American basketball player (born 1998)
Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.
High school career.
Sims is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended United Faith Christian Academy. He was recruited by UNC Wilmington Seahawks assistant coach Doug Esleeck who had first started recruiting Sims as an assistant for the Mercer Bears. Sims' relationship with Esleeck was a major factor in his commitment to the Seahawks.
College career.
Sims led the Seahawks in scoring with 17.8 points per game as a junior in the 2020–21 season. He scored a career-high 29 points in a game against the Troy Trojans on November 28, 2020.
Sims led the Seahawks in points (16.4), rebounds (5.5) and assists (2.4) per game during his senior season in 2021–22. He was selected to the first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Seahawks won the 2022 College Basketball Invitational and Sims was named as most outstanding player of the tournament.
Sims later declared for the NBA draft.
Professional career.
Greensboro Swarm (2022–present).
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Sims joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League and on September 12, 2022, Sims signed with the Charlotte Hornets, his hometown team. He appeared in one preseason game before he was waived on October 14 and on November 4, he was named to the opening night roster for the Greensboro Swarm.
In July 2023, Sims re-joined the Hornets for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on September 5, he signed with them. However, he was waived on September 29 and re-joined the Swarm on October 29.
On September 28, 2024, Sims signed with the Hornets, but was waived the same day. On October 27, he rejoined the Swarm.
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