 Hands at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Game | |
| Pallacanestro Varese | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | Lega Basket Serie A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 12, 1999 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | UCLA (2017–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 56th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Long Island Nets |
| 2021 | FMP |
| 2021 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2021–2022 | Telenet Giants Antwerp |
| 2022–2023 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2023–2024 | Peristeri |
| 2024 | Palencia |
| 2024–present | Pallacanestro Varese |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Jaylen Joseph Hands (born February 12, 1999)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. As a high school senior in 2017, he was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game,[2] and was ranked as a consensus five-star prospect and the No. 3 point guard in the country in the class of 2017 by all major scouting services, including ESPN and 247Sports. Hands earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors in his sophomore year with UCLA in 2019. He was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 56th pick before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets. He played a season in the NBA G League with Brooklyn's affiliate, the Long Island Nets before beginning his European career in 2021.
- ^ "Jaylen Hands".
- ^ Jordan, Jason (February 7, 2017). "UCLA signee Jaylen Hands receives McDonald's All American jersey". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.