Jules Liam Bernard (born January 21, 2000[1]) is an American professional basketball player who last played 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 with UCLA in 2019 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
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 |
2023–2024 | Washington Wizards |
2023–2024 | →Capital City Go-Go |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career
editBernard 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]
College career
editAs 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]
Professional career
editMotor City Cruise (2022)
editAfter 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]
Capital City Go-Go (2022–2023)
editOn 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]
Washington Wizards (2023–2024)
editOn 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.
Career statistics
editGP | 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 |
NBA
editRegular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Washington | 19 | 0 | 7.9 | .453 | .379 | .556 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
Career | 19 | 0 | 7.9 | .453 | .379 | .556 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
College
editYear | 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Bolch, Ben (January 7, 2022). "Remarkable ascent of UCLA senior Jules Bernard elicits praise from his coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (January 21, 2021). "With 'no quit in him,' UCLA's Jules Bernard thrives off relentlessness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 26, 2018). "Boys BB: All-State Best of Best 2018". Cal-Hi Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Bossi, Eric (September 14, 2017). "Top 50 wing Jules Bernard sets three visits". Rivals. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (October 10, 2017). "ESPN 100 forward Jules Bernard verbally commits to UCLA Bruins". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Cam (October 11, 2017). "UCLA basketball lands signature 2018 commitment from 4-star SG Jules Bernard". USA Today. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Bossi, Eric (September 11, 2019). "Bossi's Best: Players who should make big leaps as sophomores". Rivals. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Jules Bernard – Men's Basketball". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Suffers 82-74 Setback at Oregon". UCLA Athletics. March 3, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Rothstein, Jon. "The Breakfast Buffet: Andre Curbelo leads Illinois against Marquette, Florida, Jules Bernard". College Hoops Today. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Fattal, Tarek (January 7, 2022). "Improved Jules Bernard leads UCLA back into Pac-12 play". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Fattal, Tarek (January 6, 2022). "UCLA basketball returns, routs Long Beach State". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (March 25, 2022). "UCLA's March Madness run ends in heartbreaking Sweet 16 loss to North Carolina". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Woo, Jeremy (March 24, 2022). "Players Who Need to Step Up in the Sweet 16". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "UCLA's Jules Bernard to enter NBA draft, won't hire agent". Associated Press. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Goon, Kyle (June 1, 2022). "UCLA's Jules Bernard remains in NBA draft after Lakers workout". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (June 1, 2022). "Jules Bernard announces he has played final game with UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Langlois, Keith (July 8, 2022). "Ivey & Duren get Pistons off and running in Summer League win over Blazers". NBA.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Sankofa, Omari II (July 16, 2022). "Jules Bernard, Charlie Moore shine as Detroit Pistons close Summer League with 102-86 win". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Curtis, Mike (September 26, 2022). "Pistons' Kemba Walker not with team; three have injuries heading into training camp". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Curtis, Mike (October 14, 2022). "Report: Pistons expected to waive Kemba Walker". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Curtis, Mike (October 25, 2022). "Veteran guard Alec Burks should add to Pistons' second unit once healthy". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (October 1, 2023). "Official: We have signed Jules Bernard to an Exhibit 10 contract. We have also placed Dejan Vasiljevic on waivers" (Tweet). Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (October 19, 2023). "Official: We have signed Devon Dotson to an Exhibit 10 contract. We have also waived Jules Bernard" (Tweet). Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Roster, Dates". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Wizards Sign Jules Bernard to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Jules Bernard". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- UCLA Bruins bio