Nationality Ukrainian Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Salary 600,000 USD (2016) | League NBA Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Height 2.06 m | |
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Parents Joseph Bolomboy, Tania Bolomboy Similar Jake Layman, Tyrone Wallace, Stephen Zimmerman, AJ Hammons, Chinanu Onuaku Profiles | ||
Jazz rookie joel bolomboy posts 28 points 19 boards 6 blocks for stars
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.
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Early life and college career
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.
Utah Jazz (2016–present)
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.
