Jaylen Barford
![]() Barford with VL Pesaro in January 2020 | |
No. 0 – BC Astana | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Kazakhstan Championship VTB United League FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
Personal information | |
Born | January 23, 1996 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | South Side (Jackson, Tennessee) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Greensboro Swarm |
2019–2020 | VL Pesaro |
2020 | Virtus Roma |
2020–2021 | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
2021 | Vanoli Cremona |
2021–present | BC Astana |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Jaylen Maurice Barford (born January 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship, the VTB United League, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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–present)[]
On September 20, 2021, Barford signed with Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship, the VTB United League, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[18]
Career statistics[]
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 |
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2016–17 | Arkansas | 36 | 30 | 25.4 | .438 | .266 | .752 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 12.8 |
2017–18 | Arkansas | 35 | 35 | 31.3 | .470 | .431 | .721 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 17.9 |
Career | 71 | 65 | 28.3 | .455 | .373 | .735 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.3 |
College statistics only available for final two years at Arkansas.[19]
References[]
- ^ a b c Beall, David (November 13, 2015). "Arkansas Inks No. 1 JUCO Player In The Nation". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford returning for senior season". USA Today. Associated Press. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "2015-16 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-America Teams". NJCAA. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Shadid, Trent (November 20, 2017). "Erroneous report said Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford was cited for shoplifting". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Macon, Barford lead Arkansas past No. 19 Tennessee in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. December 30, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Allen breaks out for 28, Florida beats Arkansas 88-73". ESPN. Associated Press. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Nate (March 7, 2018). "It's not how you start, it's how you finish". . Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Barford Earns MVP Honors at Portsmouth Invitational". . April 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Hornets' Jaylen Barford: Gets camp deal with Charlotte". CBS Sports. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Barford and Wilkins". NBA.com. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster And Schedule". NBA.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 12, 2019). "VL Pesaro announces Jaylen Barford". Sportando. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Rescissione consensuale con Jaylen Barford". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "La Virtus Roma ingaggia Jaylen Barford". virtusroma.it (in Italian). Virtus Roma. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Madwar, Ahmad (October 27, 2020). "Jaylen Barford agreed terms with Al Ettehad". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Jaylen Barford è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. February 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Obradovic, Igor (September 20, 2021). "Astana tabs Jaylen Barford, ex Cremona". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jaylen Barford". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Tennessee
- Greensboro Swarm players
- People from Jackson, Tennessee
- Point guards
- Motlow State Bucks men's basketball players