Jair Bolden
- position G
- height 6-3
- weight 215
- class Redshirt Junior
- Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Previous School George Washington
- High school Westtown School (Pa.)
- position G
- height 6-3
- weight 215
- class Redshirt Junior
- Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Previous School George Washington
- High school Westtown School (Pa.)
Jair Bolden Bio
2018-19
- Not able to play during the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- A three-star prospect according to 247sports.com
- Transferred to South Carolina after spending two seasons at George Washington
- Saw action in 35 games with 16 starts during his rookie season for the Colonials, averaging 4.8 points and 1.9 assists per game
- As a sophomore, tallied 359 total points (11.2 ppg), while leading the team in assists (98) and 3-point attempts (173)
- Tallied 20 double-figure scoring games as a sophomore
- Spent freshman season of high school at St. Anthony’s in New Jersey, before finishing prep career at Westtown School in Pennsylvania
- Led Westtown to its first state championship in any sport as a senior, en route to Third Team All-State honors that season
- Named First Team All-League in each of his three years at Westtown, while also leading the school to three league championships and three state championship game appearances
- Named Athlete of the Year at Westtown as a junior and senior and was a 1,000-point scorer
PERSONAL
- A retail management major
- Son of Joel Bolden and Lesley D’Almeida
- Has a brother, Grey, and a sister, Kaya
- Father, Joel, played basketball at George Mason, and uncle, Jamel Thomas, played basketball at Providence
- Credits Stephon Marbury as his favorite athlete, and lists his favorite sport other than basketball as tennis
- Also skateboards in his spare time
