Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.
| No. 30 – Greensboro Swarm | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 11, 1998 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | United Faith Christian (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College | UNC Wilmington (2018–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Greensboro Swarm |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school career
editSims 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
editSims 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
editGreensboro Swarm (2022–present)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Sims joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League[4] and on September 12, 2022, Sims signed with the Charlotte Hornets, his hometown team.[7][8] He appeared in one preseason game before he was waived on October 14[9] and on November 4, he 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] On October 27, he rejoined the Swarm.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Underwood, Collin (October 7, 2017). "Charlotte's Jaylen Sims becomes second commit in UNCW basketball's 2018 class". TheSeahawk.org. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Doumani, Wajed (November 18, 2021). "UNC Wilmington guard Jaylen Sims has high expectations". BVMSports.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Sims scores 29 to carry UNC-Wilmington over Troy 73-50". ABCNews.go.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sims Makes NBA Summer League Debut". UNC Wilmington Sports. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Kilby, Zachary (March 23, 2022). "MBB wins first postseason championship in program history". TheSeahawk.org. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "24 Early-Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Crutcher, Duruji, Sims And Whaley". NBA.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Hornets' Jaylen Sims: Inks deal with hometown Hornets". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Hornets Waive Anthony Duruji And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Hornets Announce Summer League Minicamp Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Four Players". NBA.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hornets Waive Angelo Allegri, Tre Scott And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster and Coaching Staff for 2023-24 Season". NBA.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Hornets Announce Roster Transactions". NBA.com. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster for 2024-25 Season". NBA.com. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.