2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
ASUN All-Academic Team (2024-25)
ASUN Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2024)
ASUN All-Freshman Team (2023-24)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024-25)
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
2024-25 (Non-Conference)
- Started all 13 non-conference games, tallying 25.3 minutes per game
- Named ASUN Co-Player of the Week Dec. 16, his first-ever honor
- Scored a career-high 21 points in a win against UNC Greensboro Dec. 14
- Tallied eight double-digit scoring performances
- Notched his first-career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists at Georgia Southern Dec. 7
- Leads the league in assists overall and per game with six dimes per contest
- Second in the league in assists and assist/turnover ratio at 2.2
- 13th in the country in assists and 18th in the nation in assists/game
- Posted at least five assists in 10 of 14 games
- Scored 16 points, 14 in the second half, against South Carolina in a season-opening win
- Posted 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to help UNF defeat Georgia Tech Nov. 10
- Went for double-digit scoring nights in each game between Dec. 1 and Dec. 14
2023-24
- Named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team and to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
- Started 16 of 32 games, while tallying over 200 points and 645 minutes
- Averaged 6.5 points, 2.4 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game
- Went for seven double-digit scoring efforts
- Scored six off the bench in his UNF debut Nov. 6
- Posted 11 points in 14 minutes at SC State Nov. 13
- Notched 19 points in 29 minutes at EKU, setting a season high for scoring
- Made his first-career start Jan. 6 against FGCU
- Started all but one conference game
- Played a career-high 37 minutes in the ASUN Quarterfinals March 5
On-Court Career & Accolades
- District champion with Windermere Prep and Edgewater HS
- 2x FACA District 11 6A Player of the Year
- Averaged over 18 points per game during his sophomore and junior seasons
- 4.0 APG, 2.6 SPG as a sophomore, as well as 5.2 RPG and 4 assists per contest as a junior
- Shot 34 percent from beyond the arc, as well as 80 percent from the free throw line
- Made 12 three-pointers in a 46-point game as a junior
Personal
- Son of Carmen Johnson and Jerry Smith
- Has five siblings: Jaida, Jade, Juelz, Sebastian and Justin
- Cousin, Alfred Blue, played football for head coach Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama, winning a national championship.
- Honor student
- Nickname: Ice bucket Jay
Head Coach Matthew Driscoll on Jaylen
"Jaylen Smith is very dynamic and he will excite people from day one with his personality, smile and explosive athleticism. His unique ability to play at and above the rim, while having a left-handed dagger stroke from three-point range, gives him the perfect balance. There's no doubt that his skill set accentuates our offensive scheme. Jaylen humbly goes about his daily life and he is always looking to be the difference, yet steps between the lines with an edge that comes naturally."
Why UNF?
"I chose UNF because the staff treated me like family since the first day I met them. I've had a chance to build a relationship with each staff member and they all had one common goal. Coach Driscoll's transparency is another reason I chose UNF. My relationship with him is a key reason I chose to be a part of the Osprey family."
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2023-24Freshman
Guard
5'11"
175 lbs
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2024-25Sophomore
Guard
5'11"
175 lbs
