Jaysean Paige
Jaysean Paige is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the Spanish Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and previously played for the College of Southern Idaho and Moberly Area Community College.
High school career
Paige attended Jamestown High School in Jamestown, New York, where he played football and basketball. He was named Western New York Player of the Year after leading Jamestown to a state runner-up finish as a junior. He averaged 27 points and eight rebounds per game that season. As a senior, he transferred to Perry County Central High School in Hazard, Kentucky, where he posted averages of 21 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.College career
Paige attended the College of Southern Idaho as a freshman, where he averaged 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game. He transferred to Moberly Area Community College as a sophomore, and averaged over 21 points and four rebounds per game. in May 2014, he signed with West Virginia to play under Bob Huggins. He had considered Southern Miss, but decided not to commit afterDonnie Tyndall was fired. As a junior, he averaged 5.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, starting 10 games. His season-high 18 points came against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship.
Paige was the team's sixth man as a senior, a role he relished. Against first-ranked Kansas, Paige had 26 points, five steals and four rebounds as the Mountaineers upset the Jayhawks 74–63. He scored a career-high 34 points in a 97–87 victory over Iowa State on February 22. Paige averaged 14.3 point per game in his senior season. He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 and was the conference Sixth man Award honoree.