No. 14 – Washington Wizards | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | January 21, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Windward School (Los Angeles, California) |
College | UCLA (2018–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022 | Motor City Cruise |
2022– 2023 | Capital City Go-Go |
2023–present | Washington Wizards |
2023–present | →Capital City Go-Go |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jules Liam Bernard (born January 21, 2000 [1]) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.
Bernard played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles. [2] As a junior, he averaged 25.3 points and 13.7 rebounds per game. In his senior season, Bernard averaged 26.4 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. [3] He competed for the Compton Magic on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. [4] A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for UCLA in October 2017 over offers from Kansas, USC, Oregon and Miami (Florida). [5] He was attracted to the Bruins by their program's history and head coach Steve Alford being open to playing skilled freshmen. [6]
As a freshman at UCLA, Bernard averaged 7.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. [7] In his sophomore season, he averaged 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. [8] On March 3, 2021, he scored a career-high 23 points in an 82–72 loss to Oregon. [9] As a junior, Bernard averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. [10]
In his senior year in 2021–22, he continued to decrease his turnovers after nearly committing twice as many turnovers as assists in his first two seasons. [1] He had a season-high 22 points in each of the Bruins' two games against Long Beach State. [11] [12] Bernard ended the season with nine consecutive games scoring in double figures, including a team-high 16 points in UCLA's season-ending loss to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2022 NCAA tournament. [13] [14] As a senior, Bernard averaged 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
After the season, he declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent to maintain his college eligibility; the NCAA allowed an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] He was invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp but did not receive an invitation to the NBA Draft Combine. He had a workout with the Los Angeles Lakers before deciding to remain in the draft, minutes before the deadline to return to school. [16] [17]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Bernard played with the Detroit Pistons in the 2022 NBA Summer League. [18] He scored in double digits once in the first four games before scoring a team-high 22 points in the finale, including 14 points in the third quarter. [19] He was later added to the Pistons' training camp roster after signing an Exhibit 10 contract. [20] Bernard played in three of the team's four preseason games before being released. [21] He was later named to the training camp roster for the Motor City Cruise, the Pistons' G League affiliate. [22]
On December 22, 2022, Bernard was traded from the Motor City to the Capital City Go-Go. [23]
On October 1, 2023, Bernard signed with the Washington Wizards, [24] but was waived on October 19. [25] On October 30, he returned to Capital City. [26]
On December 8, 2023, Bernard signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards. [27] On the same day, Bernard made his NBA debut for the Wizards in a 124–97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | UCLA | 33 | 2 | 17.2 | .469 | .371 | .739 | 3.1 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 7.6 |
2019–20 | UCLA | 30 | 1 | 16.2 | .390 | .317 | .784 | 2.6 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 5.5 |
2020–21 | UCLA | 32 | 28 | 29.3 | .441 | .396 | .744 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | 10.3 |
2021–22 | UCLA | 35 | 34 | 30.1 | .419 | .337 | .818 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.8 |
Career | 130 | 65 | 23.4 | .430 | .354 | .774 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 9.2 |
Source: [28]
No. 14 – Washington Wizards | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | January 21, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Windward School (Los Angeles, California) |
College | UCLA (2018–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022 | Motor City Cruise |
2022– 2023 | Capital City Go-Go |
2023–present | Washington Wizards |
2023–present | →Capital City Go-Go |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jules Liam Bernard (born January 21, 2000 [1]) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.
Bernard played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles. [2] As a junior, he averaged 25.3 points and 13.7 rebounds per game. In his senior season, Bernard averaged 26.4 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. [3] He competed for the Compton Magic on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. [4] A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for UCLA in October 2017 over offers from Kansas, USC, Oregon and Miami (Florida). [5] He was attracted to the Bruins by their program's history and head coach Steve Alford being open to playing skilled freshmen. [6]
As a freshman at UCLA, Bernard averaged 7.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. [7] In his sophomore season, he averaged 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. [8] On March 3, 2021, he scored a career-high 23 points in an 82–72 loss to Oregon. [9] As a junior, Bernard averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. [10]
In his senior year in 2021–22, he continued to decrease his turnovers after nearly committing twice as many turnovers as assists in his first two seasons. [1] He had a season-high 22 points in each of the Bruins' two games against Long Beach State. [11] [12] Bernard ended the season with nine consecutive games scoring in double figures, including a team-high 16 points in UCLA's season-ending loss to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2022 NCAA tournament. [13] [14] As a senior, Bernard averaged 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
After the season, he declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent to maintain his college eligibility; the NCAA allowed an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] He was invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp but did not receive an invitation to the NBA Draft Combine. He had a workout with the Los Angeles Lakers before deciding to remain in the draft, minutes before the deadline to return to school. [16] [17]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Bernard played with the Detroit Pistons in the 2022 NBA Summer League. [18] He scored in double digits once in the first four games before scoring a team-high 22 points in the finale, including 14 points in the third quarter. [19] He was later added to the Pistons' training camp roster after signing an Exhibit 10 contract. [20] Bernard played in three of the team's four preseason games before being released. [21] He was later named to the training camp roster for the Motor City Cruise, the Pistons' G League affiliate. [22]
On December 22, 2022, Bernard was traded from the Motor City to the Capital City Go-Go. [23]
On October 1, 2023, Bernard signed with the Washington Wizards, [24] but was waived on October 19. [25] On October 30, he returned to Capital City. [26]
On December 8, 2023, Bernard signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards. [27] On the same day, Bernard made his NBA debut for the Wizards in a 124–97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | UCLA | 33 | 2 | 17.2 | .469 | .371 | .739 | 3.1 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 7.6 |
2019–20 | UCLA | 30 | 1 | 16.2 | .390 | .317 | .784 | 2.6 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 5.5 |
2020–21 | UCLA | 32 | 28 | 29.3 | .441 | .396 | .744 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | 10.3 |
2021–22 | UCLA | 35 | 34 | 30.1 | .419 | .337 | .818 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.8 |
Career | 130 | 65 | 23.4 | .430 | .354 | .774 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 9.2 |
Source: [28]