Jared Savage

Last updated
Jared Savage
Free agent
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Warren Central
(Bowling Green, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021 Lavrio
2021–2022 Crailsheim Merlins
2022 Lavrio
2022 Ontario Clippers
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-Conference USA (2020)
  • Conference USA All-Defensive Team (2020)

Jared Savage (born March 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Austin Peay Governors and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

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High school career

Savage attended Warren Central High School, where he played six Region 4 Tournament games throughout his career. [1] As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, leading the Dragons to a 23–9 season before losing to Bowling Green High School 46–43 in the 4th region Championship. Savage, considered a two-star prospect by Verbal Commits and unranked by 247Sports, Rivals or ESPN, [2] was not highly recruited. He ultimately signed with Austin Peay, [1] his father's alma mater.

College career

As a freshman, Savage averaged 6.4 points per game. [3] He helped the Governors win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament by making 19 3-pointers across four games. [1] He posted 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists in the title game against UT Martin, earning All-Tournament Team recognition. [2] [3] Savage became a starter as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game and made 57 three-pointers. [3] He transferred to Western Kentucky after his sophomore season when Austin Peay coach Dave Loos retired, after considering Lipscomb. [2] Savage averaged 12.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and had 14 blocked shots as a redshirt junior. [1] During the beginning of his senior season, Savage served as a secondary scorer to Charles Bassey but emerged as a primary threat after Bassey's season-ending injury. [2] He posted 24 points and 16 rebounds against UTSA on February 15, 2020. [1] As a redshirt senior, Savage averaged 11.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. His college career came to an end when the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament. [4] Savage was named to the Third Team All-Conference USA as well as the Defensive Team. [5]

Professional career

Lavrio (2020–2021)

On July 20, 2020, Savage signed his first professional contract with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. [6]

On July 15, 2021, he signed with the Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [7] He averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.

On March 6, 2022, Savage returned to Lavrio for the rest of the season. [8] In 10 league games, he averaged 9.4 points and 5 rebounds, playing around 25 minutes per game.

Ontario Clippers (2022)

On October 24, 2022, Savage joined the Ontario Clippers training camp roster. [9] On December 22, 2022, Savage was waived. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Austin Peay 36719.7.421.397.8063.0.8.7.06.4
2016–17 Austin Peay 292631.7.413.358.8464.41.21.2.410.3
2017–18 Western Kentucky Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018–19 Western Kentucky 343435.7.364.360.8184.81.21.0.412.2
2019–20 Western Kentucky 303034.6.448.396.8367.11.41.21.111.7
Career1299730.1.406.376.8264.71.11.0.510.0

Personal life

His father, Jermaine Savage, played basketball at Austin Peay in the 1990s and was a member of the 1996 NCAA tournament team. [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Shircliffe, Ross (February 18, 2020). "WKU Basketball: Jared Savage's Ascent Is Fueling WKU Post-Bassey". Medium.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Stansbury Announces Addition of Transfer Jared Savage". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers . May 15, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Teran (July 21, 2020). "Former Hilltoppers Star Savage to play in Greece". WKNY. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "MBB: All-Conference Teams Announced". Conference USA. March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Lavrio tabs Jared Savage". Sportando. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Neuer Flügelspieler Für Die Hakro Merlins – Savage Kommt Aus Griechenland Nach Hohenlohe". Sportando. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Ontario Clippers Announce Training Camp Roster for 2022-23 NBA G League Season". oursportscentral.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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