All of them things.”, Scrubb isn’t worried about proving himself to anyone and is focused on the team for this season. He makes some very impressive passes when he stays alert for cutter; balancing out the opportunity to score and being aware of the open man when the ball in his hands may take some time. Under coach Kyle Smithpeters there were some ups and downs for Scrubb, but his game thrived and he continued to grow. Before the season started, I made my way to a pair of JuCo Jamborees; hosted by Vincennes University and John A Logan, also a scrimmage against Division 2 power University of Southern Indiana (USI). Scrubb had to work a little more for his baskets against USI but didn’t fail to create and put points on the board in bunches. No. He was on the finishing end of plenty of alley oops and will attack the rim without shying away from attempting to poster the defender. Jay Scrubb. Although he might not have any games nationally televised or have the opportunity to play in March Madness, JuCo product Jay Scrubb is a big-time talent regardless of college level. Back then, he was a self-described “class clown” who failed out of Central High School in Louisville with a 0.0 GPA while moving around to live with grandparents and other relatives in a tough neighborhood on the city’s west end. Last season he averaged 8.9 rebounds per game to lead the team. He really taught me the discipline of the game, communicating on defense, and becoming more vocal. On Wednesday, Scrubb will live out his own personal “Blind Side” by watching the virtual draft with his agent and some family members and waiting to hear his name called. His first step with the ball is quick as well as his sprint when running the floor. “I’ve always wanted to wear a Louisville jersey all my life,” Scrubb said. Play. “It was my first time living by myself,” he said. He had to get up at 6 a.m. at his dad’s house and take a bus to get to school. Monica, who is of Jamaican descent, taught Jay to make his favorite dish, chicken alfredo, which would come in hand later on. High School: Trinity High School [Louisville, Kentucky] Change player? He described his interest from other schools as “very little out of high school. I’m a guy that’s all for the team. Jay Scrubb didn’t have the offers coming out of high school that you would expect from a draft prospect. 0 Years Of Service. So the Turniers started picking him and driving him to games. Many overlook division 2 but they provided a nice test. Scrubb is the oldest of seven children Jason fathered. Through the first two jamborees, Scrubb had an unusual routine purposely banking in his free throws, which he claims he just started doing this year. He would go through the motions because he was more talented than everyone. “Just matching up with those guys, that gave me the confidence to put my name in,” he said. Scrubb is quietly one of the better recruits in 2020, but you don’t hear about him much because he’s not a high school prospect. Last season, Scrubb shot 46.4% 3PT% on 3.7 attempts per game. Trinity under coach Mike Szabo opted not to kick Scrubb off the team, but Jay still had trouble getting to the 30 summer games in 24 days the team was playing. Scrubb impressed during his first season at Logan, averaging 20.2 points and shooting 46.4 percent from three point range. To me, he shows a resemblance of Terrence Ross, but Scrubb’s ability to create and break down the defense seems more natural at a similar stage. Jay Scrubb is quietly one of the better recruits in 2020, but you don’t hear about him much because he’s not a high school prospect. Also, to Vincennes coach Brian Davis. He needs only a little bit of space to get his shot off and he can connect shooting off the catch or dribble. That just pushes me every day.”. He’s an explosive athlete with a reported 40-inch vertical that translates well into game situations as he displays it in both the half-court and in transition. I just had to score the ball and that’s where I feel comfortable.” As for JuCo competition, he’s ranked #1 for a reason, “I’m a dog. He just turned 19, people forget how young he truly is. Although it’s easy not to show the same respect to the JuCo competition Scrubb faces each night to what most college sophomore draft prospects face on the regular, Scrubb is younger than most sophomores as he turned 19 on September 1st, and even younger than high schoolers in some cases. “You are kicked off this team and I don’t know if they’re going to take you back but my knowledge is if you don’t go back, you’re going to have to sit out your senior year and you’ll be done in basketball. Los Angeles (NBA) John Logan College (JUCO) Trinity (HS) Pos SG; Height 6-3; Weight 170; Timeline; Prospect Info. He also mentions family as a motivation for his basketball success, stating “just seeing how much my family needs me and needs me to provide for them. 1 Class of 2020 JUCO prospect Jay Scrubb has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. He demonstrated ability to distribute in transition, but he can have tunnel vision and over dribble at times. I would say Winthrop, Samford, Youngstown State, a lot of low major D1 schools,” said Scrubb, “I struggled academically my first years of school, but I got back on the right track with hard work, dedication.” He also credits a growth spurt of about four or five inches as a sophomore for his late blooming, which allowed him to add a more advanced offensive game in the post. Go apologize and tell them you’re going to be the most coachable “yessir, no sir” kid in the world and work hard in your studies. Jay Scrubb, right, a Trinity High School grad and junior college All-American, won't make his decision until his second season at John A. Logan College comes to an end. In March, he declared for the NBA Draft and in April he signed with his agent, Marcum. I’m just trying to play basketball and provide for my family.”