Jonah Bolden

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Jonah Bolden
No. 43 – UCLA Bruins
Position Guard / Forward
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
College UCLA (2014–present)

Jonah Anthony Bolden (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He is the son of an American former pro basketball player, and moved to the United States as a senior in high school. A highly-ranked college recruit, Bolden was ineligible to play with UCLA in his freshman year in 2014–15 after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled him a partial-qualifier due to his transferring as a high school senior. He played for the Australia national under-19 basketball team in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in 2013.

Early life

Bolden was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to Bruce Bolden and Marie Yacoub. His American father played pro-basketball,[1][2] including 17 years in the National Basketball League in Australia.[3] Jonah Bolden played at Homebush Boys High School in Homebush, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, before moving to the United States in 2013 to play as a senior at Findlay College Prep, a private preparatory school in Henderson, Nevada, near Las Vegas.[4][5] However, his high school eligibility expired after his first semester and he transferred midseason to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.[6][7]

In December 2013, Bowen chose to play college ball at UCLA over Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, USC, and SMU.[8] A consensus four-star recruit,[9] he was listed as the No. 25 player in his class by Scout.com, No. 32 by Rivals.com, and No. 69 by ESPN.com, while also being ranked as the No. 5 power forward by Scout.com.[1]

College career

Bolden was a redshirt in his freshman year at UCLA after he was ruled ineligible to play in 2014–15.[10] Before the season, the NCAA declared him a partial-qualifier, stemming from his transfer from Australia when his senior year in high school has already began.[11][12][13] In January 2015, he was cleared by the NCAA to practice with the Bruins.[14] In May, he underwent arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee that was expected to sideline him for six to eight weeks.[15][16]

A 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m) guard capable of playable either forward position, Bolden entered 2015–16 as the Bruins' projected replacement for wing player Norman Powell and combo forward Kevon Looney, who both moved on to the National Basketball Association (NBA).[17][18] However, his college debut was delayed after he violated unspecified team rules and was held out of UCLA's season opener, an 84–81 upset loss to Monmouth.[19] He made his first appearance the following game, making an impact on defense while scoring 11 points and adding five rebounds in an 88–83 win over Cal Poly.[20] On 12 December, Bolden played 30 minutes and had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double in a 71–66 road win over No. 20 Gonzaga.[21] UCLA coach Steve Alford inserted him into the game to guard a hot Kyle Wiltjer, who finished with 20 points but shot only 4 of 12 for the remainder of the game. Tony Parker had the initial defensive assignment, but Bolden provided more athleticism and mobility.[22] In the following game against Louisiana-Lafayette, Bolden made his first career start when center Thomas Welsh was out sick, and the Bruins won 89–80.[23] While he emerged as UCLA's top player off the bench, Bolden's impact on offense was minimal.[24] After UCLA struggled on defense while starting 3–5 in their Pac-12 Conference schedule, Alford believed their front court was "slow" and moved Bolden into the starting lineup at power forward in place of Parker against Washington State.[25][13] Bolden scored only three points, but his defense helped the team win 83–50 for their largest margin of victory of the season.[26] On February 14, 2016, he led the team with a career-high 16 points to go with nine rebounds in a 78–65 win over Arizona State.[27]

National team career

Bolden played for the Australia national under-19 team at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in the Czech Republic.[28][29] He played in eight of the nine games that Australia competed in, averaging 2.6 points while playing 10.1 minutes per game.[30]

References

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