Jayson Wells

Jayson Wells
Personal information
Born	December 22, 1976; Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Central Catholic (Cleveland, Ohio)
College	Indiana State (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2010
Position	Guard, Forward
Career history
1998–1999	08 Stockholm Human Rights
1999	Maccabi Ra'anana
1999–2000	Turun Piiloset
2000	Namika Lahti
2000–2001	Canberra Cannons
2001–2002	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
2002–2003	Cairns Taipans
2003–2004	Ramat HaSharon / Haifa
2004	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2004	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2004–2005	Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
2005–2006	Ironi Nahariya
2006–2007	Orlandina Basket
2007	EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2007–2008	Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
2008	Al Wasl
2008–2009	Poltava
2009	Atenas
2009–2010	Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards
	Israeli Basketball Cup (2008); Second-team All-Israeli League (2006); Israeli Premier League Rebounding Leader (2004); Israeli League All-Newcomers team (2004); Third-team All-NBL (Australia) (2001); 2× Finnish Basketball Cup winner (1999–2000); FIN-SWE League Champion (1999); All-Svenska Basketligan (1999); First-team All-MVC (1998); Third-team All-MVC (1997);

Jayson Donald Edward Wells^[1] (born December 22, 1976) is a retired American basketball player. He won titles in the Finnish, Ukrainian, and Israeli leagues. He was named to four All-League teams during his professional career. In 2003–04 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

High school career

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Jayson Wells attended Cleveland Central Catholic High School, graduating in 1994. He and teammate Earl Boykins led the Ironmen to a 23–2 season in 1994; reaching the Ohio State Quarterfinals; they won consecutive North Coast League titles. He was selected to the All-North Coast League “First Team” and named to the All-State Team (Honorable Mention).

College career

After high school, Wells attended Indiana State University. He played basketball under head coaches Sherman Dillard & Royce Waltman, leading the team in scoring and rebounding his senior season; he finished his career as the #19 career scorer (1,106 points) and the #13 rebounder (508 total rebounds). He was named first team All-Missouri Valley following his senior season and third team All-Missouri Valley Conference junior season.

Professional career

Jayson Wells was not selected in the 1998 NBA draft. However, he spent 13 seasons playing in 12 countries. He won titles in Finland, Ukraine, and Israel. He was selected to All-Pro teams in Sweden, Australia, and Israel. In 2003–04 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

Following his retirement; Wells has built a career in skills development, as well as becoming an author and motivational speaker.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Jayson Donald Edward WELLS". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
^ "Jayson Wells | CreativeMornings/St. Louis". CreativeMornings. 22 March 2019.
^ "Jayson Wells". PGC Basketball.

External links

[1] "Jayson Donald Edward WELLS". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[2] "Jayson Wells | CreativeMornings/St. Louis". CreativeMornings. 22 March 2019.

[3] "Jayson Wells". PGC Basketball.

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