Jaylen Forbes

Jaylen Forbes
No. 25 – Nelson Giants
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNational Basketball League
Personal information
Born (2000-12-15) December 15, 2000
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlorence
(Florence, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft2024: undrafted
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025–presentNelson Giants
Career highlights
  • 2× Second-team All-AAC (2022–2023)
  • Third-team All-AAC (2021)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2021 ChinaTeam

Jaylen Forbes (born December 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Nelson Giants of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tulane Green Wave.

Early life and high school career

Forbes attended Florence High School in Florence, Mississippi. As a junior, he averaged 28.4 points and 12.0 rebounds per game and earned all-state honors. Forbes averaged 23.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a senior and earned first team all-state honors by both the Clarion Ledger and USA Today.[1] Regarded as a four-star prospect, he committed to play college basketball at Alabama over offers from UAB and Murray State.[2]

College career

Forbes averaged 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman at Alabama. Following the season he transferred to Tulane.[1] On February 26, 2021, Forbes scored a career-high 37 points in a 91-71 loss to Cincinnati.[3] As a sophomore, he averaged 16.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Forbes was named to the Third Team All-American Athletic Conference as well as NABC Division I All-District Second Team.[4] He averaged 15.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a junior and was named to the Second Team All-AAC.[5] As a senior, Forbes averaged 18.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game en route to Second Team All-AAC honors. Alongside teammate Kevin Cross Jr., he declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Tulane.[6] In his final season, Forbes averaged 14.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[7]

Professional career

On March 2, 2025, Forbes signed with the Nelson Giants of the National Basketball League.[8]

National team career

Forbes was a part of the Tulane team chosen to represent the United States in the 2021 Summer Universiade in China. In the third place game, he scored 27 points in a 102-91 win over Argentina.[9] Forbes averaged 15.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, helping the U.S. receive a bronze medal.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Basketball Adds Alabama Transfer Jaylen Forbes". Tulane Green Wave. April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ Daniels, Evan (August 2, 2018). "Four-star guard Jaylen Forbes commits to Alabama". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Davenport carries Cincinnati over Tulane 91-71". ESPN. Associated Press. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ Miller, Adam (March 16, 2021). "Jaylen Forbes receives NABC All-District Second Team honors". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ Smith, Guerry (May 30, 2022). "Jalen Cook pulls name from NBA draft, returns to Tulane". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ Smith, Guerry (May 30, 2023). "Tulane's Jaylen Forbes, Kevin Cross take their names out of NBA draft". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ Smith, Chad (March 4, 2024). "No. 24 Ranked South Florida Hosts Tulane for Senior Day". South Florida Bulls. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  8. 1 2 McAuliffe, Hugh (March 2, 2025). "Giants tab rookie Jaylen Forbes". Australiabasket. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ "USA Claims Bronze in 2023 World University Games". American Athletic Conference. August 7, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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