BIO
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Entering the season averaging 3.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, and 11.4 minutes in 29 games playing professionally in the NBA G League.
2024-25: Averaged 3.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, and 11.4 minutes in 29 games with the Salt Lake City Stars in the NBA G League … Picked up with the 25th overall pick in the 2024 NBA G League Draft … Led the Stars in blocks per game and field goal percentage (.650) … Recorded eight points (4-for-4 shooting), 10 rebounds, and two blocks March 9 vs. the Memphis Hustle … Scored a professional career-high 10 points (5-for-6), eight rebounds, four assists, and professional career-high five blocks in a win January 29 vs. the Valley Suns … Posted four points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks January 28 vs. the Valley Suns … In professional debut and only seven minutes, put up four points, five rebounds and one steal November 13 vs. the Stockton Kings.
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER
Averaged 5.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 16.5 minutes in 93 games during a four-year collegiate career at Florida State University and Brown University.
2023-24: Averaged 2.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 10.5 minutes in 28 games as a graduate senior with the Seminoles … Blocked three shots in only 10 minutes March 9 vs. Miami … Scored 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting and grabbed three rebounds January 6 vs. Virginia Tech.
2022-23: Transferred to Florida State University … Redshirted and did not play after injuring his right knee in a preseason practice September 23.
2021-22: Averaged 9.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, and 23.5 minutes in 29 games before graduating from Brown … Awarded the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Award en route to an All-Ivy League Second Team appearance … Ranked atop the Ivy League in blocks (62) and field goal percentage (.702), second in defensive rating (97.2) and fourth in total rebounds (200) … Led the Bears in field goals made (120) … Had a monster double-double with 20 points and 18 rebounds (collegiate career-high), and two blocks March 5 vs. Yale … Scored in double-figures on 10 occasions including a career-high 25 points on perfect 9-for-9 shooting, grabbed 12 rebounds and had a collegiate career-high eight blocks February 26 vs. Columbia … Had five double-doubles including a couple back-to-back with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks February 5 vs. Dartmouth and 13 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks February 4 vs. Harvard … In only 20 minutes registered 17 points on 8-for-8 shooting with five rebounds and two blocks December 7 vs. Merrimack … Recorded 19 points (8-for-10) and four rebounds November 16 vs. JWU.
2020-21: Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20: Averaged 5.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, and 19.7 minutes in 25 games with the Bears … Earned a Co-Defensive Player of the Year Award in the Ivy League … Led the Ivy League in blocks (54) and field goal percentage (.685) … Posted lone double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds February 21 vs. Columbia … Scored in double-figures seven times including 12 points and eight rebounds January 31 vs. Cornell … Had 11 points, eight rebounds, and five blocks January 17 vs. Yale … Blocked a season-high seven blocks along with seven points in only 15 minutes December 4 vs. Merrimack … Put up a season-high 14 points on 7-for-7 shooting with three rebounds and three blocks November 19 vs. Sacred Heart.
2018-19:
Averaged 2.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 5.8 minutes in 11 games as a freshman at Brown … Scored five points, grabbed four rebounds, and blocked three shots in only 12 minutes March 25 vs. Loyola Mary … Dropped season-high 12 points on 3-for-3 shooting with six made free throws, six rebounds, and two blocks January 14 vs. J. and Wales.
PERSONAL
Son of Shawanda and Shawn Gainey … His younger brother Ashtin was a member of the track and field team at Mars Hill University, specializing in shot put … Graduated from Florida State in Sports Management and graduated from Brown in Business Management … Has been awarded many academic awards including, but not limited to, the 2023 & 2024 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Academic Honours Court, 2023 & 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Honour Roll, Golden Torch Award for Men’s Basketball (Florida State Academics), and 2022 Ivy League All-Academic Team … Jaylan enjoys playing video games, watching football, and fishing.
PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS **BEFORE 2025 CEBL SEASON
Totals
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 | Salt Lake City Stars (NBA G League) | 29 | 332.0 | 88.0 | 39-60 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 32.0 | 61.0 | 93.0 | 23.0 | 43.0 | 37.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 |
Totals | 29 | 332.0 | 88.0 | 39-60 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 32.0 | 61.0 | 93.0 | 23.0 | 43.0 | 37.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 |
Averages
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 | Salt Lake City Stars (NBA G League) | 29 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 0.650 | 0.000 | 0.417 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Totals | 29 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 0.650 | 0.000 | 0.417 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
Totals
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | Florida State | 28 | 295 | 77 | 32-51 | 0-0 | 13-28 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 15 |
2021-22 | Brown | 29 | 682 | 268 | 120-171 | 0-0 | 28-54 | 64 | 135 | 199 | 11 | 54 | 62 | 6 | 25 |
2019-20 | Brown | 25 | 493 | 148 | 63-92 | 0-0 | 22-32 | 41 | 86 | 127 | 9 | 47 | 54 | 11 | 22 |
2018-19 | Brown | 11 | 64 | 25 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
Totals | 93 | 1534 | 518 | 224-326 | 0-0 | 70-125 | 127 | 279 | 406 | 27 | 133 | 142 | 26 | 67 |
Averages
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | Florida State | 28 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.627 | 0.000 | 0.464 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
2021-22 | Brown | 29 | 23.5 | 9.2 | 0.702 | 0.000 | 0.519 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
2019-20 | Brown | 25 | 19.7 | 5.9 | 0.685 | 0.000 | 0.688 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
2018-19 | Brown | 11 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.750 | 0.000 | 0.636 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Totals | 93 | 16.5 | 5.6 | 0.687 | 0.000 | 0.560 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |