015. Cannon recorded over 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds, making him the first player in program history and the second player in Northeast Conference history to accomplish the feat. Cannon also holds the St. Francis Brooklyn records for all-time rebounds and points in addition to the NEC all-time rebounds record. In his senior year (2014–15) Cannon was second amongst all active NCAA Division I players with 48 career double-doubles and was the active rebound leader in Division I. He has also helped lead the Terriers to a 68–59 overall record, 44–26 conference record, four NEC Tournament appearances and the program's first NEC regular season championship in 11 years. The 2014–15 Terriers with Cannon, also participated in their first NEC Tournament Championship in 12 years and participated in their first postseason NIT in 52 years.
Cannon attended William Allen High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania and played under head coach Douglas Snyder for the Canaries. Early on in Cannon's high school career he played sparingly on his high school's junior varsity squad freshman year and only logged 2 points his sophomore year on the varsity squad. However, Cannon had outstanding junior and senior years and he was elected to the PIAA 4A all-state second team after averaging 19.6 points per game, 10.3 rebounds per game and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior. He was also elected The Morning Call (Lehigh Valley) Co-Player of the Year along with future Villanova player Darrun Hilliard. Cannon's squad went 23-5 in his senior year and won the District 11 4A Championship game, a game in which he recorded 22 points and 20 rebounds.
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