Jay Scrubb Explained

Jay Scrubb
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:220
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:1 September 2000
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
High School:Trinity
(Louisville, Kentucky)
College:John A. Logan (2018–2020)
Draft Year:2020
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:55
Draft Team:Brooklyn Nets
Career Start:2020
Years1:
Team1:Los Angeles Clippers
Years2:20212022
Team2:Agua Caliente Clippers
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:Lakeland Magic
Team4:Orlando Magic
Highlights:
  • NABC Junior College Player of the Year (2020)

Jayden Amari Scrubb (born September 1, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the John A. Logan Volunteers and was named NABC NJCAA Division I Player of the Year as a sophomore. Scrubb was selected 55th in the 2020 NBA draft.

Early life

Scrubb grew up on the west end of Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up rooting for his hometown team, the Louisville Cardinals. His father described his hometown as "a tougher part of town, which some would consider the hood".[1] [2]

High school career

As a freshman, Scrubb attended Central High School in Louisville but was not allowed on the basketball team due to poor academic performance.[2] He sometimes took medications because he believed he had a learning disability. In the summer after failing his freshman year, Scrubb studied to meet the minimum requirements to start his sophomore year. As a sophomore, he transferred from Central to the more esteemed Trinity High School, a prep school in Louisville, on a need-based voucher.[1] [3]

In his first basketball season at Trinity, Scrubb occasionally practiced with the varsity team but never played in games, as he had to sit out due to transfer rules. In his junior year, he enrolled in an alternative academic program at Trinity through which he joined smaller classes and made progress in school.[2] Over the summer, he also claimed to grow from to .[1] In his junior season, Scrubb averaged 16 points per game and was named Seventh Region Player of the Year by The Courier-Journal.[4] [5] As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Scrubb repeated as Seventh Region Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Kentucky Mr. Basketball award.[6] [7] [8]

College career

On April 11, 2018, Scrubb signed to play college basketball for John A. Logan College, a junior college in Carterville, Illinois.[6] He joined a junior college team because he was academically ineligible for an NCAA Division I scholarship, although he had intentions of later transferring to a Division I program.[1] [6] Scrubb made his college debut on November 1, 2018, scoring 12 points in a 106–81 win over Motlow State.[9] On December 8, he scored 25 points and a season-high 20 rebounds in a 99–69 victory over Southeastern Illinois College.[10] Scrubb, on January 16, posted a season-best 40 points and 13 rebounds in a 105–93 win over Rend Lake College.[11] He finished the season averaging 20.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game, shooting 46 percent from three-point range.[12] Scrubb was named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 24 Player of the Year and Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) Freshman of the Year.[13] He also earned first-team NJCAA Division I All-American honors.[14]

Scrubb parlayed his freshman success at John A. Logan into offers from many NCAA Division I programs, including Louisville, Memphis, and Texas Tech.[15] He was ranked as the number one junior college recruit in his class after his first season.[16] On September 28, 2019, Scrubb committed to play for Louisville following an additional year at John A. Logan.[17] On November 1, 2019, in his sophomore season opener, Scrubb scored 13 points and battled foul trouble in an upset loss to Otero Junior College.[18] On December 6, it was announced that he had been suspended indefinitely after returning to campus late after Thanksgiving break.[19] As a sophomore, Scrubb averaged 21.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game.[20] After the season, he was named the NABC NJCAA Division I Player of the Year and repeated as a first-team NJCAA Division I All-American, while being named GRAC Player of the Year.[21] On March 25, 2020, Scrubb declared for the 2020 NBA draft while maintaining his eligibility and did not immediately sign with an agent.[20] On April 9, he announced that he would sign with an agent and forgo his remaining college basketball eligibility.[22]

Professional career

On November 18, 2020, Scrubb was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 55th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.[23] He become the first JUCO player to be drafted since Donta Smith in 2004. On November 23, Scrubb signed a two-way contract with the Clippers.[24] [25]

On February 9, 2022, the Clippers announced that Scrubb would undergo season-ending surgery to repair the plantar plate in his right foot.[26] He was waived by the Clippers on July 7.[27]

On October 18, 2022, Scrubb signed with the Lakeland Magic.[28]

On March 24, 2023, Scrubb signed a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic.[29] However, he was waived on June 5.[30]

After scoring 14.4 points per game with Boston's Summer League team, Scrubb signed a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics on July 15, 2023.[31] [32] However, he suffered a torn right ACL during practice on October 8[33] and was then later waived on October 22.[34]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| 4 || 1|| 21.0 || .389 || .222 || 1.000 || 3.5 || .3 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| 18 || 0 || 6.7 || .391 || .286 || .700 || .9 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 2.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando| 2 || 0 || 15.0 || .714 || 1.000 || .500 || 3.0 || .5 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.5|- class="sortbottom"1| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 24 || 1 || 9.8 || .416 || .313 || .765 || 1.5 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 4.0

