Jaylen Barford

Jaylen Maurice Barford (born January 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Jaylen Barford
Barford with VL Pesaro in January 2020
No. 0 – Lokomotiv Kuban
PositionShooting guard
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-23) January 23, 1996
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolSouth Side
(Jackson, Tennessee)
College“Him” University (2014-2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Greensboro Swarm
2019–2020VL Pesaro
2020Virtus Roma
2020–2021Al Ittihad Alexandria
2021Vanoli Cremona
2021–2022BC Astana
2022–presentLokomotiv Kuban
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Barford attended South Side High School in Jackson, Tennessee. As a senior, he led his team to the Class AA State Championship and averaged 22.5 points, three assists and three steals per game. Barford was named the West Tennessee Player of the Year and District 14-AA Player of the Year.[1]

College career

Barford began his collegiate career at Motlow State Community College, where he averaged 20.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a freshman. He was named to the All-TCCAA First Team.[1] As a sophomore, he led all junior college players in scoring with 26.2 points per game.[2] Barford was named to the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball First Team All-America.[3] He was the No. 1 junior college transfer in the 2016 class when he committed to Arkansas.[1]

As a junior at Arkansas, Barford averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He considered leaving early to pursue a pro career and declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but ultimately decided to return to Arkansas.[4] On December 30, 2017, Barford notched a career-high 28 points in an overtime win against Tennessee Volunteers in which backcourt mate Daryl Macon also had a career high in points.[5] Barford matched his career high with 28 points in an 88–73 loss to Florida on January 17, 2018.[6] As a senior, he averaged 17.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[7] At the conclusion of the regular season he was named to the First Team All-SEC.[8] After the season, he was invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and won MVP after averaging 19.3 points per game.[9]

Professional career

Greensboro Swarm (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Barford joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2018 NBA Summer League play. On July 26, he signed a training camp deal with the Charlotte Hornets.[10] Barford was waived by the Hornets on October 11.[11] He subsequently was added to the roster of the Hornets’ NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.[12]

Italian Serie A (2019–2020)

On July 12, 2019, Barford signed with VL Pesaro of the LBA.[13] Given the difficulties of Pesaro, next to the relegation, he left the team before the end of the season[14] and moved to Virtus Roma.[15] In his only game for the team, Barford had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.[16]

Egypt (2020–2021)

On October 27, 2020, Barford signed with Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League.[16]

Italian Serie A (2021)

Barford returned to Italy on February 8, 2021, signing until the end of the season for Vanoli Cremona.[17] He averaged 15 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[18]

Kazakhstan (2021–2022)

On September 20, 2021, Barford signed with Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship, the VTB United League, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[18] He averaged 23 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 assists per game in VTB United League play.[19]

Russia (2022–present)

On February 1, 2022, Barford signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[20]

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
2016–17 Arkansas 363025.4.438.266.7523.82.01.2.212.8
2017–18 Arkansas 353531.3.470.431.7213.92.51.0.317.9
Career 716528.3.455.373.7353.82.31.1.215.3

College statistics only available for final two years at Arkansas.[21]

References
  1. Beall, David (November 13, 2015). "Arkansas Inks No. 1 JUCO Player In The Nation". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. "Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford returning for senior season". USA Today. Associated Press. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. "2015–16 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-America Teams". NJCAA. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. Shadid, Trent (November 20, 2017). "Erroneous report said Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford was cited for shoplifting". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. "Macon, Barford lead Arkansas past No. 19 Tennessee in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. December 30, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. "Allen breaks out for 28, Florida beats Arkansas 88–73". ESPN. Associated Press. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  7. Allen, Nate (March 7, 2018). "It's not how you start, it's how you finish". Harrison Daily Times. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  8. "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  9. "Barford Earns MVP Honors at Portsmouth Invitational". Harrison Daily Times. April 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. "Hornets' Jaylen Barford: Gets camp deal with Charlotte". CBS Sports. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  11. "Charlotte Hornets Waive Barford and Wilkins". NBA.com. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  12. "Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster And Schedule". NBA.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  13. Carchia, Emiliano (July 12, 2019). "VL Pesaro announces Jaylen Barford". Sportando. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  14. "Rescissione consensuale con Jaylen Barford". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  15. "La Virtus Roma ingaggia Jaylen Barford". virtusroma.it (in Italian). Virtus Roma. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  16. Madwar, Ahmad (October 27, 2020). "Jaylen Barford agreed terms with Al Ettehad". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  17. "Jaylen Barford è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. February 8, 2020.
  18. Obradovic, Igor (September 20, 2021). "Astana tabs Jaylen Barford, ex Cremona". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  19. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 1, 2022). "Jaylen Barford (ex Astana) joins Lokomotiv". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  20. "Lokomotiv sign top VTB League scorer Barford". BasketNews. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  21. "Jaylen Barford". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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