Jaysean Paige

Jaysean Paige (born July 30, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League. He completed his college career for West Virginia. Previously he competed for the College of Southern Idaho and Moberly Area Community College.

Jaysean Paige
Paige playing for West Virginia
No. 5 – Maine Red Claws
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-07-30) July 30, 1994
Jamestown, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolJamestown (Jamestown, New York)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Oettinger Rockets
2017Karpoš Sokoli
2017–2019Newcastle Eagles
2019–presentMaine Red Claws
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-BBL (2018)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2016)

High school career

Paige attended Jamestown High School in Jamestown, New York, where he played football and basketball. He was named Western New York Player of the Year after leading Jamestown to a state runner-up finish as a junior. He averaged 27 points and eight rebounds per game that season. As a senior, he transferred to Perry County Central High School in Hazard, Kentucky, where he posted averages of 21 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[1]

College career

Paige attended the College of Southern Idaho as a freshman, where he averaged 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.[1] He transferred to Moberly Area Community College as a sophomore, and averaged over 21 points and four rebounds per game. in May 2014, he signed with West Virginia to play under Bob Huggins.[2] He had considered Southern Miss, but decided not to commit after Donnie Tyndall was fired.[3] As a junior, he averaged 5.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, starting 10 games. His season-high 18 points came against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship.[1]

Paige was the team's sixth man as a senior, a role he relished. Against first-ranked Kansas, Paige had 26 points, five steals and four rebounds as the Mountaineers upset the Jayhawks 74-63.[4] He scored a career-high 34 points in a 97-87 victory over Iowa State on February 22.[5] Paige averaged 14.3 point per game in his senior season. He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 and was the conference Sixth man Award honoree.[6]

Professional career

He went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft. He signed with Oettinger Rockets Gotha of Germany's Pro A league on August 8, 2016.[7]

On 26 November 2016, he signed with Karpoš Sokoli [8][9]

On 8 August 2017 Paige signed for the seven-time British Basketball League champions Newcastle Eagles. Paige made his debut for the Eagles on 29 September, scoring 30 points in a 148–60 victory.

For the 2019–20 season, Paige joined the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League.[10] On February 11, 2020, he posted 27 points, five assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block in an overtime win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[11]

Personal

Paige is the son of Lashawn Paige and Jessica Echevarria. He is majoring in multidisciplinary studies.[1]

References
  1. "Jaysean Paige #5 G". West Virginia University. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  2. "West Virginia signs juco transfer Jaysean Paige". USA Today. Associated Press. May 20, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. Taylor, Allan (March 2, 2016). "Senior moments: Paige, Holton made most of transfers to WVU". WV Metro News. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. Vingle, Mitch (January 12, 2016). "Paige provides the drive for big WVU win". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. Raby, John (February 25, 2016). "West Virginia's deep bench led by top scorer Jaysean Paige". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  6. "Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Sports. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. Oettinger Rockets verpflichten Jaysean Paige (in German)
  8. "Американецот Пејџ "слета" меѓу "соколите"". gol.mk. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  9. "Крај на престојот во Карпош за Пејџ". sportmedia.mk. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  10. "2019 NBA G League Draft". NBA.com. October 26, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  11. "Jaysean Paige: Again leads Claws in scoring". CBS Sports. February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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