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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | December 19, 2002
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
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NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
Drafted by | Memphis Grizzlies |
Playing career | 2025–present |
Career history | |
2025–present | Memphis Grizzlies |
2025–present | →Memphis Hustle |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Javon Unique Small (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates, Oklahoma State Cowboys, and West Virginia Mountaineers.
Coming out of high school, Small was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for East Carolina over other schools such as Ball State, Akron, Indiana State, IUPUI, Kent State, Southern Illinois, and Virginia Tech. [1]
As a freshman in 2021–22, Small appeared in just 16 games, playing 9.2 minutes per game. [2] In 2022–23, he averaged 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game. [3] After the season, Small entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [4]
Small transferred to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. [5] On March 9, 2024, he dropped a career-high 34 points versus BYU. [6] During the 2023–24 season, Small appeared in 31 games for the Cowboys, where he averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and one steal per game while shooting 44% from the field and 37% from three, earning all-Big 12 Conference honorable mention. [7] After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Small once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [8]
Small transferred to play for the West Virginia Mountaineers. [9] In his first game with the Mountaineers on November 4, 2024, he notched 15 points, five assists, two rebounds, two steals and one block in a win over Robert Morris. [10] On November 27, 2024, Small scored 31 points (highest in his year at WVU) in the matchup with Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second game of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis at Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, Bahamas, securing the win for the Mountaineers 86–78 in overtime. [11] On December 31, 2024, Small scored 13 points including the game-winning free throw, while also adding 11 rebounds and six assists, as he helped the Mountaineers upset #7 Kansas. [12] On January 4, 2025, he scored 24 points in a 69–50 win over his former team, Oklahoma State. [13] On January 18, 2025, his 12 points in the last 2 minutes of the game secured the Mountaineers with a spectacular win over No. 2 Iowa State, 64–57 (he scored 27 points in the whole game). [14] On February 25, 2025, Small posted 23 points, ten assists, and five rebounds in a win over TCU. [15] During his year with the Mountaineers, he scored 20 or more points in 14 games. [16]
On March 30, 2025, he officially declared for the 2025 NBA draft, [17] and was invited to the 2025 NBA draft combine on May 2. [18] Small graduated from West Virginia University with Regents Bachelor of Arts degree on May 18, 2025. [19]
Small was selected with the 48th pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. [20] On July 10th Memphis Grizzlies announced that signed him to a two-way contract. [21]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | East Carolina | 16 | 0 | 9.2 | .263 | .217 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
2022–23 | East Carolina | 18 | 17 | 34.7 | .397 | .333 | .854 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.8 |
2023–24 | Oklahoma State | 31 | 31 | 33.0 | .441 | .374 | .866 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 15.1 |
2024–25 | West Virginia | 32 | 32 | 36.1 | .418 | .353 | .880 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 18.6 |
Career | 97 | 80 | 30.4 | .415 | .350 | .871 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 14.2 |