JAYLEN

BABB-HARRISON

POSITION:                                                          Guard

HEIGHT:                                                              6’4” (193cm)

WEIGHT:                                                             190lbs (86kg)

BIRTHDATE:                                                       August 7, 1993 (Ajax, ON)

HIGH SCHOOL:                                                  J. Clarke Richardson High School (Ajax, ON)

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE:                                Eastern Kentucky University (2017)

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM:                                 @JaylenBH / @jay.babb

YEARS PRO:                                                        3






Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


2021: Averaged 13.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 28.5 minutes in 16 games with the Niagara River Lions … Lost against the Edmonton Stingers in the 2021 CEBL Championship game, where he scored four points and grabbed four rebounds … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds twice against Hamilton; Aug. 5, where he also added 17 points, and July 11, where he dished a season-high five assists … Started the season with a season-high 30 points, shooting eight-for-11 from behind the arc, to go along with four rebounds and two assists June 24 vs. Ottawa.

 

2020: Averaged 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 18.0 minutes in eight games with Hamilton at the 2020 CEBL Summer Series … Lost by one (75-76) to Fraser Valley in the semifinals, where he recorded eight points, three rebounds and two assists … Scored a season-high 18 points, shooting a season-high six-for-10 from behind the arc, to go along with five rebounds Aug. 2 vs. Ottawa.

 

2019-20: Played five games for Vllaznia in the Balkan League in Albania, where he averaged 14.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.6 minutes in five games … Scored 20 or more points twice, Jan. 29 vs. Akademik Bultex (21) and Jan. 14 vs. Peja (20)  … Played career-high 37 minutes Jan. 29 vs. Akademik Bultex, recording 21 points (4-4 FG, 3-9 3FG, 4-5 FT), two rebounds, one steal and one assist … Registered career-best 7 rebounds twice, in back-to-back games on Jan. 27 and Jan. 14 vs. Rahoveci and Peja.

 

2018-19: Averaged 8.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.5 steals and 15.5 minutes in 39 games with the London Lightning of the NBLC … Scored in double digits in 16 games … Scored a career-high 25 points, shooting a season-high seven triples (7-10) Jan. 20 vs. St. John’s … Grabbed a season-high six rebounds Jan. 17 vs. Titans.

 

COLLEGIATE CAREER


2015-16: Led the OVC in three-point field goal percentage (45.3), becoming the first Colonel since Mike Rose in 2008-09 to lead the conference in that category … Appeared in 30 games, starting two of them … Ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 5.8 points-per-game … Also averaged 2.1 rebounds-per-game … Earned the start and played a career-high 28 minutes  Feb. 13 vs. Tennessee State, responding with six points and a career-high six boards … Scored 13 points, pulled down five boards and dished out two assists at Eastern Illinois … Scored 18 points again (this time on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc) Jan. 9 vs. Southeast Missouri … Contributed 15 points, four rebounds and two steals off the bench Dec. 21 vs. West Virginia … Came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points on six-for-seven shooting from deep Dec. 1 vs. Western Kentucky.


2014-15: Played in 21 games and started four times … Missed 11 games due to an injury … Averaged 5.6 points … Shot 40 percent from the field and 34 percent from three-point range … Went 12-of-15 at the free throw line for 80 percent … Scored eight points in eight minutes in his first game back from an injury Feb. 14 vs. Tennessee State … Played a career-high 25 minutes and scored 11 points Dec. 16 vs. East Tennessee … Played a career-high 25 minutes and scored 11 points Dec. 16 vs. East Tennessee … In the second game of the season, Babb-Harrison hit 10-of-16 attempts from the field, including six-of-seven from three-point range, to finish with 28 points and a career-high seven rebounds Nov. 18 vs. Kentucky Christian.

 

2013-14: Redshirt season … 2013-14 Colonel Scholar.


2012-13: Played in nine games … Averaged 2.2 points per game … Shot 37 percent from the field and 29 percent from three-point range … Scored six points in three minutes Feb. 20 vs. Austin Peay … Scored his first collegiate points Nov. 28 vs. Delaware State on a lay-up with 1:05 left in the game.

 

Personal:

Full name is Jaylen Dwayne Babb-Harrison … Son of Charmaine Babb and Dwayne Harrison … Majored in Risk Management and Insurance … Owner of JBH Fresh, a private barber company … Started all four games during 2014 Eastern Kentucky’s summer tour in Australia, where he finished third on the team in scoring and rebounding with 14 points and 5.3 rebounds … Attended J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate in Ontario … Averaged 20 points, six assists and five rebounds per game as a senior … Earned all-city honors … Named regional all-star … Team captain and team MVP.