Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY: Jalen Shelley finished his first season at LMU in 2025-26 after transferring in from USC… Named to the All-WCC Honorable Mention Team in 2026 

2025-26 - SOPHOMORE AT LMU: Played and started 25 games before missing the final six games of the season due to injury… Ranked third on the team and 13^th in the West Coast Conference with 13.7 points per game… Led the Lions and ranked sixth in the WCC with 6.6 rebounds per game, and his 5.56 defensive rebounds per game were the third most in the conference… Recorded a team-high four double-doubles… Shot 45.7 percent from the field (118-for-258)… Finished his season with a career-high 27 points on 9-for-16 shooting and 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting in his final two games before injury… Finished with four games scoring 20 or more points and 19 games in double-digits… Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in the Sunshine Slam against Ohio (11/25/25)… Totaled five games with double-digit rebounds…  Shot 70.4 percent (81-for-115) from the free throw line, including hitting 10 free throws against Eastern Washington (11/5/25) to reach double-figure scoring without a made field goal… Dished out career-high seven assists twice, once in the road win at UTEP (11/11/25) and again in the conference game against Oregon State (1/28/26)… Recorded a career-high three blocks in the win over Morgan State (12/23/25)… Named to the All-WCC Honorable Mention Team.

2024-25 - FRESHMAN AT USC: Appeared in 22 games, including one start in USC’s season opener against Chattanooga…Scored a season-high 10 points and collected six rebounds against Purdue (Feb. 7) ... Played a career high 32 minutes against Maryland (Feb. 20), where he recorded a career high eight rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Link Academy in Branson, Missouri ... led them to the semifinals of the 2024 Chipotle Nationals ... ranked 50th in the ESPN.com rankings and was a composite top 60 recruit on On3.com ... also ranked 43rd on the 2023 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame HoopHall Classic Elite Players list ... played 21 games for Houston Hoops and Pro Skills on the Nike EYBL circuit where he averaged 12.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game nin 2023 ... averaged 10.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in five games at the Nike Peach Jam ... attended Plano Prestonwood Christian High School for his junior year, where he led the team to a 26-6 record and the TAPPS 6A State title ...  named to the 6A TAPPS All-State First Team and earned second-team all-area honors by the Dallas Morning News ... averaged 18.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game during that junior season ...  attended Frisco Lone Star High during his first two years of high school ... also was a wide receiver on the football team at Prestonwood and Frisco Long Star.

PERSONAL: Jalen was born on Sept. 26, 2005 in Dallas ... son of Janine and Jason Shelley ... has two siblings, Jason and Calesha.