Jarrett Culver, an American professional basketball player, entered the NBA as one of the anticipated rookie. Culver, the 6th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, however, couldn’t live up to the expectations.
Culver saw himself wearing jerseys of the Timberwolves, the Grizzlies & the Hawks in his three NBA seasons.
Although some of his notable gameplays include the career-high 26 points with the Timberwolves, Jarrett could barely manage the streak of good games.
On a two-way contract with Atlanta Hawks signed in the 2022 fall, Jarrett Culver played for only a half-season before he was sent to its G-league team.
Later, it followed his trade to another G-league team Rio Grande Valley Vipers, on January 14, 2023.
The ‘2019 Big 12 Player of the Year’ stands with an NBA career stats at 6.5 points per game (934 points in total), 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists & 0.7 steals per game.
In the below article, we will talk about Jarrett Culver’s personal & family life, career, and net worth. So before hopping into this article, let’s start with the quick facts.
Full Name | Jarrett Culver |
Date of Birth | February 20, 1999 |
Age | 24 Years Old |
Birth Place | Lubbock, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | African-American |
Religion | Christianity |
Father’s Name | Hiawatha Culver Jr |
Mother’s Name | Regina Culver |
Siblings | Two (Trey and J.J.) |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Chinese zodiac | Earth Rabbit |
Height | 6 feet 6 inches /1.98 m/ 198cm |
Weight | 88kg/ 195 lbs |
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Relationship Status | Single |
Profession | Basketball player |
League | NBA |
Position | Shooting Guard/ Small Forward |
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Jersey Number | 23 |
NBA draft | Round: 1, Pick: 6th Overall, 2019 (Selected by the Phoenix Suns) |
Playing Career | 2019-present |
Net Worth | $3 Million |
Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
Merch | Trading Card |
Last Update | December 2023 |
Jarrett Culver, son of Hiawatha Culver Jr and Regina Culver, was born on February 20, 1999, in Dallas, Texas.
His father is a Pastor and former Texas Tech team chaplain.
Thanks to Culver’s father who serves as the pastor of Rising Star Baptist Church in Lubbock and the team chaplain for Texas Tech, the family’s religious foundation is just as strong.
Talking about his siblings, he has two older brothers, and both of them are quite athletic and are involved in sports.
Trey Culver (b. July 18, 1996), the eldest of all, is a track & field athlete.
He tied for the fourth-best indoor leap in NCAA history in 2018 while competing for Texas Tech as a two-time NCAA indoor high jump champion in 2016 and 2017.
Jarrett Culver’s middle brother J.J. Culver (b. December 14, 1997), is a basketball player who played for the Wayland Baptist University.
After three years at Wayland, J.J. signed with Lithunian-basketball club BC Mazeikiai in 2021 before trade to another Lithunian club BC Šilutė.
For the 2022-23 season, he signed with German Pro B team Rasta Vechta II before promotion to Pro A’s Rasta Vechta.
Jarrett completed high school at Coronado High School in Lubbock,Texas, where he was trained under head coach Randy Dean.
A three-star prospect, Culver decided to enroll at Texas Tech University despite receiving numerous offers from universities like University of Texas, Baylor, and the University of Illinois.
He averaged 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game as a rookie in his college career and, in a conference play, scored 229 points breaking the freshmen record set by Martin Zeno, which was 223 points in 2005.
Jarrett was also named Big 12 Player of the Year after leading the Red Raiders at the end of a conference play.
After his sophomore year, he declared for the NBA draft, concluding the year with an average of 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds & 3.7 assists per game.
After his sophomore year at college, Jarrett went for NBA draft & became the sixth overall pick of Phoenix Suns in the 2019 NBA Draft.
However, his draft rights was traded to Minnesota Timberwolves immediately in exchange for Dario Šarić and the 11th overall pick (Cameron Johnson).
With the Timberwolves, Culver made his NBA debut on October 23, 2019, in a 127-126 overtime win over the Nets, scoring four points, two assists, and one steal.
Then, on January 18, 2020, he scored his rookie-year high & also his career-high 26 points in a loss (112-122) against Toronto Raptors.
