Jalen Williams

About

Jalen Devonn Williams (born April 14, 2001), nicknamed J-Dub, is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three seasons of college basketball for the Santa Clara Broncos before declaring for the 2022 NBA draft, where he was selected 12th overall by the Thunder. Williams was named to his first NBA All-Star Game and All-NBA Team in 2025, later winning an NBA championship that same year.

Williams played basketball at Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona. Starting off as a six-foot-tall (180 cm) point guard, Williams grew five inches from his sophomore to senior year of high school. Despite this, Santa Clara still listed him as a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) guard when Williams signed his national letter of intent. As a senior, Williams was ranked 9th among prep players in Arizona by 247Sports. Williams ended his high school career averaging more than 25 points per game in his senior year, being named the Chandler Unified School District Player of the Year as a junior, and was awarded the 2017–18 Region Offensive Player of the Year.

Rated as a three-star recruit by major…