American forward Jaleel O’Brien (26 years old, 201 cm) signed a one-year contract with PBC “Astana”. For Jaleel, this is the first experience of performing outside the US. A native of San Diego, California, he played for the colleges of Utah and San Diego State. Statistics of the last season in college on average indicators – 10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
He started his professional career in the farm club “Utah Jazz” – “Salt Lake City Stars” (G-League). In 2016 he signed a contract with the main team “Utah Jazz”. Season 2017/2018 he held in the team “Aqua Kaliente Clippers”, gaining an average of 15.9 points and 3.1 assists per game.