. Last season, Scrubb averaged 1.1 steals per game and blocks shots well for his position with 1.6 per game. Free throws are something he’s going to have to figure out and stick to a routine. Former John A. Logan College Jay Scrubb is looking to become the first junior college player chosen ... [+] in the NBA Draft since 2004. I don’t try to emulate him, but I just try to take little bits and pieces from his game. This site has no affiliation with the National Basketball Association | Website by. If I need to be a lockdown defender, then that’s what I’ll be. I feel like I can dominate wherever.” Jay Scrubb would fit alongside RJ Barrett, Mitchell Robinson, Frank Ntilikina, Kevin Knox, and whoever the Knicks take in the first round. The Clippers could potentially trade up with Oklahoma City (25) or Boston (26) to land Scrubb in the late-first round. He’s also showed he’s not afraid to take a hit and draw charges, as he showed numerous times over the seven games. “Your coping mechanism is to shut it all down and that’s what he was going through. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy, played in the movie by Sandra Bullock, and her husband, Sean, played by Tim McGraw, take him in. Last season, Scrubb shot 4.9 free throws per game. And Scrubb is hoping for a similar life trajectory to Oher’s. They were played closer at the Midwest Jamboree winning two games but losing one to Missouri University-West Plains behind a big-time performance by Florida State commit Sardaar Calhoun. After that, Scrubb seemed to thrive. Off the court, he also learned more about becoming a man and how to take care of himself. “He’s trouble, he’s disrupted the team,” Ron Turnier said the coaches told him.“Trinity was about to kick him off the basketball team, he [was] off the team actually.”, ‘YOU’RE ABOUT TO BE THE SADDEST STORY I KNOW IN SPORTS’. If he was a high school recruit Scrubb would be a five-star recruit. He mentions Kevin Durant as his favorite player, “Kevin Durant, that’s my favorite player. “Just to hear my name being called and all the work I put in and all the doubters doubting me, and all the people saying I wouldn’t be able to make it out of school and just counting me out,” Scrubb said. He described his interest from other schools as “very little out of high school. He created plenty of scoring from scratch, as he doesn’t need a play ran for him and he breaks down the defense with his dribble. ‘A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID HE WOULDN’T MAKE IT’, Jay Scrubb has overcome many obstacles, including being diagnosed with ACEs, to reach the brink of ... [+] the NBA Draft. When I first got there I just wanted to play basketball. We try to put him in positions to work on things that maybe aren’t his strong suit; like we talk to him all the time about being a great screener, be great away from the ball, don’t just be a guy with the ball in your hands, so that’s the kind of things we constantly talk about and work on.”. He’s as athletic as they come. “From that point forward, it was just about making them proud and making my family happy.”. Unmute. You can have the work ethic, you can have the tools, and you can tie them together to have the chance to be a special player,” said Coach Smithpeters and mentions his first impressions when recruiting Scrubb as “unbelievably talented. He’s got handles and court vision and plays an all around game. If you don’t like it being hard then just don’t come here.’ You’ve got to give him a lot of credit for responding to that because we’re very vanilla and we keep it vanilla, and that’s fine by us because our guys come in with the mindset of knowing what they’re getting into. When it comes to his first two years of high school — during which he never set foot on a basketball court for a varsity game — Jay Scrubb is the first … We wish him the best! The biggest thing for me is having fun and winning.”. Little things just to annoy the teacher.”. We’ve had some bright lights on our program the last year or two. It’s the same way I put the pitch to Jay, ‘if you want come here, be really good and us make you better, then come. But I told coach Mack what my intentions were from day one...The bigger picture for me was always playing in the NBA.”. He learned how to get himself towels, laundry detergent and cleaning supplies, and he made himself his grandmother’s chicken alfredo on a regular basis. “Coming from the school that I came from, a predominantly black school, it helped me adapt to another culture and seeing how they operate on the other side, shirts and ties. Jayden Scrubb is a 6-3, 170-pound Shooting Guard from Louisville, KY. © 2021 Forbes Media LLC. During the NBA Draft on Wednesday, Scrubb could become the first junior college player drafted since Donta Smith (Southeastern Illinois) was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round in 2004. He is in desperate need of high-level coaching to iron out the kinks. As a freshman, Scrubb attended Central High School in Louisville but was not allowed on the basketball team due to poor academic performance. “We couldn’t drop him off randomly anymore with his backpack and no food and no where to go,” Ron said. We have a lot of really good players, so he does have to bring it every day. New, 161 comments. We’re going to recruit guys that understand the responsibility of being a Logan basketball player. Honestly, we put him through the workouts, he did the work. More Jay Scrubb Basketball Reference pages . Last season, he averaged 2.7 offensive rebounds per game, and he utilizes his physicality to cash in the opportunity to score and reads opportunities for tip-slam on occasions. Early on at Central High School, in Louisville, I struggled academically. Check out Jay Scrubb's high school sports timeline including game updates while playing basketball at Trinity High School from 2016 through 2018. Jay Scrubb - SG - John A. 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