After playing two seasons for the Timberwolves, he was traded to Memphis Grizzlies on August 25, 2021, with Juancho Hernangómez in exchange for Patrick Beverley.
With the Grizzlies, he scored his then season-high 14 points (with 2 rebounds & 1 assist) in a 110-139 loss against the Celtics.
Moreover, Jarrett Culver secured his NBA playoffs berth for the first-time as the Grizzlies finished first in the Southwest division.
But the team lost to Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Semi-Finals by 2-4 in a series of six games.
On September 12, 2022, he signed with Atlanta Hawks on a two-way contract. But the Hawks waived him on January 14, 2023, thus transferring his rights to the team’s NBA G-League affiliate College Park Skyhawks.
Culver was traded from the College Park Skyhawks to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 26, 2023.
Considered one of the youngest players, the former Timberwolves player;shooting guard has already amassed some notable awards. Here are some of his awards and highlights.
Culver, a successful NBA player with a charming personality, has been a heartthrob of many without a doubt. But seems the American basketball player is yet to find his dream girl.
So far, no report on Jarrett Culver’s current relationship or girlfriend is out. It appears that the Jarrett Culver is single at the moment.
Well, it won’t keep fans from digging into the records of his dating profile. Though the NBA player doesn’t have a publicly disclosed romantic linkings yet.
Jarret’s social media profiles, like Instagram & Twitter, often feature his gameplay & professional career journey.
The Rio Grande Valley Vipers shooting guard’s Instagram account (@jarrett_23) has more than 100K followers. Since March 2013, he has been active on Twitter (@jarrettc08) & garners over 32.1K followers.
Jarrett Culver is currently 24 years old. His zodiac sign is Pisces, while as per the Chinese calendar, he was born in the Earth-Rabbit year.
The NBA player stands at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and weighs 195 pounds (88 kg), with a wingspan of 7 feet 1 inch (2.15 m).
He has short black curly hair, brown eyes, an athletic body build, and a charming smile.
Jarrett Culver, the NBA player, has a net worth in the range of $3-$5 million as of December 2023.
The shooting guard accumulated majority of his income from NBA contracts; from three NBA seasons (2019, 2020 & 2021), Culver earned a total of $18.313 million.
With the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Texas-born basketball star signed a four-year rookie contract worth $26.42 million on July 8, 2019.
While playing for the Timberwolves for two seasons, he earned $5.813 million in 2019 & $6.1 million in 2020; later, he was traded to Memphis Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies offered him an option deal for the 2021-22 season that saw him a salary of $6.39 million. Though for the next season (i.e., 2022-23 season), the Grizzlies declined an option worth $8.11 million.
As a result, Jarrett Culver went to sign a two-way contract with Atlanta Hawks on September 12, 2022, but was waived on January 14, 2023.
Aside from his regular NBA salaries, he also earns from brand endorsements with many differents brands like Degree, Twizzlers, and Adidas.
Culver joined Damian Lillard, James Harden, and Walker Kessler, among others, as a member of the Adidas family back in 2019.
However, the finances of the sponsorship deal remain under wraps, but it is definitely in the six or seven-figure.
With his exploding NBA games, Jarrett is one of the most-searched basketball personalities.
The above graph gives brief information about the popularity of Rio Grande Valley Vipers, shooting guard, and small forward; Culver is based on Google searches in the United States over a year.
Currently, Culver plays for the NBA G-league team Rio Grande Valley Vipers after the Hawks waived him in January 2023. Earlier, the 6th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft played for Timberwolves, Grizzlies & Atlanta Hawks.
The Timberwolves exercised him an option deal worth $6.39 million for the 2021-22 season in December 2020. The Memphis Grizzlies acquired him ahead of the 2021 season & would pay him the sum. But his financial detail of his current deal with the NBA G-league team RVG Vipers, is not out.
No, Jarrett Culver is not injured now. During the 2020-21 season, on April 29, 2021, it was announced that he would undergo an ankle injury on May 24, keeping him out for the rest of the season.
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