Five Facts: Jordan Walsh Boston Celtics – Official Site 19:01 

 

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It’s time to get to know the newest – and youngest – member of the Boston Celtics: Jordan Walsh.

The C’s selected Walsh with their only pick of the 2023 NBA Draft at No. 38 overall out of the University of Arkansas.

He’s a 6-foot-7 forward with a massive 7-foot-3 wingspan, which he uses to wreak havoc on the defensive end.

Walsh was also a pleasant surprise offensively during July’s Summer League session in Las Vegas, where he was

Boston’s leading scorer at 16.0 points per game while shooting 40.7 percent from 3-point range.

Now, let’s get to know Walsh on a more personal level as he gets ready for his rookie season. Here are his Five Facts:

 

 

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  • He shares a birthday with Jayson Tatum. Walsh was born March 3, 2004, exactly six years after Tatum. Yet somehow, they’re both just 19 years old .
  • Walsh grew up in DeSoto, Texas, the hometown of many accomplished NFL players such as Hall-of-Famer Tim
  • Brown, former New England Patriot Ellis Hobbs, current Patriot Jalen Mills, and eight-time Pro Bowler Von

 

 

  • Miller.
  • Walsh has Alopecia, which is “a disease that happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes
  • hair loss,” according to the National Institutes of Health. He has dedicated much of his free time to raising
  • awareness about alopecia and has become a mentor to children dealing with the autoimmune disease.
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  • Other
  • athletes with alopecia include former NBA forward and mentor of Walsh, Charlie Villanueva, Cleveland Browns
  • quarterback Joshua Dobbs, and former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Ryan Shazier.
  • During his freshman year of high school, Walsh led Faith and Family to a 36-6 record and its first Class 4A
  • state title. In the championship game, he slammed home the game-winning dunk just before the final buzzer
  • for a 53-51 win.

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  • Walsh was a consensus Top 25 recruit in the high school class of 2022. He was ranked 11 by ESPN, 19 by
  • 247Sports, and 24 by Rivals. ESPN also ranked him as the No. 1 player from Texas and the No. 4 small forward
  • in the nation.

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