Jaylen Hands
Introduction
Jaylen Joseph Hands (born February 12, 1999) is an American basketball player. He has committed to playing college basketball for the UCLA Bruins in the Pac-12 Conference. As a high school senior in 2017, he was selected to play in the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game, and was ranked as a consensus five-star prospect and number three point guard in the country in the class of 2017 by all major scouting services, including ESPN and 247Sports.
High school career
Hands began his high school career playing with Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California where he was named an All-County player, San Diego Metro League Player of the Year, and won the 2014 CIF championship. Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Foothills Christian High School in El Cajon, but this transfer was denied by the San Diego Section. Instead, Hands enrolled at Balboa City, a prep school that operated outside of the Section's jurisdiction, where he was teammates with DeAndre Ayton, the future top prospect of the class of 2017. For his senior season, he completed his transfer to Foothills Christian, where he played for coach Brad Leaf, father of UCLA star T. J. Leaf. That year, Hands averaged 29 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists a game. He also won the slam dunk contest at the Ballislife All-American Game.
Hands received many offers from teams such as Arizona, Louisville and San Diego State, but eventually committed to UCLA on September 16, 2015.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Hands PG |
Chula Vista, CA | Foothills Christian High School (CA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | Sep 16, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26 Rivals: 22 247Sports: 22 ESPN: 19 | ||||||
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