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2021| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| 6 || 0 || 1.3 || || || || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- class="sortbottom"1| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 6 || 0 || 1.3 || || || || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2018–19| style="text-align:left;"|John A. Logan| 30 || 30 || || .549 || .464 || .791 || 8.9 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 1.6 || 20.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;"|John A. Logan| 29 || 25 || || .501 || .333 || .727 || 6.8 || 2.7 || 1.4 || .9 || 21.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 59 || 55 || || .524 || .395 || .753 || 7.9 || 2.1 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 21.0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petzold . Evan . 'Never give up': Jayden Scrubb's journey from school struggles to Team USA hopeful . . September 25, 2019 . June 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Frakes . Jason . Trinity's Scrubb had to find his way in classroom before prospering on basketball court . . September 24, 2019 . February 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Greer . Jeff . How Jayden Scrubb emerged as maybe the top juco prospect in the country . . September 25, 2019 . July 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: Frakes . Jason . Trinity's Scrubb tops All-Seventh Region team . . September 24, 2019 . February 24, 2017.
  5. Web site: Hill . Drew . Trinity wing Jay Scrubb aims for top college basketball programs . . September 24, 2019 . July 22, 2017.
  6. Web site: Frakes . Jason . Trinity High School star Jay Scrubb signs to play basketball at Illinois junior college . . September 22, 2019 . April 11, 2018.
  7. Web site: Frakes . Jason . Check out Courier Journal's All-Sixth Region, All-Seventh Region basketball teams . . September 22, 2019 . February 22, 2018.
  8. Web site: Frakes . Jason . Kentucky's Mr. and Miss Basketball awards: Meet the finalists . . September 24, 2019 . February 16, 2018.
  9. Web site: John A. Logan routs Motlow in impressive season opener . . September 26, 2019 . November 2, 2018 . September 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928032354/http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39404873/john-a-logan-routs-motlow-in-impressive-season-opener . dead .
  10. Web site: Scrubb leads Logan to win over SIC . . September 26, 2019 . December 8, 2018.
  11. Web site: Walker . Justin . Volunteers overcome adversity, beat Rend Lake . . September 27, 2019 . January 17, 2019.
  12. Web site: Jay Scrubb . John A. Logan College Athletics . September 27, 2019.
  13. Web site: Weiler . Mark . Men's Junior College Basketball / All-GRAC and All-Region 24 Teams . . September 27, 2019 . March 14, 2019 .
  14. Web site: Logan's Scrubb, Sloan named All-American . . September 27, 2019 . April 10, 2019.
  15. Web site: Marcum . Jason . Jay Scrubb includes Kentucky in top 10 . A Sea of Blue . September 27, 2019 . September 1, 2019.
  16. Web site: Daniels . Evan . Jay Scrubb planning out visits . . September 27, 2019 . September 17, 2019.
  17. Web site: Rutherford . Mike . Top-ranked JuCo player Jay Scrubb commits to Louisville . Card Chronicle . September 28, 2019 . September 28, 2019.
  18. Web site: Hefferman . Todd . Unranked Otero beats fourth-ranked Logan in season opener . . December 18, 2019 . November 2, 2019.
  19. Web site: Logan's Scrubb suspended indefinitely . . December 18, 2019 . December 6, 2019.
  20. News: Daniels . Evan . Louisville commit Jay Scrubb declares for the NBA Draft . March 29, 2020 . 247 Sports . March 25, 2020.
  21. News: NABC Announces NJCAA Award Winners . April 8, 2020 . . April 8, 2020 .
  22. Web site: Daniels . Evan . JUCO standout and Louisville commit Jay Scrubb signs with agent . . April 9, 2020 . April 9, 2020.
  23. Web site: Nets acquire Shamet from Clippers in 3-team trade. NBA.com. November 19, 2020.
  24. Web site: NBA Player Transactions. NBA.com. November 27, 2020.
  25. Web site: Cody Taylor. Clippers sign former JUCO star Jay Scrubb to two-way contract. USA Today. November 24, 2020. November 27, 2020.
  26. Web site: Clippers Jay Scrubb Undergoes Surgery . NBA.com . February 14, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  27. Web site: Clippers Waive Jay Scrubb . HoopsRumors.com . July 27, 2022 . July 27, 2022.
  28. Web site: Lakeland Magic Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster. oursportscentral.com. November 3, 2022. November 3, 2022.
  29. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Jay Scrubb to Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. March 24, 2023. March 24, 2023.
  30. Web site: Orlando Magic Waive Jay Scrubb. NBA.com. June 5, 2023. June 5, 2023.
  31. Web site: Boston Celtics Sign Scrubb. NBA.com. July 15, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  32. News: Conor. Roche. Celtics give Summer League standout Jay Scrubb a two-way contract. Boston.com. July 16, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  33. News: Dana. Gauruder. Celtics' Jay Scrubb Suffers Torn ACL. HoopsRumors.com. October 8, 2023. October 8, 2023.
  34. Web site: Boston Celtics Sign Knight. NBA.com. October 22, 2023. October 24, 2023.