Jaylen Sims

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Jaylen Sims
Free agent
Position Guard
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 school United Faith Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College UNC Wilmington (2018–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2024 Greensboro 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 who last played for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

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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 later declared for the NBA draft. [6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Sims joined the Toronto Raptors for 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]

On September 28, 2024, Sims signed with the Hornets, but was waived the same day. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Underwood, Collin (October 7, 2017). "Charlotte's Jaylen Sims becomes second commit in UNCW basketball's 2018 class". TheSeahawk.org. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Doumani, Wajed (November 18, 2021). "UNC Wilmington guard Jaylen Sims has high expectations". BVMSports.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sims scores 29 to carry UNC-Wilmington over Troy 73-50". ABCNews.go.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "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". TheSeahawk.org. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "24 Early-Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. 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.
  15. ↑ "Hornets Announce Roster Transactions". NBA.com. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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