Jonathan Galloway
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| Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||
| League | Swiss Basketball League | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 June 1996 Brentwood, California | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Guamanian / American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | UC Irvine (2015–2019) | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | |||||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | Bakken Bears | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Zadar | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Monthey-Chablais | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Bisons Loimaa | |||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Spinelli Massagno | |||||||||||||
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Jonathan Galloway (born 19 June 1996) is a Guamanian professional basketball player for Bisons Loimaa of the Korisliiga. Standing at 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he mainly plays as power forward or center. Galloway also represents the Guam national basketball team.
College career
Galloway started out as a redshirt for the 2014-15 season and joined the UC Irvine Anteaters a year later.[1] He was named the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year three seasons in a row.[1]
Professional career
In the 2019-20 season, he played for the Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen, Denmark's prime basketball division. There, he averaged 21.5 minutes per game, with and an efficiency rating of 13.6 over the 20-game season – 8.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 assists per game.[2] He helped Bears win the Basketligaen title.[2]
For the 2021–22 season, Galloway was on the roster of Turkish club TED Ankara Kolejliler.[3]
On November 1, 2021, he has signed with Bisons Loimaa of the Korisliiga.[4]
Guam national team
Galloway suited up for Guam's national basketball team on numerous occasions. He was a key component of the island’s newfound success at the Pacific Games.[2]
He has further represented Guam at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[2]
On representing Guam internationally, he stated “Thank you Coach (E.J.) Calvo, Guam Basketball and the rest of the island for always embracing me. It’s an honor wearing Guam on my chest”[2]
Player profile
Both Galloway and his former College coach Russell Turner state that his greatest assets as a basketball player are his defense and rebounding ability.[1]
Personal
Galloway holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology, law and society.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d UC Irvine’s Jonathan Galloway has made an impact on the program and his peers Bob Keisser (Orange County Register), 9 January 2019. Accessed 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Guam’s Galloway signs with pro team in Croatia Arleen Mad (Guam Daily Post), 6 September 2020. Accessed 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Kolejliler kupaya veda etti". Anadolu Gazete (in Turkish). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Bisons muokkaa kokoonpanoaan – korin alle saapuu Jonathan Galloway". basket.fi (in Finnish). November 1, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
External links
- UC Irvine bio
- Profile at ESPN
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
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- CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr)
- CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- 1996 births
- TED Ankara Kolejliler players
- Living people
- Bakken Bears players
- BBC Monthey players
- Bisons Loimaa players
- Centers (basketball)
- Guamanian men's basketball players
- KK Zadar players
- People from Brentwood, California
- Power forwards (basketball)
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players