Jaylen Hoard

#1 · Power Forward · Maccabi Tel Aviv BC

Nationality

France

Born

1999-03-30

Birthplace

Le Havre, France

Height

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Weight

216 lb (98 kg)

Position

Power Forward

Jaylen Hoard (born March 30, 1999) is a French-American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Born in Le Havre, France, he began his career at INSEP in Paris, competing with the amateur club Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball of the Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1). He became among of the most sought-after prospects of the class of 2018, and a consensus five-star recruit, after moving to Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina.