Jalen Green

In the title game, Green surpassed the school career scoring record of 2,288 held by Roscoe Pondexter since 1971.

He also helped his team reach the CIF Northern California Division I quarterfinals.

Green was named USA Today All-USA California player of the year and appeared on the All-USA second team and MaxPreps All-American second team.

For his senior season, he transferred to Prolific Prep in Napa, California.

He helped his team win the Grind Session World championship.

Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Green has won three gold medals with the United States at the junior level and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.

Green was selected by the Houston Rockets with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.

He is the third player in the NBA of Filipino descent, following Raymond Townsend and Jordan Clarkson.

Green was born in Merced, California.

He grew up in Livingston, California.

When Green was in third grade, he moved with his family back to Fresno, California.

By sixth grade, he was playing Amateur Athletic Union basketball and practicing for five hours each day.

For his first three years of high school, Green played basketball for San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno.

As a freshman, he was a full-time starter and averaged 18.1 points and nine rebounds per game.

He led his team to a CIF Central Section Division II runner-up finish and the CIF Division II quarterfinals.

He earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American second team and CIF Central Section rookie of the year honors.

In his sophomore season, Green averaged 27.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, leading San Joaquin Memorial to a Central Section Division II title and the CIF Open Division playoffs.

He was named MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year and made the USA Today All-USA California second team.

As a junior, Green averaged 30.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game for San Joaquin Memorial.

He won his second consecutive Central Division II championship.

He was a consensus five-star recruit and the best shooting guard in the 2020 class, with ESPN ranking him number one overall.

He finished his high school career at Prolific Prep in Napa, California, and he chose to forgo college basketball to join the NBA G League Ignite team in its inaugural season.

In March 2020, he shared Grind Session most valuable player honors with Daishen Nix.

Green averaged 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and five assists per game, leading his team to a 31–3 record.

He was named Sports Illustrated All-American player of the year and to the MaxPreps All-American first team.

Green was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic, and the Nike Hoop Summit, but all three games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Green was a consensus five-star recruit and the number one shooting guard in the 2020 recruiting class, according to major recruiting services 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.

He was ranked as the top recruit in his class by ESPN.

He received offers from many NCAA Division I basketball programs, including Arizona, Florida State, and USC before turning 15 years old.

On April 16, 2020, Green announced that he would join the NBA G League, forgoing college basketball.

He chose the G League over offers from Auburn, Oregon, and Memphis.

On April 16, 2020, Green signed a one-year, $500,000 contract with the NBA G League Ignite, a developmental team affiliated with the NBA G League.

He became the first player to join the team.

On March 8, 2021, Green recorded a season-high 30 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in a 127–102 loss to the Raptors 905 in the first round of the playoffs.

He averaged 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.

On July 29, 2021, Green was selected by the Houston Rockets second overall in the 2021 NBA draft, making him the first ever player being drafted out from the G-League, followed by former Ignite teammates Jonathan Kuminga and Isaiah Todd.

On August 8, he made his summer league debut in a 84–76 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers where he posted 23 points, five rebounds, and two assists in 30 minutes.

He made the All-Summer League Second Team after missing the last three of five games due to soreness on his right hamstring.

He made his preseason debut on October 5 in a 125–119 win against the Washington Wizards with 12 points, six rebounds, and two assists.