Jack Forrest (basketball)
American basketball player (born 2000)
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Jack Forrest (born August 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Columbia Lions, St. Joseph's Hawks, and Bucknell Bison.
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| No. 24 – Salon Vilpas | |
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 15, 2000 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–2025 | Lavrio |
| 2025–present | Salon Vilpas Vikings |
High school career
Forrest was a 2019 graduate of Lower Merion High School and was coached by Gregg Downer,[1] the same high school coach for Kobe Bryant. As a senior he was named the Central League (PIAA) Most Valuable Player (MVP)[2] and Third Team Pennsylvania All-State 6A.[3] He was a two-time First Team All-Central League and three-time All-Main Line Team.[4] He led Lower Merion to three Central League titles, three District 1 semifinal appearances, and an unbeaten season during league play as a senior.[5] He recorded 1,209 career points, shot 44.3% from the 3-point range,[4] and played AAU ball for Jersey Shore Warriors.[6][7]
College career
Columbia Lions
Jack attended Columbia University (2019–2020) for one year and appeared in 27 games with five starts as a freshman. He averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[8] He scored 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting against Cornell,[9] which earned him Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors.[10] He was the team's third-leading scorer.[8]
St. Joseph's Hawks
He transferred to Saint Joseph's University during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and played for the Hawks for two years (2020–2022).[11][12] In 2020-2021 he averaged 10.4 points per game. He recorded 25 points at La Salle, had a team-high 18 points against Kansas,[13] and had 15 in his debut against Auburn.[12][14] Battling an injury, his 2021-2022 campaign was cut short, playing in 22 games.[12]
Bucknell Bison
Forrest completed his collegiate career at Bucknell University (2022–2024), where he graduated with a degree in Economics. In the 2022–2023 season, following his return from injury at the start of the campaign, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists across 22 games.[15] In his final year at Bucknell, he started all 33 games, averaging 16.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists in a league-high 36.1 minutes per game, and ranked 26th nationally in minutes per game. He scored a team-high 17 points at Duke,[16] and a career high 27 at La Salle.[17] Forrest finished his collegiate career with 1,216 total points.[15] In 2024, he was a First Team All-Patriot League selection and was awarded the Patriot League Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[18]
Professional career
On July 5, 2024, Forrest signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) to start his career as a professional basketball player.[19] In the 2025–26 season, Forrest signed with Salon Vilpas Vikings of the Finnish Korisliiga.[20]
Career statistics
College
| Season | Team | Conference | Class | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 2023–24 | Bucknell | Patriot | SR | G | 33 | 33 | 36.1 | 5.5 | 13.4 | .408 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .371 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .450 | .506 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .802 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 16.0 |
| 2022–23 | Bucknell | Patriot | JR | G | 22 | 13 | 27.9 | 3.9 | 9.1 | .425 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .387 | 2.0 | 4.3 | .468 | .528 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .750 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| 2021–22 | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | JR | G | 22 | 1 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 | .315 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .250 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .405 | .388 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .769 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2020–21 | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | SO | G | 14 | 7 | 24.6 | 3.9 | 8.9 | .440 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .338 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .550 | .528 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .778 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 2019–20 | Columbia | Ivy | FR | G | 27 | 5 | 25.6 | 3.4 | 9.0 | .377 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .352 | 2.0 | 5.0 | .397 | .455 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .613 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 8.9 |
| Career | 118 | 59 | 26.7 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .400 | 1.7 | 4.8 | .355 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .448 | .491 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .760 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 10.3 |
