UC Santa Barbara
2017-2018
Jalen Canty had 14 points, six rebounds and tied his career-high with four assists on Mar. 3 vs. Cal Poly...Made 6-of-7 field goal attempts...Averaging 13.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game...His scoring average is at its highet point of the season and in nine Big West games he is averaging 15.3 points and 7.6 boards per game...Ranks third in the Big West in rebounding...Returned to action on Mar. 1 vs. LBSU after serving a six-game suspension...Tied his career-high with 35 minutes against the 49ers, scoring 17 points and collecting six rebounds...Made 7-of-9 field goal attempts...Shooting 59.2% overall, second in the Big West...Made 13-of-16 field goal attempts since returning from suspension, 81.2%...Tied his career-high with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field on Feb. 1 vs. Hawai’i...Added 10 rebounds, two blocked shots and a pair of assists in a career-high-tying 35 minutes...It was the seventh double-double of the season and ninth of Canty’s career...Scored 20 points, on 8-of-12 from the field, and added eight rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot on Jan. 27 at UC Riverside...Had back-to-back 20+ point games for the first time in his career...He has scored 20 or more in a game four times in his career, all in his last 10 games...Had 12 points and collected six rebounds on Jan. 25 at Fullerton...While he was 5-of-13 for the game, he scored nine of his points and was 4-for-7 from the field in the all-important second half against the Titans...Was one short of his career-high when he scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds on Jan. 20 vs. UC Irvine......Continues to lead the league in blocked shots at 1.9 per game...Had 10 points, seven rebounds, one blocked shot, a steal and a career-high four assists in the Jan. 17 win over Cal State Fullerton...On Jan. 13 at Hawai’i, Canty had 16 points, eight rebounds, a pair of blocked shots and a steal...On Jan. 4 at Cal Poly, he the best game of his career when he posted career-highs of 21 points and six blocked shots to go along with 10 rebounds...Scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half against the Mustangs...He has scored 10 or more points 21 times in 24 games...Also logged a career-high 35 minutes on Nov. 24 vs. Prairie View A&M...Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds on Nov. 21 against Montana...Also had four blocked shots against the Grizzlies....Blocked at least one shot in each of the first nine games...Earlier in the season, Canty had a stretch of five consecutive games with two or more blocked shots...In addition to his six-block performance on Jan. 4 at Cal Poly, he had five on Nov. 24 vs. Prairie View, and four on Nov. 21 vs. Montana and Dec. 23 at Sacramento State...Produced his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 15 at Pitt...Returned to regular season action in the opener against North Dakota State after missing the final 18 games a year ago while dealing with academic issues...Had a solid return as he hit 4-of-8 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws to finish with 13 points, eight rebounds and one blocked shot in his 29 minutes...Averaging 27.6 minutes per game and has played 30 or more 12 times.
2016-2017
Canty was ruled ineligible after 10 games in 2016-17...In the 10 games he did play, he was UCSB's best post player...Averaged 10.2 points and a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per game...Shot 55.1% from the field...Had a double-double and scored a career-high with 16 points and 10 rebounds at USC...Also had a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield...Had 15 points against San Francisco and 14 at San Diego...Scored in double-figures six times in his 10 games...Canty had seven or more rebounds six times...Averaged 26.4 minutes per game and logged 20 or more minutes in all 10 games...Played a career-high 34 minutes at Cal State Bakersfield and played 30 or more minutes three times...Blocked two shots in games against Omaha, Cal State Bakersfield and Nevada.
City College of San Francisco
Canty came to UCSB after a standout year at City College of San Francisco...Named 2016 California State Player of the Year and California Community College Athletic Association Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading CCSF to a 32-1 record and the California Community College title...Also named league MVP...Canty's Rams ended the season with a 25-game winning streak and a 68-57 win over Saddleback College in the state championship game...Despite playing a mere 22 minutes per game, Canty averaged 13.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.4 blocked shots per game...Made 59.6% of his field goal attempts for the regular season...In five CCCAA Tournament games, he averaged 13.4 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game while shooting 64.5% of his field goal attempts...Scored in double figures 25 times...Scored career-high 25 points against Merritt College...Had a 22 points against Moorpark College in the team's only loss...Also had 20 point games against Merritt College and Las Positas College...Tallied 15 or more 14 times...Collected a personal best 18 rebounds against Merritt and added 16 against Las Positas...Had 15 rebounds in wins over Merritt and Butte...Had 10 or more rebounds 12 times...Blocked a career-high nine shots in a win over Mt. San Antonio...Produced seven blocks against Merritt, Butte and Ohlone...Blocked five or more shots 10 times...Played for Justin Labaugh.
High School
Canty prepped at St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School where he averaged 25.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game...Is the school's all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots, and rannks No. 2 in points...Scored a career-high 40 points and had a career-high 20 rebounds in a game against Richmond HS during his junior season...Also had 10 blocked shots and five steals against Richmond...As a junior he averaged 18.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots and as a sophomore he averaged 13.6 points and 12.6 boards...Helped his school to the CIF North Coast Section finals as a sophomore and to the CIF playoffs as a senior...Was Second Team All-State and Defensive Player of the Year...In addition to his basketball accomplishments, Canty was a star football player in high school and originally signed a National Letter of Intent to play defensive end at Washington State...As a senior in high school, he led the team with 79 tackles and was named Vallejo Times-Herald Defensive Player of the Year...On the AAU level, he played for the Oakland Soldiers where he was a teammate of Gabe Vincent...Played for Derek Walker at St. Patrick-St. Vincent.
Personal
Jalen Jamal Canty was born July 12, 1995 in Oakland, Calif....The son of Tawanda Archie and Lenard Canty III...Roots for the San Antonio Spurs and Oakland Raiders...Favorite athletes include Tim Duncan, Derek Carr, LeBron James, Amari Cooper and Usain Bolt...Favorite movies include Paid in Full and Money Train...Favorite television shows include Luke Cage as well as Law & Order SVU...Nicknames include Cotton Canty, Fat Bunny, J-Cant and Big J...Majoring in sociology...Aspires to become a professional basketball player and, ultimately, a basketball coach.
