Joel Bolomboy
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| No. 21 – Utah Jazz | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 28, 1994 Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Keller Central (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| College | Weber State (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall |
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Utah Jazz |
| 2016–2017 | →Salt Lake City Stars |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joel Bolomboy (born January 28, 1994) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Weber State University, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016.
Bolomboy was born in Donetsk, Ukraine to a Congolese father and a Russian mother, went to high school at Keller Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and chose Weber State for college despite interest from larger schools such as Clemson, Auburn and Florida State. During his college career, Bolomboy became the all-time leading rebounder in Weber State and Big Sky Conference history.
While always a strong rebounder, Bolomboy increased his scoring average in the 2015–16 season, averaging 17.9 points per game to go along with 12.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, Bolomboy was named first-team All-Big Sky Conference, as well as the league's Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
On June 23, 2016, Bolomboy was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 52nd pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On August 19, 2016, he signed with the Jazz. He made his NBA debut on October 30, 2016, recording three points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block in four minutes off the bench in an 88–75 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. During his rookie season, Bolomboy has had multiple assignments with the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah's D-League affiliate.
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