Jayson Wells

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| name = Jayson Wells

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1976|12|22}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio

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| nationality =American

| highschool = Central Catholic (Cleveland, Ohio)

| college = Indiana State (1994–1998)

| position = Guard, Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 225

| draft_year = 1998

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| career_start = 1999

| career_end = 2010

| years1 = 1998–1999

| team1 = 08 Stockholm Human Rights

| years2 =1999

| team2 = Maccabi Ra'anana

| years3 = 1999–2000

| team3 = Turun Piiloset

| years4 = 2000

| team4 = Namika Lahti

| years5 = 2000–2001

| team5 = Canberra Cannons

| years6 = 2001–2002

| team6 = Basketball Löwen Braunschweig

| years7 = 2002–2003

| team7 = Cairns Taipans

| years8 = 2003–2004

| team8 = Ramat HaSharon / Haifa

| years9 = 2004

| team9 = Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs

| years10 = 2004

| team10 = Ulsan Mobis Phoebus

| years11 = 2004–2005

| team11 = Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.

| years12 = 2005–2006

| team12 = Ironi Nahariya

| years13 = 2006–2007

| team13 = Orlandina Basket

| years14 = 2007

| team14 = EiffelTowers Den Bosch

| years15 = 2007–2008

| team15 = Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.

| years16 = 2008

| team16 = Al Wasl

| years17 = 2008–2009

| team17 = Poltava

| years18 = 2009

| team18 = Atenas

| years19 = 2009–2010

| team19 = Rishon LeZion

| highlights =

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)

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Jayson Donald Edward Wells{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/32100/sid/4588/tid/92438/tid2//_/2006_EuroCup/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601033508/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/32100/sid/4588/tid/92438/tid2//_/2006_EuroCup/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2022|title=Jayson Donald Edward WELLS|website=FIBA.basketball|access-date=March 5, 2020}} (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.{{Cite web|url=https://creativemornings.com/talks/jayson-wells|title=Jayson Wells | CreativeMornings/St. Louis|website=CreativeMornings|date=22 March 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://pgcbasketball.com/about-us/our-team/jayson-wells/|title=Jayson Wells|website=PGC Basketball}}

References

External links

[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/20990/jayson-wells Career stats at Proballers.com]
{{Basketball-Reference.com international player|jayson-wells-1}}
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jayson-wells-1.html Jayson Wells College Stats]
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jayson-Wells/Summary/121063 Jayson Wells Player Profile, Indiana State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards – RealGM]
[http://english.worldhoopstats.com/stats/kbl-kr/jayson-wells-210075.html Korean Basketball League stats]{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
[https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=1094&lang=en#player-career-stats Israeli league stats]
[https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/statistiken/spieler/portraits/p/1900-jayson-wells/ German league stats]

Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Argentina

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Finland

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands

Category:American expatriate basketball people in South Korea

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Sweden

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates

Category:American men's basketball players