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Jaime Jaquez Jr. (/ˈhm ˈhɑːkɛz/, HY-may HAH-kez; born February 18, 2001) is a Mexican–American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. He has earned two all-conference selections in the Pac-12, including first-team honors as a junior in 2022. He is also a two-time member of the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.

Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Jaquez with UCLA in 2021
No. 24 UCLA Bruins
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-02-18) February 18, 2001 (age 21)
Irvine, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Mexican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolCamarillo
(Camarillo, California)
CollegeUCLA (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2022)
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2021)
  • 2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2021, 2022)

Early life and high school career


Of Mexican descent, Jaquez is the son of Angela and Jaime Jaquez Sr., who met while playing basketball at Concordia University.[1] He was born in Irvine, California, and has a younger brother Marcos and younger sister Gabriela. Jaquez grew up in Camarillo and attended Camarillo High School. As a freshman, he averaged 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists. and 2.6 steals per game and led the team to a 25–7 record and the CIF semifinals. As a sophomore, Jaquez earned all-Ventura County second-team honors, averaging 24.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game, despite missing 12 games with an ankle injury.[2]

Jaquez averaged 31.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior and helped the team finish 25–4 and win its first Coastal Canyon League title.[3] He earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section honors and finished his high school career with 2,653 points.[4] Jaquez broke the school single-game scoring record with a 54-point outing against Royal High School.[5] Jaquez was a pitcher on the high school baseball team.[3]


College career


Jaquez in 2019
Jaquez in 2019

He became a starter for the team during the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in November 2019.[4] Jaquez scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds in a win against Chaminade on November 26.[1] On December 1, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 93–64 win over San Jose State.[6] He scored 18 points on February 27, 2020, and hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining in a 75–72 win over Arizona State.[7] As a freshman, Jaquez averaged 8.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He was named honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman team.[8]

On February 18, 2021, Jaquez scored 25 points on his 20th birthday in a 74–60 win over Arizona, the Bruins fifth straight in its rivalry with the Wildcats.[9] For the season, he was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection and was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.[10] In UCLA's First Four play-in game of the 2021 NCAA tournament, he led the Bruins in scoring with a 27 points in a 86–80 overtime win against Michigan State.[11][12]

In 2021–22, Jaquez was restricted by ankle injuries throughout most of the season.[13][14] He suffered from synovitis in one ankle and began wearing braces on both ankles as a preventative measure.[15] He bounced back from a three-game stretch in mid-February 2022 in which he scored a combined 13 points.[14] On February 28, Jaquez scored a career-high 30 points in a 77–66 win over Washington.[13] In the following game, he scored 27 points in the regular-season finale against USC, helping UCLA end its five-game losing streak in their crosstown rivalry with the Trojans.[16] He was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after averaging 28.5 points on 64 percent shooting along with 7.5 rebounds, as the Bruins clinched the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 tournament.[17] Jaquez was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and was voted again to the conference's defensive team.[18] He was one of five finalists for the Julius Erving Award, given to the top small forward in the country.[19] In the second round of the 2022 NCAA tournament, he scored 15 points in a 72–56 win over Saint Mary's, but exited the game and did not return after spraining his right ankle with seven minutes remaining in the second half.[15][20] He was averaging 20.5 points in his last eight games, with the Bruins going 7–1.[21] The stretch coincided with his being able to resume practicing,[21] while UCLA's leading scorer, Johnny Juzang, was in a scoring slump.[15] Jaquez recovered to play 38 minutes in the following game against North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen, but the Bruins lost 73–66. He scored 10 points, shooting 1-for-11 in the second half and missing his final nine shots.[22][23]


National team career


Jaquez played for the Mexican national team in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[4]


Career statistics


Legend
  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

College


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 UCLA 312326.6.454.313.7614.81.41.4.48.9
2020–21 UCLA 323234.9.486.394.6556.11.71.2.712.3
2021–22 UCLA 343430.5.472.276.7615.72.31.1.313.9
Career 978530.7.472.332.7235.51.81.2.511.8

Source:[24]


Personal life


Jaquez's sister, Gabriela, committed to joining the UCLA women's basketball team as part of their 2022–23 freshman class. His brother, Marcos, became a defensive lineman for Camarillo High's football team.[15]


References


  1. Bolch, Ben (November 28, 2019). "Jaime Jaquez Jr. giving Mick Cronin what he wants for UCLA's rebuild". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. "Jaime Jaquez Jr". USA Basketball. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. Ledin, Loren (March 16, 2019). "Camarillo's Jaime Jaquez Jr. is The Star's Boys Basketball Player of the Year". Ventura County Star. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  4. Tay, Jared (February 28, 2020). "Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopes to make familia proud, aims to inspire future Latino players". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. Gomez, Eric (July 31, 2019). "Jaime Jaquez Jr. eyes hoop dreams at UCLA, Mexico, PanAms". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. "Jaquez, Hill lead UCLA to 93–64 win over San Jose State". ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  7. Vanoni, Maggie (February 27, 2020). "Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s shot lifts UCLA men's basketball into first-place tie in Pac-12". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  8. "Factoids on UCLA Hoops Heading into Pac-12 Tourney". 247 Sports. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  9. "UCLA beats Arizona 74-60 to complete sweep of Wildcats". ESPN.com. AP. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  10. Fattal, Tarek (March 9, 2021). "UCLA PG Tyger Campbell earns Pac-12 first-team honors". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  11. "UCLA Surges Late to Save Season and Defeat Michigan State in First Four Thriller" Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  12. "UCLA beats Michigan St 86-80 in overtime in First Four game". CBSSports.com. AP. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  13. Bolch, Ben (February 28, 2022). "Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s career-high 30 points power No. 17 UCLA past Washington". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  14. Fattal, Tarek (March 22, 2022). "Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s injury has UCLA preparing two game plans for UNC". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  15. Bolch, Ben (March 23, 2022). "How Jaime Jaquez Jr. became the UCLA Bruins' toughest player". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  16. "No. 17 UCLA beats No. 16 USC 75-68, finishes 2nd in Pac-12". ESPN.com. AP. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  17. "Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - March 7, 2022". Pac-12 Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  18. Kartje, Ryan (March 8, 2022). "UCLA's Johnny Juzang, USC's Isaiah Mobley among All-Pac-12 picks for Bruins, Trojans". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  19. Seals, Bill (March 3, 2022). "Bruins take on the Trojans in a critical conference showdown". Culver City Observer. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  20. Bolch, Ben (March 19, 2022). "UCLA defeats St. Mary's to return to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  21. Thamel, Pete (March 25, 2022). "UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopeful for matchup vs. North Carolina despite sprained ankle". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  22. Bolch, Ben (March 25, 2022). "UCLA's March Madness run ends in heartbreaking Sweet 16 loss to North Carolina". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  23. Pells, Eddie (March 25, 2022). "If the shoe fits: Love leads Carolina over UCLA into Elite 8". Associated Press. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  24. "Jaime Jaquez Jr. College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2021.





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