Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jaylen Clark was born October 13, 2001 in Riverside, California. He is a guard in the National Basketball Association.

Clark played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference, earning national honors as both the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and NABC Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2023, when he was also voted the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. A two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection, Clark was named second-team All-Pac-12 as well that year. He was selected by the Timberwolves in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft.

Clark was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 53rd overall pick.