Jaylen Sims

Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

Jaylen Sims
Free agent
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnited Faith Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
CollegeUNC Wilmington (2018–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (2022)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Sims 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

Sims 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 declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[6]

Professional career

Sims played with the Toronto Raptors at the 2022 NBA Summer League.[4] On September 12, 2022, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets, his hometown team.[7][8] Sims appeared in one preseason game before he was waived on October 14.[9] On November 4, 2022, Sims 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]

References
  1. Underwood, Collin (October 7, 2017). "Charlotte's Jaylen Sims becomes second commit in UNCW basketball's 2018 class". The Seahawk. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. Doumani, Wajed (November 18, 2021). "UNC Wilmington guard Jaylen Sims has high expectations". BVM Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. "Sims scores 29 to carry UNC-Wilmington over Troy 73-50". ABC News. November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. "Sims Makes NBA Summer League Debut". UNC Wilmington Sports. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. Kilby, Zachary (March 23, 2022). "MBB wins first postseason championship in program history". The Seahawk. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. "24 Early-Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Crutcher, Duruji, Sims And Whaley". NBA.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. "Hornets' Jaylen Sims: Inks deal with hometown Hornets". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. "Hornets Waive Anthony Duruji And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  10. "Greensboro Swarm Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. "Hornets Announce Summer League Minicamp Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  12. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Four Players". NBA.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  13. "Hornets Waive Angelo Allegri, Tre Scott And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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