Jalen joins the Moose as a junior, coming from Staten Island, NY.  He will be majoring in Business Managment.  Before coming to UMA Jalen was at Suny Adirondack-Queensbury. He was a two year starter on varsity in high school, as well as being a Merit Roll award honoree for two years. Also, in high school, Jalen was a captain of the team and was the team MVP. When not playing basketball, Jalen enjoys going to the movies or the mall.

Jalen is the son of Presnell and Tracey Wright and has three siblings.