Jaylen Barford Explained

Jaylen Barford
Position:Shooting guard
Height M:1.91
Weight Kg:92
League:LBA
Team:Pallacanestro Reggiana
Nationality:American
Birth Date:23 January 1996
High School:South Side
(Jackson, Tennessee)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Greensboro Swarm
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:VL Pesaro
Years3:2020
Team3:Virtus Roma
Years4:2020–2021
Team4:Al Ittihad Alexandria
Years5:2021
Team5:Vanoli Cremona
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:BC Astana
Years7:2022–2024
Team7:Lokomotiv Kuban
Years8:2024–present
Team8:UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
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Jaylen Maurice Barford (born January 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). 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.

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.

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 (2022–2024)

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

Italian Serie A (2024–present)

On August 2, 2024, he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[21]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Arkansas| 36 || 30 || 25.4 || .438 || .266 || .752 || 3.8 || 2.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 12.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Arkansas| 35 || 35 || 31.3 || .470 || .431 || .721 || 3.9 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .3 || 17.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 71 || 65 || 28.3 || .455 || .373 || .735 || 3.8 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .2 || 15.3College statistics only available for final two years at Arkansas.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beall. David. Arkansas Inks No. 1 JUCO Player In The Nation. Arkansas Razorbacks. November 13, 2015. May 15, 2018.
  2. News: Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford returning for senior season. May 15, 2018. USA Today. Associated Press. May 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2015–16 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-America Teams . NJCAA. January 16, 2020.
  4. News: Shadid. Trent. Erroneous report said Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford was cited for shoplifting. May 15, 2018. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 20, 2017. May 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174437/https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/erroneous-report-said-arkansas-guard-jaylen-barford-was-cited-for-shoplifting/Ke0i663NDELgPX5Eg6WQuK/. dead.
  5. News: Macon, Barford lead Arkansas past No. 19 Tennessee in OT. May 15, 2018. ESPN. Associated Press. December 30, 2017.
  6. News: Allen breaks out for 28, Florida beats Arkansas 88–73. May 15, 2018. ESPN. Associated Press. January 17, 2018.
  7. News: Allen. Nate. It's not how you start, it's how you finish. May 15, 2018. Harrison Daily Times. March 7, 2018.
  8. 2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced . . March 6, 2018 . March 6, 2018.
  9. News: Barford Earns MVP Honors at Portsmouth Invitational. May 15, 2018. Harrison Daily Times. April 16, 2018.
  10. News: Hornets' Jaylen Barford: Gets camp deal with Charlotte. August 2, 2018. CBS Sports. July 26, 2018.
  11. Web site: Charlotte Hornets Waive Barford and Wilkins. NBA.com. October 11, 2018. October 11, 2018.
  12. Web site: Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster And Schedule. NBA.com. October 22, 2018. October 22, 2018.
  13. News: Carchia. Emiliano. VL Pesaro announces Jaylen Barford. Sportando. July 12, 2019. July 12, 2019.
  14. Web site: Rescissione consensuale con Jaylen Barford . victorialibertas.it . U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro . 19 February 2019 . Italian .
  15. Web site: La Virtus Roma ingaggia Jaylen Barford . virtusroma.it . Virtus Roma . 19 February 2020 . Italian .
  16. Web site: Madwar . Ahmad . Jaylen Barford agreed terms with Al Ettehad . Eurobasket . October 27, 2020 . October 27, 2020.
  17. Web site: Jaylen Barford è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona . vanolibasket.com . 8 February 2020 . Italian .
  18. Web site: Obradovic . Igor . Astana tabs Jaylen Barford, ex Cremona . Eurobasket . September 20, 2021 . September 20, 2021.
  19. Web site: Yahyabeyoglu . Fersu . Jaylen Barford (ex Astana) joins Lokomotiv . Eurobasket . February 1, 2022 . February 1, 2022.
  20. Web site: Lokomotiv sign top VTB League scorer Barford . BasketNews . February 1, 2022 . February 1, 2022.
  21. Web site: Jaylen Barford Completa La Unahotels. August 2, 2024. pallacanestroreggiana.it. it. August 18, 2024.
  22. Web site: Jaylen Barford. Sports-Reference.com. August 5, 2018.