2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
NIL OPPORTUNITIES: Jaylen Cole-Williams
NCAA Career Stats
A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022-23)
Entered the transfer portal in April of 2023.
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
- Saw action in seven games, including A-10 contests at George Washington, vs. George Mason, vs. Saint Joseph's and at Fordham.
- Played a season-high 3:30 vs. South Carolina State.
As a Second-Year Freshman (2021-22)
- Second-year freshman redshirted in 2022.
As a Freshman (2020-21)
- Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham.
Before Duquesne
- Played his senior high school season at Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Va.) before completing a postgraduate year at TLAP Sports Academy in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- Averaged 16.5 points and 3.5 assists per game in earning all-conference honors in helping Virginia Academy to a Northern Virginia Independent Athletic Conference (NVIAC) title in 2018-19.
- Earned a spot on the 2018-19 NVIAC all-tournament team.
- Was also named first team all-tournament at the M.A.I.T., More Than Basketball and Governor’s Challenge events.
- Attended Meadowcreek (Ga.) High School as a junior where he was part of a Class 7A state championship team.
- Played as a freshman and sophomore at South Lakes High School.
Personal
- Played club ball for Va. Elite.
- Is the cousin of former DU forward Amari Kelly (UNC Wilmington) who he played with as a junior at Meadowcreek HS in 2017-18 (Cole-Williams was a junior and Kelly a senior on the state championship team).
- Is the nephew of former LSU All-American and nine-year NFL veteran Marcus Spears. Spears is currently an analyst for ESPN.
- His mother, Kia Cole, played at James Madison and St. John’s and later coached at George Mason.
- His aunt, Jai Cole, played at UNC-Greensboro. Another aunt, Aiysha Smith played for St. John’s and LSU before going on to become the No. 7 overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics.
- An uncle, Doug McLaughlin-Williams, played at Appalachian State (2005-08) before playing professionally in England.
- Major: integrated marketing communication.
- Date of birth: Sept. 16, 2000 in Fairfax, Va.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Guard
6'0"
170 lbs
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2021-22Freshman
Guard
6'1"
175 lbs
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2022-23Sophomore
Guard
6'1"
175 lbs