Last Updated on April 17, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s a detailed profile of basketballer Jeremy Lin:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Jeremy Shu-How Lin
  • Nationality: American (of Taiwanese descent)
  • Age: Born August 23, 1988
  • Hometown: Palo Alto, California
  • Height: 6’3″ (1.91 m)
  • Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6’5″ (1.96 m)
  • Shoe Size: 12 (US)
  • Number: Wore #7, #17, and others during his career
  • Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard
  • High School: Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
  • College: Harvard University (2006–2010)
  • NBA Draft: Undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft
  • Teams Played For:
  • Championship Rings: 1 (2019 NBA Championship with the Toronto Raptors)
  • Kids: No publicly known children (as of 2024)
  • Siblings:
    • Two brothers: Josh Lin and Joseph Lin (Joseph also played professional basketball internationally)

Player Archetype / Play Style

Jeremy Lin’s player archetype was that of a downhill pick-and-roll guard: a crafty lead ball-handler who blended pace, rim pressure, and playmaking with enough size and burst to create offense in space. At 6-foot-3 with a strong frame for a point guard, he filled a defensive role more through competitiveness, effort, and positional toughness than shutdown ability, while offensively he was most comfortable attacking out of high screens, collapsing defenses on drives, finishing through traffic, and setting up teammates when help rotated. His play style was built on aggression, tempo changes, and decisive north-south movement, which made him especially effective when he could get the ball early, turn the corner, and play with freedom in an attacking system. (The Guardian)

Sources:

NBA — Jeremy Lin Introduced
Bleacher Report — Los Angeles Lakers Offer Jeremy Lin the Ideal Stage to Redefine Career
The Guardian — James Harden and Jeremy Lin: Fear The Beard overtakes Linsanity