Jaylen Hands

Jaylen Hands
No. 4 – UCLA Bruins
Position Point guard
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-02-12) February 12, 1999
San Diego, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Foothills Christian (El Cajon, California)
College UCLA (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Jaylen Joseph Hands (born February 12, 1999)[1] is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins in the Pac-12 Conference. As a high school senior in 2017, he was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game,[2] and was ranked as a consensus five-star prospect and the No. 3 point guard in the country in the class of 2017 by all major scouting services, including ESPN and 247Sports.

High school career

Hands began his high school career playing with Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California where he was named an All-County player, San Diego Metro League Player of the Year, and won the 2014 CIF championship.[3][4] Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Foothills Christian High School in El Cajon, but this transfer was denied by the San Diego Section. Instead, Hands enrolled at Balboa City, a prep school that operated outside of the Section's jurisdiction, where he was teammates with Deandre Ayton, the future top prospect of the class of 2017. For his senior season, he completed his transfer to Foothills Christian, where he played for coach Brad Leaf, father of UCLA star T. J. Leaf. That year, Hands averaged 29 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists a game.[5] He also won the slam dunk contest at the Ballislife All-American Game.[6]

Hands received many offers from teams such as Arizona, Louisville and San Diego State, but eventually committed to UCLA on September 16, 2015.[7][8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Hands
PG		 Chula Vista, CA Foothills Christian High School (CA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sep 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26   Rivals: 22  247Sports: 22  ESPN: 19
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 UCLA Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  • "UCLA Bruins 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  • "UCLA 2017 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

College career

As a freshman in 2017–18, Hands and junior Aaron Holiday gave the Bruins two fast guards capable of handling the ball, and they were expected to play alongside each other as well as share point guard duties.[9][10][11][12] However, Hands' play was erratic, and he came off the bench for much of the season.[13] He started the first five games of the season before missing a game after spraining his left foot against Wisconsin. Upon returning, he became the sixth man while sophomore Prince Ali remained in the starting lineup.[14][15] On December 3, 2017, Hands scored a career-high 23 points and added nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and only one turnover in 24 minutes in a 106–73 win over Detroit Mercy.[14] After playing 14 games as a reserve with coach Steve Alford staggering the minutes of his two main ballhandlers, Hands returned to the starting lineup on January 25, 2018, against California, replacing forward GG Goloman.[16][17] He finished with 14 points, six rebounds and one assist in a 70–57 win over the Golden Bears.[17] In the following game, he scored nine points and had a career-high 10 assists with only one turnover in an 89–73 victory over Stanford.[18] Hands missed the regular season finale after spraining his right ankle in practice. He returned for UCLA's Pac-12 Tournament opener, but played just 10 minutes and did not start.[19] After the season, Hands declared for the 2018 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent.[20] He attended the NBA Draft Combine,[21] but withdrew from the draft to return to the Bruins.

References

  1. ↑ "Jaylen Hands".
  2. ↑ http://usatodayhss.com/2017/ucla-signee-jaylen-hands-receives-mcdonalds-all-american-jersey
  3. ↑ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-jaylen-hands-balboa-city-ucla-2015sep21-story.html
  4. ↑ https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/h/hands-jaylen.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sd-sp-preps-jaylenhands-20161225-story.html
  6. ↑ Ugland, Dan (May 7, 2017). "Jaylen Hands' ridiculous 360 windmill clinches BallIsLife All-American dunk contest". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/190923/jaylen-hands
  8. ↑ https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/09/16/jaylen-hands-five-star-commits-ucla-bruins-alford
  9. ↑ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (October 31, 2017). "UCLA basketball in final stages of preseason preparation with exhibition game". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Ben (November 1, 2017). "UK basketball team will have its hands full with five-star freshman foes this season". Lexington Herald-Ledger. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ Bolch, Ben (November 9, 2017). "UCLA basketball roster: Sizing up who will be playing for the Bruins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (November 7, 2017). "UCLA basketball: 5 major questions for the Bruins". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bolch, Ben (February 16, 2018). "As season winds down, UCLA fans wonder: Will they stay or will they go?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2017). "Freshman Jaylen Hands has career effort to lead UCLA over Detroit Mercy". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
  15. ↑ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (November 28, 2017). "UCLA basketball shakes off chaotic start to season". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
  16. ↑ Nguyen, Thuc Thi (January 25, 2018). "UCLA basketball beats Cal to snap 3-game losing streak". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018.
  17. 1 2 Bolch, Ben (January 26, 2018). "Jaylen Hands' return to the UCLA starting lineup may be just a cameo". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018.
  18. ↑ Nguyen, Thuc Thi (January 27, 2018). "UCLA men's basketball makes it look easy in win over Stanford". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018.
  19. ↑ Kaufman, Joey (March 8, 2018). "Aaron Holiday leads UCLA past Stanford, into Pac-12 Tournament semifinals". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018.
  20. ↑ "UCLA freshman Jaylen Hands to test NBA draft waters without hiring agent". ESPN. March 29, 2018.
  21. ↑ O'Connor, Kevin (May 21, 2018). "What We Saw and Heard at the 2018 NBA Draft Combine". The Ringer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018.
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