Jehyve Floyd

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Jehyve Floyd
Jehyve Floyd.jpg
Floyd in November 2018
No. 20–Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket
Position Center
League Basketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1997-06-27) June 27, 1997 (age 26)
Parlin, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school
College Holy Cross (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Larisa
2020 Promitheas Patras
2020–2021 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2021 Panathinaikos
2021–2022 Fenerbahçe Beko
2022–2023 Galatasaray Nef
2024 Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket
2024-present Bnei Herzliya Basket
Career highlights and awards

Jehyve Floyd (born June 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [1] Floyd played college basketball for the Holy Cross Crusaders, with whom he was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019; in both years he led the league in blocked shots, as well as in shooting percentage from the field. He led the Greek Basket League in blocks in 2020, and the Israeli Basketball Premier League in blocks in 2021.

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High school career

Born and raised in Parlin, New Jersey, Floyd began his high school tenure at Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey for head coach John Wojcik. [2] As a junior he averaged 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. [2] As a senior he averaged 17.5 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game. [2] During his high school career, Floyd was selected as Sayreville's Breakout Player of the Year in 2014 and earned first team All-Conference honors while serving as team captain during his senior season. [3]

College career

After high school, Floyd committed to Holy Cross under head coach Bill Carmody. During his tenure with the Crusaders, he established himself as one of the best defensive players in the Patriot League, being inducted to the All-Defensive team two times. He was also selected as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year both in 2018 and 2019. [4]

As a junior in 2017-18, Floyd averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 2.2 blocked shots (leading the Patriot League) per game. [5] He shot 66.8% from the field, which led the league and ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I. [5] He was named 2017-18 All-Patriot - 3rd Team, 2017-18 Patriot All-Defense, and 2017-18 Patriot Defensive Player of the Year. [5]

As a senior in 2018-19, Floyd averaged 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds (8th in the Patriot League), 3.5 assists (8th), and 2.4 blocked shots (leading the league) per game. [5] He shot 66.9% from the field, which led the league and ranked third in the NCAA Division I. [5] He was named 2018-19 All-Patriot - 2nd Team, 2018-19 Patriot All-Defense, and 2018-19 Patriot Defensive Player of the Year. [5]

He is the all-time leader in career field goal percentage (.656) in the Patriot League and also finished second all-time at Holy Cross in blocked shots (193). [6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Floyd joined MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. [7] He left the team before appearing in a single game.

Larisa

On September 13, 2019, he joined Larisa of the Greek Basket League. [8] In 20 games, Floyd averaged 5.1 points, 5 rebounds, and led the league with both 2.2 blocks per game and total blocks (44). [9]

Promitheas Patras

On July 30, 2020, he signed with Promitheas Patras of the same league, with whom he played 1.7 minutes in one game. [10] [11]

Hapoel Gilboa Galil

On October 12 of the same year, Floyd signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [12] He averaged 11.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. In 2020–21 he led the league in total blocks (62), was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in blocked shots per game (1.7) and total rebounds (267), seventh in offensive rebounds per game (2.5), 10th in rebounds per game (7.4), and led the league in two-point shot percentage (74.2 per cent). [13] [14] He was voted the Eurobasket.com All-Balkan League Center of the Year in 2021. [15]

Panathinaikos

On July 19, 2021, Floyd signed with EuroLeague club Panathinaikos, making his return to Greece. [16]

Fenerbahçe Beko

On December 20, 2021, Floyd transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe for the rest of the season. [17]

Galatasaray Nef

On June 24, 2022, he has signed a 1+1 year contract with Galatasaray Nef of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [18]

On July 3, 2022, the Phoenix Suns released their 2022 Las Vegas Summer League roster which included Floyd. [19]

Galatasaray Nef announced on 13 March 2023 that the contract with Floyd was terminated by mutual agreement. [20]

Prometey

On June 13, 2023, he signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. [21] He left the team on July 3, 2023 without playing a single game. [22]

Yukatel Merkezefendi

On February 23, 2024, he signed with Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [23] He played 10 games for the team, averaging 8.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game (5th in the league). [24]

Bnei Herzliya Basket

The 26-year-old Floyd returned to Israel and began playing for Bnei Herzliya Basket of the Israeli Basketball Premier League on May 9, 2024. [1] [15]

Honours

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  4. ↑ "Patriot League Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams Announced". patriotleague.org. April 3, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Jehyve Floyd agreed terms with Galil Gilboa". Eurobasket. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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