Jason Washburn (born June 5, 1990) is an American-Bulgarian professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the University of Utah.
No. 42 – New Taipei Kings | |
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Position | Center |
League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | June 5, 1990 |
Nationality | American / Bulgarian[1] |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Battle Creek Central (Battle Creek, Michigan) |
College | Utah (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
2014 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
2014–2015 | Basic-Fit Brussels |
2015–2016 | Sigal Prishtina |
2016–2017 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
2018–2019 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
2019 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
2020 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
2020–2021 | Niigata Albirex |
2021–2022 | Fukushima Firebonds |
2022–2024 | Taoyuan Pilots |
2024–present | New Taipei Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
High school career
editWashburn attended his hometown's Battle Creek Central High School, leading the team to the district championship and regional finals as a senior and district championships as a junior. As a junior, he averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots per game while averaging a double-double as a senior, with at least two triple-doubles (points, rebounds, blocks). He became the all-time blocks leader at BCC and set a new school record for blocks in a season and blocks in a game.[2]
College career
editAs a four-year player at Utah, Washburn appeared in 123 games with 70 starts and averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 22.4 minutes per game,[3] finishing as the Utes' leading scorer (11.4 ppg), rebounder (6.2 rpg) and shot blocker (1.4 bpg) as a junior in 2011–12.[2]
Professional career
editOn June 12, 2013, Washburn signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague for the 2013–14 season.[4] After averaging 14.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, he left Cherkaski on February 27, 2014.[5] Four days later, he signed a one-month deal with Tsmoki-Minsk of the Belarusian Premier League.[6]
On May 20, 2014, Washburn signed with Basic-Fit Brussels of the Belgian Ethias League,[7] and that offseason, he joined the Utah Jazz for the 2014 Las Vegas Summer League.[8] During the 2014–15 season, he played 27 games with the Belgian outfit, starting six and posting averages of 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 18.7 minutes per game.[3]
On September 15, 2015, Washburn signed with the Charlotte Hornets.[3] However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games.[9] On November 3, he signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[10]
In August 2016 Washburn signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the inaugural season of the Japanese B.League.[11] He was injured most of the 2017–18 season and missed most of the year. On August 21, 2018, Washburn signed with the Romanian club U-BT Cluj-Napoca.[12]
Washburn signed with the Niigata Albirex on November 5, 2020.[13]
On August 9, 2022, Washburn signed with the Taoyuan Pilots of the P. LEAGUE+.[14]
On August 1, 2024, Washburn signed with the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[15]
Personal life
editWashburn is the son of Bob Washburn and Dawn Lewis and majored in Mass Communication.[2]
Career statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2016–17 | Yokohama | 51 | 37 | 26.5 | .576 | .500 | .742 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
2017–18 | Yokohama | 4 | 4 | 21.5 | .621 | - | .706 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
2019–20 | Yokohama |
References
edit- ^ "Jason Washburn – Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ a b c "Jason Washburn Bio". UtahUtes.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Charlotte Hornets Add Thompson and Washburn to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Cherkasy Monkeys sign rookie Jason Washburn". Sportando.com. June 12, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Washburn, Terry Smith leave Cherkasy Monkeys". Sportando.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Washburn signs with Tsmoki Minsk". Sportando.com. March 3, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Basic-Fit Bruxelles announce Jason Washburn, DJ Covington". Sportando.com. May 20, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Summer League Roster Rundown". SaltCityHoops.com. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Hornets Waive Four Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Sigal Prishtina e zyrtarizon përforcimin e ri (FOTO)". lajmi.net. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "ジェイソン・ウォッシュバーン選手 契約基本合意のお知らせ" [Notification of contract with Jason Washburn] (in Japanese). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Jason Washburn signs with Cluj". Sportando. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Washburn moves to Niigata Albirex". Sportando. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "桃園領航猿禁區領空再添大將". P. LEAGUE+. August 9, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "TPBL/上季率領航猿闖冠軍戰 沃許本轉披國王戰袍". 聯合線上公司. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Utah bio
- Jason Washburn at FIBA.basketball
- Jason Washburn at B.League (in Japanese)
- Jason Washburn at P. League+ (in Chinese)
- Jason Washburn at Eurobasket.com
- Jason Washburn at DraftExpress.com