Jamal Mashburn Jr.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. is an American basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, New Mexico Lobos, and Temple Owls.
Early life and high school career
Mashburn is the son of former NBA player Jamal Mashburn. The younger Mashburn grew up playing baseball and lacrosse, and only turned to basketball at age 10. He began his high school career at Gulliver Prep and averaged 24 points per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Mashburn averaged 27.4 points per game. He earned first-team all-state honors. For his junior season, Mashburn transferred to Brewster Academy. At Brewster Academy, he played alongside teammates Kai Jones, Jalen Lecque, Terrence Clarke, and Kadary Richmond. As a senior, he earned first team All-New England Prep School Class AAA honors and led Brewster to the National Prep Showcase championship game, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mashburn was regarded as a four-star prospect ranked the No. 88 recruit in his class and committed to Minnesota over offers from California [Golden Bears men's basketball|California], Auburn, Georgetown, and Saint Louis.College career
On February 17, 2021, Mashburn scored a freshman season-high 19 points in an 82–72 loss to Indiana. He began receiving more playing time due to an injury to Gabe Kalscheur. Mashburn made eight starts as a freshman at Minnesota and averaged 8.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. For his sophomore season, he transferred to New Mexico. Mashburn followed his coach Richard Pitino, who was hired to coach the Lobos. On January 8, 2022, Mashburn scored a career-high 29 points and had eight assists in a 90-87 overtime loss to Nevada [Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]. He was named to the Third Team All-Mountain West as a sophomore. As a junior, Mashburn led the league in scoring at 19.1 points per game and was named to the First Team All-Mountain West.In April 2024, Mashburn transferred to Temple. On November 23, he scored his 2,000th point in a win against UMass.