Jamal Cain
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jamal Cain
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 191
| league = NBA
| team = New Orleans Pelicans
| number = 8
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|20}}
| birth_place = Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
| high_school =
- Academy for Business and Technology
(Melvindale, Michigan) - Cornerstone Health and Technology
(Detroit, Michigan)
| college =
| draft_year = 2022
| career_start = 2022
| years1 = {{nbay|2022|start}}–{{nbay|2023|end}}
| team1 = Miami Heat
| team2 = →Sioux Falls Skyforce
| years3 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present
| team3 = New Orleans Pelicans
| years4 = 2024–present
| team4 = →Birmingham Squadron
| highlights =
- Horizon League co-Player of the Year (2022)
- First-team All-Horizon League (2022)
}}
Hasen Jamal Cain (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
High school career
Cain attended the Academy for Business and Technology in Melvindale, Michigan before transferring to Cornerston Health and Technology in Detroit, Michigan. As a senior, Cain was rated as the second best player in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press.{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Mick |title=Marquette-bound Cornerstone senior Jamal Cain on mission |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/mick-mccabe/2016/12/08/jamal-cain-mhsaa-high-school-basketball-marquette/95105794/ |access-date=March 31, 2022 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}} He was named a finalist for the Mr. Basketball of Michigan.{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2017 |title=See the Mr. Basketball finalist selections and who got left out |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2017/02/see_the_mr_basketball_finalist.html |access-date=March 31, 2022 |website=mlive |language=en}} Cain was a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Marquette.{{Cite web |last=Velazquez |first=Matt |title=Marquette receives commitment from Jamal Cain |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2016/09/17/marquette-receives-commitment-jamal-cain/90601826/ |access-date=March 31, 2022 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}
College career
Cain attended Marquette University for his first four years. He averaged 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior. For his final season of eligibility, Cain transferred to Oakland University and played for Greg Kampe and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies as a graduate transfer.{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Tony |title='I'm coming home': Oakland hoops lands big-time transfer in Marquette's Jamal Cain |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2021/04/03/oakland-hoops-lands-big-time-transfer-marquettes-jamal-cain/7075801002/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=The Detroit News |date=April 3, 2021}} He averaged 19.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 49.9 percent from the floor and 84.1 percent from the foul line. He was named the Horizon League Co-Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=HEAT SIGN JAMAL CAIN |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-sign-jamal-cain-071622 |website=NBA.com |access-date=July 27, 2022 |date=July 15, 2022}}
Professional career
=Miami Heat / Sioux Falls Skyforce (2022–2024)=
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Cain signed a summer league contract with the Miami Heat. He signed a deal with the Heat on July 15. On October 9, 2022, Cain's contract was converted into a two-way, allowing him to play with the Heat and its NBA G League affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce.{{cite web|title=HEAT CONVERT CAIN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT AND SIGN MULDER|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-convert-cain-two-way-sign-mulder|website=NBA.com|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}} On November 12, 2022, Cain made his NBA debut in a 132–115 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Cain made the 2023 NBA Finals where the Heat would go to lose in 5 games to the Denver Nuggets.
On August 11, 2023, Cain signed another two-way contract with the Heat.{{cite web|title=HEAT MAKE ROSTER MOVES|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-make-roster-moves|website=NBA.com|date=August 11, 2023|access-date=August 12, 2023}}
=New Orleans Pelicans / Birmingham Squadron (2024–present)=
On July 14, 2024, Cain signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.{{cite web|title=New Orleans Pelicans sign Karlo Matković|url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/karlo-matkovic-jamal-cain-new-orleans-pelicans-roster-signings-free-agency-071424|website=NBA.com|date=July 14, 2024|access-date=July 14, 2024}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2022}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 18 || 0 || 13.3 || .561 || .350 || .773 || 2.9 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 5.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 26 || 1 || 10.0 || .430 || .355 || .783 || 1.4 || .4 || .4 || .2 || 3.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 44 || 1 || 11.3 || .490 || .353 || .778 || 2.0 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 4.4
{{S-end}}
References
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External links
- [https://goldengrizzlies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jamal-cain/9123 Oakland Golden Grizzlies bio]
- [https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jamal-cain/5283 Marquette Golden Eagles bio]
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{{Birmingham Squadron current roster}}
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Oakland County, Michigan
Category:Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
Category:New Orleans Pelicans players
Category:Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball players
Category:Sioux Falls Skyforce players