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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