#3 JELANI WATSON-GAYLE

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-1 (186 cm)

WEIGHT: 174 lbs (79 kg)

BIRTHDATE: September 9, 1998 (London, UK) 

HIGH SCHOOL: Westminster ‘16  (Augusta, GA)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Fresno Pacific ‘22 (Fresno, CA)

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @jay_baller / @jaywg0

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent May 10, 2023

YEARS PRO: 1

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


Made his professional debut in 2022-23 with the Bristol Flyers of the British Basketball League (BBL), also suiting up in two games with the British Men's national team.


2023: Appeared in two FIBA World Cup qualifying games with the British men’s national team, recording nine points, four assists and three steals in 39 minutes of play.


2022-23: Averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 41 games with the Bristol Flyers … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Led the Flyers in assists and ranked third in scoring … Notched 12 multi-steal games … Poured in a season-high 30 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists to fuel Bristol to a win Jan. 22 vs. Newcastle … Dished out a season-best seven assists May 7 vs. Leicester.



UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER 


2021-22: Posted career-best averages in points per game (18.6) rebounds per game (4.7) and steals per game (1.6) in 29 games with Fresno Pacific as a graduate student … Started every game … Led the Sunbirds in points (538) assists (69) and steals (46) … Led the PacWest Conference in free throw percentage with an 86.2 per cent mark … Scored double-digit points in all but one contest, with nine games of 20 or more … Scored a career-high 32 points on a perfect 15-15 from the free throw line Jan. 22 vs. Academy of Art … Set another career high with five steals Dec. 4 vs. Azusa Pacific … Pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds to go along with 27 points in a double-double performance Nov. 12 vs. CS East Bay … Named PacWest Newcomer of the Year and to the All-PacWest First Team.


2020-21: Averaged 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists with the Miles College Golden Bears in a nine-game season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … Scored in double figures in all but two contests … Scored a season-best 23 points on six-of-nine from deep Feb. 24 vs. Spring Hill … Set another season high with seven assists March 4 vs. Albany State.


2019-20: Averaged 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 28 games as a junior at Miles College … Started in every game … Scored in double figures in all but four games, with eight of 20 or more … Scored a season-high 30 points on five-of-10 from three and nine-of-10 from the free throw line March 4 vs. SSU … Recorded multiple steals in eight games … Named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Tournament MVP after leading the Golden Bears to a tournament victory with 22 points March 7 vs. Albany State.


2018-19: Averaged 10.4 points 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists as a sophomore at Miles College … Scored double-digit points in 13 contests … Scored a season-high 22 points to go along with five rebounds and an assist Feb. 2 vs. LeMoyne-Owen … Recorded 17 straight multi-rebound games from Dec. 31 to March 2, with his season best of nine coming in a blowout win Feb. 27 vs. Tuskegee … Scored 15 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists in Miles’ SIAC Tournament victory March 2 vs. LeMoyne-Owen.


2017-18: Averaged 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists starting in all 31 games as a freshman at Benedict College … Scored in double figures in all but four games … Scored a season-high 23 points to go along with five rebounds in the Tigers’ season opener Nov. 10 vs. Montevallo … Named SIAC Freshman of the Year. 



PERSONAL:


Has represented the Great Britain men’s national team at the U16, U20 and senior levels … Favourite food is oxtail … Favourite musical artist is Drake …  Earned his master’s degree in business administration at Fresno Pacific.



STATISTICS

PROFESSIONAL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 United Kingdom 2 39 9 3-7 1-7 0-0 1 2 3 4 4 0 3 3
2022-23 Bristol 41 1,036 471 87-187 76-193 69-88 29 97 126 138 63 0 46 60
Totals 43 1,075 480 90-194 77-200 69-88 30 99 129 142 67 0 49 63

PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 United Kingdom 2 19.5 4.5 .429 .143 .000 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.5
2022-23 Bristol 41 25.3 11.5 .465 .394 .784 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.4 1.5 0.0 1.1 1.5
Totals 43 25.0 11.2 .464 .385 .784 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 1.6 0.0 1.1 1.5

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Fresno Pacific 29 931 538 101-189 87-217 75-87 28 109 137 73 61 0 46 68
2020-21 Miles 9 266 116 20-49 17-59 25-29 4 30 34 25 12 1 10 8
2019-20 Miles 28 926 450 67-126 84-202 64-78 25 81 106 59 33 1 30 45
2018-19 Miles 30 888 313 44-96 61-180 42-62 32 76 108 52 54 0 25 53
2017-18 Benedict 31 803 390 55-112 77-168 49-59 18 60 78 43 45 1 28 35
Totals 127 3,814 1,807 287-572 326-826 255-315 107 356 463 252 205 3 139 209

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Fresno Pacific 29 32.1 18.6 .534 .401 .862 1.0 3.8 4.7 2.5 2.1 0.0 1.6 2.3
2020-21 Miles 9 29.6 12.9 .408 .288 .862 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.8 1.3 0.1 1.1 0.9
2019-20 Miles 28 33.1 16.1 .532 .416 .821 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.1 1.2 0.0 1.1 1.6
2018-19 Miles 30 29.6 10.4 .458 .339 .677 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.7 1.8 0.0 0.8 1.8
2017-18 Benedict 31 25.9 12.6 .491 .458 .831 0.6 1.9 2.5 1.4 1.5 0.0 0.9 1.1
Totals 127 30.0 14.2 .502 .395 .810 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.0 1.6 0.0 1.1 1.6
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