My Take
Jarrett Culver's story hits different when you actually sit with it. He came out of Lubbock — not exactly a basketball hotbed — put Texas Tech on the map alongside Chris Beard's system, and somehow slid into the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft. Sixth! That's rarefied air. But the NBA is brutal, and injuries plus a tough fit in Minnesota never let him show what he actually had. What I respect, though, is that he didn't quietly disappear — he kept competing, eventually landing in Japan's B.League with the Sendai 89ers. That takes real humility and hunger. A lot of guys with that draft pedigree would rather fade out than reinvent themselves overseas. Culver chose the work. I'm genuinely rooting for him to find his footing again.
Overview
Jarrett Ryan Culver (born February 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Sendai 89ers of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the sixth overall selection of the 2019 NBA draft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jarrett Culver
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャレット・カルバー
- Reading
- じゃれっと・かるばー
- Born
- February 20, 1999 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 78 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Texas Tech University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.