Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2017-18: Named to NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship all-tournament team after leading IU East with 13.8 points per game in the four tournament games. ... Made game-tying shot at the end of first overtime to keep IU East alive en route to eventual double-overtime victory in Round of 16 against Oklahoma Wesleyan on March 9. ... Scored team-high 19 points in quarterfinal win against Briar Cliff University. ... Averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists with team-high 1.4 steals per game in 34 games, including 30 starts. ... Shot .558 from the field. ... Scored 10 points and tied school single-game record with seven steals in win at WVU Tech on Feb. 10. ... Scored 17 points with season-high seven rebounds in home win against Indiana University Southeast on Jan. 27. ... Dished out season-high eight assists in home win against Point Park University on Jan. 30.

2016-17: Averaged 9.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game in 31 games. ... Set IU East single-season record for best field goal percentage at .639, one of the 10 best field goal percentages in the nation. ... Scored season-high 25 points and dished out four assists in win at Asbury University on Jan. 3. ... Scored 17 points at then-No. 18 Indiana University Southeast to help IU East win the River States Conference tournament championship game on Feb. 28. ... Scored 12 points and grabbed season-high nine rebounds in IU East's double-overtime win at the University of Rio Grande on Feb. 7. ... Scored 14 points and made season-high six steals in home win against Point Park University on Jan. 13.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 11 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds per game as a senior to help Lawrence North High School (Ind.) to a 19-6 record and the No. 6 ranking in the final Indiana Class 4A poll.

ALL ABOUT JAYLEN

AREA OF STUDY: Business and/or marketing

WHY JAYLEN CHOSE IU EAST: The great basketball team and even better academics.

MOST MEMORABLE BASKETBALL MOMENT: Playing against high school rival Lawrence Central in sold-out gymnasiums every year.

PARENT: Nita McKay

SIBLINGS: Nishaun and Christian