Jaylen Hoard

Jaylen Hoard, son of Katia and Antwon, was born in 1999 in Le Havre, France. He comes from a basketball family, as Antwon was at Murray State before embarking on an 18-year professional career overseas and Katia played college basketball at Washington and represented France at the 1994 FIBA Womens' World Championships. Hoard's younger sister, Anaia, has also represented France at the junior level. He's competed in the lower French divisions in and played with the INSEP athletic institute in Paris. Hoard then moved to High Point, North Carolina and played one year of high school hoops at Wesleyan Christian Academy. When he committed to play at Wake Forest University in 2017, he became the school's highest-ranked recruit since 2008. Hoard went on to make 30 starts and average 13.1 points, becoming only the sixth Demon Deacon freshman to compile at least 400 points and 200 rebounds in a season. You can follow Jaylen Hoard on both Twitter and Instgram @JaylenHoard. Hoard signed a two-way contract with the Trail Blazers shortly after going undrafted in 2019. In one season at Wake Forest, he averaged 13.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 31 appearances. He notched three 20-point performances and recorded seven double-doubles - the fifth-most ever by a Wake Forest freshman. On Feb. 5 against Pittsburgh, Hoard went for 19 points and 17 rebounds - one of two games on the season where he recorded at least 20 points and 15 boards. In his final game of the season - an ACC Conference Tournament loss to Miami - he accumulated 16 points (7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.