====== Jaylen Brantley ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2017-18|2017-18]]
  * **Number:** 1
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 5' 11"
  * **Weight:** 170
  * **Hometown:** Springfield, MA
  * **High School:** Central((http://www.gazettenet.com/Springfield-s-Jaylen-Brantley-transferring-to-UMass-basketball-program-9462391))
  * **Prep School:** Notre Dame Prep, Wilbraham & Monson Academy((http://www.gazettenet.com/Springfield-s-Jaylen-Brantley-transferring-to-UMass-basketball-program-9462391))
  * **Transfer From:** Maryland
  * **Birthday:** September 7((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/905776851771158530))

===== At UMass =====
==== 2017-18 Graduate year ====
{{:brantley_jaylen_roster_photo_2017-18.jpg?nolink|Roster photo 2017-18}}

  * Heart condition detected prior to the season prevents him from playing.((http://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-G-Jaylen-Brantley-is-out-for-the-season-13035732))((http://www.gazettenet.com/Jaylen-Brantley-heart-ailment-UMass-basketball-13871864))  UMass will honor his academic scholarship for two years, but it will not count against the team's total.((https://twitter.com/MattVautourDHG/status/917896235788525568))
  * Committed to UMass as a graduate student transfer on 4/23/17((http://www.gazettenet.com/Springfield-s-Jaylen-Brantley-transferring-to-UMass-basketball-program-9462391))
  * Accepted into UMass graduate student program on 8/31/17((https://twitter.com/Jaybrant2/status/903410821077848064))

===== Pre-UMass =====
==== Maryland ====
  * [[http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210253117&DB_OEM_ID=29700|Roster page on UMTerps.com]]
  * According to Maryland bio, went to Maryland because of the great tradition and gameday atmosphere

=== 2016-17 Junior year ===
  * Averaged 4.9 points per game while appearing in all 33 games for the Terps
  * Posted eight points for the second straight game vs. Iowa (2/25)
  * Scored eight points vs. Minnesota (2/22)
  * Recorded 11 points vs. Ohio State (2/11)
  * Notched 10 points at Iowa (1/19)
  * Racked up 12 points and matched a career-best six boards off the bench at Illinois (1/14)
  * Tallied 13 points and added five rebounds and three assists vs. Illinois (12/7)
  * Recorded eight points and five boards vs. Charlotte (12/20)
  * Matched a career-high with 14 points - including four three-pointers - vs. Howard (12/7)
  * Scored 12 points off the bench against Oklahoma State (12/3)
  * Notched six points against Stony Brook (11/22)
  * Scored 11 points against St. Mary's (MD) (11/17)

=== 2015-16 Sophomore year ===
  * Appeared in 32 games
  * Hit key free throw to lift Maryland past South Dakota State in first round of NCAA Tournament (3/18)
  * Recorded six points in 12 minutes at Indiana (3/6)
  * Posted seven points vs. Illinois (3/3)
  * Recorded five points and three steals, including one in the final seconds to clinch win against Michigan (2/21)
  * Scored 10 points and played a career-high 21 minutes against Bowie State (2/9)
  * Notched four points and two assists vs. Ohio State (1/16)
  * Posted eight points of 3-of-4 shooting and recorded six boards vs. Marshall (12/27)
  * Scored a career-high 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Princeton (12/19)
  * Recorded three assists and three rebounds vs. Rhode Island (11/25)
  * Posted an assist and a steal in his Maryland debut vs. Mount St. Mary's (11/13)

==== Odessa ====
  * Played at Odessa (Texas) Community College in 2014-15, after initially committing to Marshall((http://www.gazettenet.com/Springfield-s-Jaylen-Brantley-transferring-to-UMass-basketball-program-9462391))
  * Teammates with [[santee_clyde|Clyde Santee]], who played for UMass in 2013-14
  * Played in all of Odessa's 29 games
  * Second on the team in scoring (14.3) and season points (414).  Santee third with 12.9 / 373.
  * First in FT shooting (.809) and Assist:Turnover ratio (2.1)
  * Third on the team in 3PT shooting (.362)
  * [[http://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/players/jaylenbrantley7a16|Full Odessa stats]]
  * Ranked the 12th JUCO Player in America by Next Up Recruits

==== Statistics ====
^  ^^^^^  Total  ^^^  3-Pointers  ^^^  ^^^  Rebounds  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^
^Season^GP^GS^Min^Avg^FG^FGA^%^FG^FGA^%^FT^FTA^%^Off^Def^Tot^Avg^PF^FO^A^TO^Blk^St^Pts^Avg^
|2014-15 OCC|29|21|740|25.5|129|301|.429|50|138|.362|106|131|.809|14|62|76|2.6|49|0|106|51|0|38|414|14.3|
|2015-16 MD|32|0|259|8.1|27|57|.474|12|28|.429|9|14|.643|4|27|31|1.0|22|0|18|9|1|7|75|2.3|
|2016-17 MD|33|0|556|16.8|55|144|.382|32|83|.386|21|34|.618|9|55|64|1.9|44|0|32|21|0|17|163|4.9|
|Career MD|65|0|815|12.5|82|201|.408|44|111|.396|30|48|.625|13|82|95|1.5|66|0|50|30|1|24|238|3.7|
|Career Total|94|21|1555|16.5|211|502|.420|94|249|.378|136|179|.760|27|144|171|1.8|115|0|156|81|1|62|652|6.9|

[[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jaylen-Brantley/Bests/85285|Career highs from RealGM.com]]

==== High School / Prep School ====
  * A 247sports.com four-star recruit out of high school
  * Played AAU basketball for the Boston Amateur Basketball Club alongside fellow Terp forward Jake Layman
  * Helped BABC to two AAU national championships
  * Member of the 2011 Elite Youth Basketball League championship team
  * Won the Peach Jam Tournament in Atlanta in 2011

===== Personal =====
  * Mother is Angela Cayode
  * Mother named him Jaylen, after Jalen Rose because she was an avid fan of the Michigan Wolverines “Fab Five”
  * Also played soccer in his sophomore and junior years of high school and lettered in tennis for one year
  * Undergrad degree in Sociology

===== External Links =====
[[http://umassathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9065|Official roster page from UMass Athletics]]\\
[[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jaylen-Brantley/Summary/85285|RealGM - Jaylen Brantley]]\\
[[https://twitter.com/Jaybrant2|Twitter - Jaylen Brantley]]

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