Hokie Club2025-26 (Oklahoma State)
•Made 10 starts in 31 appearances for the Cowboys in his junior season
•Averaged 10.1 points per game as well as 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists
•Scored in double figures 19 times, including a streak of seven consecutive games down the stretch
•Season-high of 30 points came in a November game against Nicholls where he went 8-11 from the field and made all 12 free throw attempts.
2023-25 (UMass)
•Played his first two collegiate seasons for UMass in the Atlantic 10 Conference under coach Frank Martin
•As a sophomore in 2024-25 averaged 13.3 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals while posting the nation’s 22nd-best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.67-to-1)
•Led a UMass offense that ranked among college basketball’s fastest teams – 46th in KenPom’s adjusted tempo rankings. Nearly one-in-five possessions came in transition, per Synergy (19.7%), putting the Minutemen among the 92nd percentile nationally
•Collected four 20-point games with a season-high 24 against Northeastern on Dec. 18
•Also had nine games with five or more assists, including a career-high 12 in the season-opening win over New Hampshire and seven in 34 turnover-free minutes at West Virginia
•Started all 29 games as a sophomore
•As a freshman, came off the bench in 30 of his 31 contests and averaged 7.4 points and 2.1 assists in 17.4 minutes for a UMass team that won 20 games during the regular season.
With USA Basketball:
•Won a gold medal with the United States at the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, averaging 8.0 points, 5.7 assists and 3.8 steals over six games, highlighted by a 13-point, 10-assist effort in the Americans’ quarterfinal victory over Mexico
•One of 46 players invited to New Orleans to participate in the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp in April, 2022.
High School:
•A top-140 recruit in the Class of 2023, per 247sports
•Relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for his senior season at Calvary Christian Academy and put up 16.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.1 steals against a national schedule
•Prior to that, averaged 14.8 points and 10.2 assists as a junior at hometown Julius L. Chambers High, earning all-conference and all-district distinction.
Personal:
•Birthday is Jan. 12
•Son of Lavonte Jackson and Brittany Curry
•Has three siblings
•Majoring in management
Get to know Jaylen Curry
Three words to describe you game: shifty, playmaker, scorer
Nickname: JCurry
Favorite hoops memory: dropping 70 points at MSHTV Camp
Go to move on the court: AI crossover
Dream one on one matchup: James Harden
Favorite sneaker to hoop in: Kobes
Favorite NBA player: James Harden
If you weren’t a basketball player you’d be: in the real estate industry
Celebrity you’d love to meet: Nine Vicious
Favorite musical artist: Nine Vicious
First app you open in the morning: Bible app
Favorite pregame snack/meal: Gushers
Dream vacation: Turks and Caicos
Goal this season: improve my game in all facets and make the NCAA tournament
One word to describe Hokie Nation: connected