Jaysean Paige (born July 30, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who is a free agent. He completed his college career for West Virginia. Previously he competed for the College of Southern Idaho and Moberly Area Community College.

Jaysean Paige

Paige with Puerto Rico's national basketball team during qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Free Agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-30) July 30, 1994 (age 28) Jamestown, New York
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Jamestown (Jamestown, New York)
College	College of Southern Idaho (2012–2013) Moberly Area CC (2013–2014) West Virginia (2014–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016	Oettinger Rockets
2017	Karpoš Sokoli
2017–2018	Newcastle Eagles
2018–2019	C' Chartres Basket
2019–2020	Maine Red Claws
2020	Indios de Mayagüez
2021	Atomerőmű SE
2021	Indios de Mayagüez
2021–2022	Maine Celtics
2021–2022	Detroit Pistons
2022	Indios de Mayagüez
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-BBL (2018) Big 12 Sixth Man Award (2016) Second-team All-Big 12 (2016)
Stats  at NBA.com

High school career

Paige attended Jamestown High School in Jamestown, New York, where he played football and basketball. He was named Western New York Player of the Year after leading Jamestown to a state runner-up finish as a junior. He averaged 27 points and eight rebounds per game that season. As a senior, he transferred to Perry County Central High School in Hazard, Kentucky, where he posted averages of 21 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[1]

College career

Paige attended the College of Southern Idaho as a freshman, where he averaged 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.[1] He transferred to Moberly Area Community College as a sophomore, and averaged over 21 points and four rebounds per game. in May 2014, he signed with West Virginia to play under Bob Huggins.[2] He had considered Southern Miss, but decided not to commit after Donnie Tyndall was fired.[3] As a junior, he averaged 5.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, starting 10 games. His season-high 18 points came against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship.[1]

Paige was the team's sixth man as a senior, a role he relished. Against first-ranked Kansas, Paige had 26 points, five steals and four rebounds as the Mountaineers upset the Jayhawks 74-63.[4] He scored a career-high 34 points in a 97-87 victory over Iowa State on February 22.[5] Paige averaged 14.3 point per game in his senior season. He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 and was the conference Sixth man Award honoree (unanimous selection).[6]

Professional career

Oettinger Rockets Gotha (2016)

He went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft. He signed with Oettinger Rockets Gotha of Germany's Pro A league on August 8, 2016.[7]

Karpoš Sokoli (2017)

On 26 November 2016, he signed with Karpoš Sokoli[8][9]

Newcastle Eagles (2017–2018)

On 8 August 2017 Paige signed for the seven-time British Basketball League champions Newcastle Eagles. Paige made his debut for the Eagles on 29 September, scoring 30 points in a 148–60 victory.

Maine Red Claws (2019–2020)

For the 2019–20 season, Paige joined the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League.[10] On February 11, 2020, he posted 27 points, five assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block in an overtime win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[11]

Maine Celtics (2021)

On October 23, 2021, Paige signed with the Maine Celtics.[12] He averaged 16.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.1 steals per game.

Detroit Pistons (2021–2022)

On December 31, 2021, Paige signed a 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons via the hardship exemption.[13] He made his NBA debut on January 1.[14]

Return to Maine (2022)

On January 7, 2022, Paige was reacquired by the Maine Celtics.[15] However, he was waived on March 8 after suffering a season-ending injury.[15]

Personal

Paige is the son of Lashawn Paige and Jessica Echevarria. He majored in multidisciplinary studies.[1]

References

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