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Jaelen House - Men's Basketball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
Position

G

Height

6-0

Weight

170 lbs.

Class

Gr.

Previous School

Arizona State

Hometown

Phoenix, Ariz.

OF NOTE
• First Lobo in history, and just the third player in Mountain West history, to have consecutive seasons with at least 500 points and 125 assists (2021-22, 2022-23)
• Set the UNM single-season record with 86 steals in 2022-23, ranking second nationally at 2.69 spg
• Three-time All-Mountain West guard who was the only non-power 6 player named to the 2023-24 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List

UNM CAREER
• Ended his UNM career 11th in career scoring (1,561), 17th in career field goals (496), eighth in career free throws (405), third in career FT% (.875), 14th in career 3-pointers (164), ninth in career assists (395) and second in career steals (224)
• Second in Mountain West history with 119 steals in conference play (two behind the record) and the only player in the top six in league history to play only three seasons
• First player in Mountain West history to lead the conference in steals for three straight seasons

2023-24 SEASON (GRADUATE)
• 2nd Team All-Mountain West (media), 3rd Team All-Mountain West (coaches) and MW All-Defensive Team
• Mountain West Tournament MVP
• Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (media)
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
• Mountain West Player of the Week (Jan. 29)
• 2nd Team NABC All-District
• Started 31 games (missed five due to injury)
• Averaged 15.9 points (team-high), 3.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game
• Had 25 double figure games, including nine 20-point games
• Had 28 points (26 in the 1st half – most by a Lobo since 2003) on 9-11 FGs (5-6 3FG) vs. New Mexico State (Dec. 2)
• Had 26 rebounds, six rebounds, and five assists vs. No. 19 San Diego State (Jan. 13)
• Season-high 29 points vs. Boise State in MW Quarterfinals (Mar. 14)
• Scored 28 points vs. San Diego State in MW Championship game (Mar. 16)
• Tri-captain

2022-23 SEASON (SENIOR)
• 1st Team All-Mountain West (media), 2nd Team All-Mountain West (coaches) and MW All-Defensive Team
• 2nd Team NABC All-District and USBWA All-District
• Started 32 of 34 games (missed two due to injury)
• Averaged 16.9 points and 4.7 assists per game
• Set the UNM single-season record with 86 steals, ranking second nationally at 2.69 spg
• Became just the fourth player in Mountain West history with over 40 steals in conference play in a year
• Only MW Player on the USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List
• Mountain West Player of the Week (Jan. 16) after wins over Oral Roberts and San Diego State
• Had 28 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals vs. Wyoming in MW 1st Rd. (Mar. 8)
• Double-double with 17 points and 10 assists at Nevada (Jan. 23)
• Had 29 points, six rebounds and four steals at No. 23 San Diego State (Jan. 14)
• Had 26 points (10-14 FG, 5-6 3FG) and five assists vs. Colorado State (Dec. 28)
• Had 17 points, five rebounds and six steals at Saint Mary’s (Nov. 30)

2021-22 SEASON (JUNIOR)
• 3rd Team All-Mountain West (coaches and media)
• Started 31 of 32 games (missed one due to injury)
• Averaged 16.9 points and 4.5 assists per game
• Scored double figures in 23 games, including eight 20-point games
• Had four 30-point games, T-8th most in UNM history
• Recorded 68 steals, 7th on UNM’s single season list and most by a Lobo since 1987-88
• Shot 88.9% from the free throw line, 3rd-best in UNM history
• Set career highs of 42 points (15-22 FG) and eight rebounds at Air Force (Feb. 5)
• Had 34 points and six assists vs. No. 22 Wyoming (Feb. 15)
•  76 points (at AF, vs. Wyo.) were the most by a Mountain West player in consecutive conference games since 2011 (BYU’s Jimmer Fredette)
• First career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 13 assists vs. San Jose State (Jan. 28)
• Scored a career-high 31 points at New Mexico State (Nov. 30)
• Had 18 points, seven assists and a career-high eight steals vs. Grambling State (Nov. 15)
• Had 30 points in the season-opener vs. FAU (Nov. 10), the 2nd-most points by a Lobo in their UNM debut

2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT ARIZONA STATE)
• Appeared in 21 games off the bench
• Averaged 5.3 points and 1.5 assists per game
• Scored double figures in three games
• Had 13 points and four assists vs. Houston Baptist (Nov. 29)
• Scored 13 points at Colorado on 5-7 shooting (Mar. 4)
• Matched a career high with five assists vs. Washington State in the Pac-12 Tournament (Mar. 10)

2019-20 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT ARIZONA STATE)
• Appeared in 30 games off the bench
• Averaged 3.9 points and 1.2 assists per game
• Had four double-figure scoring games
• Scored a career high 20 points vs. Rider (Nov. 17)
• Matched his career high with 20 points on 5-7 3FG vs. Texas Southern (Dec. 28)
• Scored seven points in his collegiate debut vs. Colorado in Shanghai, China (Nov. 8)
• Had 14 points and a career-high five assists vs. Central Connecticut (No. 14)

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played at Shadow Mountain High School, where he was coached by his uncle, former NBA point guard Mike Bibby
• Averaged 21.6 points and 5.3 assists as a senior
• Four-star recruit by 247Sports and the No. 12 point guard in the class of 2019
• Had 30 points and 14 steals in the 2018 Arizona High School Championship game to lead Shadow Mountain back from a 22-point second half deficit to win the title over Tucson Salpointe Catholic

PERSONAL
• Birthday is May 2
• Son of Charlsie and Eddie House
• Has three siblings, Kalek, Kaden and Carter
• Father, Eddie, played at Arizona State from 1997-00 where he was the 2000 Pac-10 Player of the Year, is still the school’s all-time leading scorer and has his No. 5 retired, before playing 11 seasons in the NBA, winning a title with the 2008 Boston Celtics
• Uncle, Mike Bibby, played at Arizona where he helped the Wildcats win the 1997 NCAA Championship and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1998, before playing 14 seasons in the NBA
• Grandfather, Henry Bibby, helped UCLA win three NCAA titles from 1970-72 before playing nine seasons in the NBA and later coached in both the NBA and college, including 10 seasons as the head coach at USC (1996-04)