2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jaylen Hoard
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Carnon, France
- High School:
- Wesleyan Christian Academy
OF NOTE
• Declared for the NBA Draft following his freshman season at Wake Forest
• Averaged 13.1 points and 7.6 rebounds during his one season with the Demon Deacons
• Consensus top-25 player, making him Wake Forest's highest-ranked recruit since 2008
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
• Appeared in all 31 games, making 30 starts
• Averaged 13.1 points and 7.6 rebounds
• Was the sixth Demon Deacon freshman with at least 400 points and 200 rebounds
• Seven double-doubles were fifth most by a Wake Forest freshman
• Had three 20-point games
• Had 19 points and 17 rebounds (most by a WF freshman since Tim Duncan’s 17 at GT in 1994) vs. Pitt (Feb. 5)
• Had 22 points and 10 rebounds vs. Boston College (Jan. 26)
• Had 23 points and 15 rebounds vs. Cornell (Jan. 2), joining Dickie Hemric as the only Demon Deacon freshman to have multiple 20-and-15 games
• Had 22 points and 15 rebounds vs. Houston Baptist (Nov. 23)
• Had 19 points and 13 rebounds vs. North Carolina A&T to be the first Wake Forest freshman with a double-double in his collegiate debut since Al-Farouq Aminu in 2008-09
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played two seasons of high school basketball in the United States at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, N.C.
• Consensus five-star recruit who was in the top 25 of the Class of 2018 by ESPN (20), 247Sports (21) and Rivals (25)
• 2018 Associated Press North Carolina All-State Team
• Participated in the 2018 Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit
• Averaged 22.4 points for France at the 2016 FIBA U-16 World Championships, including a 41-point performance against South Korea
• Played AAU ball for Team CP3
PERSONAL
• Born March 30, 1999 in Le Havre, France
• Son of Katia and Antwon Hoard
• Father played college basketball at Murray State before an 18-year professional career overseas
• Mother played college basketball at Washington and played on the French team at the 1994 FIBA Women's World Championships
• Younger sister, Anaia, has also played on French youth national teams
• Godmother, Edwige Lawson-Wade, played in the WNBA and was a member of France's 2012 Olympic Silver Medal team
• Godfather, James Wade, played collegiately at Kennesaw State and professionally overseas and is currently an assistant coach with the WNBA Minnesota Lynx
