Jaylen Sims
No. 30 – Greensboro Swarm
PositionGuard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998 (age 25)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnited Faith Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
CollegeUNC Wilmington (2018–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentGreensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (2022)
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Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

High school career

Sims is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended United Faith Christian Academy.[1] He was recruited by UNC Wilmington Seahawks assistant coach Doug Esleeck who had first started recruiting Sims as an assistant for the Mercer Bears.[1] Sims' relationship with Esleeck was a major factor in his commitment to the Seahawks.[1]

College career

Sims led the Seahawks in scoring with 17.8 points per game as a junior in the 2020–21 season.[2] He scored a career-high 29 points in a game against the Troy Trojans on November 28, 2020.[3]

Sims led the Seahawks in points (16.4), rebounds (5.5) and assists (2.4) per game during his senior season in 2021–22.[4] He was selected to the first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[4] The Seahawks won the 2022 College Basketball Invitational and Sims was named as most outstanding player of the tournament.[5]

Sims declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[6]

Professional career

Sims played with the Toronto Raptors at the 2022 NBA Summer League.[4] On September 12, 2022, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets, his hometown team.[7][8] Sims appeared in one preseason game before he was waived on October 14.[9] On November 4, 2022, Sims was named to the opening night roster for the Greensboro Swarm.[10]

In July 2023, Sims re-joined the Hornets for the 2023 NBA Summer League[11] and on September 5, he signed with them.[12] However, he was waived on September 29[13] and re-joined the Swarm on October 29.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Underwood, Collin (October 7, 2017). "Charlotte's Jaylen Sims becomes second commit in UNCW basketball's 2018 class". The Seahawk. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Doumani, Wajed (November 18, 2021). "UNC Wilmington guard Jaylen Sims has high expectations". BVM Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sims scores 29 to carry UNC-Wilmington over Troy 73-50". ABC News. November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Sims Makes NBA Summer League Debut". UNC Wilmington Sports. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Kilby, Zachary (March 23, 2022). "MBB wins first postseason championship in program history". The Seahawk. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "24 Early-Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Crutcher, Duruji, Sims And Whaley". NBA.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hornets' Jaylen Sims: Inks deal with hometown Hornets". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hornets Waive Anthony Duruji And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hornets Announce Summer League Minicamp Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Four Players". NBA.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Hornets Waive Angelo Allegri, Tre Scott And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  14. ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster and Coaching Staff for 2023-24 Season". NBA.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

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