2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jayvon Graves
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Malvern, OH
- High School:
- St. Vincent-St. Mary
- Major:
- Communication
2020-21: Played and started in all 25 games, earning All-MAC Second Team honors…averaged 14.2 points per game, third best on the team…scored in double figures in all, but two contests…recorded just the third triple double in school history with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists against Akron (3/2)…scored a season high 23 points at Bowling Green (12/6) and just missed a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists against Mercyhurst (12/10)…had 22 points and seven assists at Syracuse (12/19)…reached double figures in scoring in each of the last 12 games of the season…averaged 7.7 rebounds per game over the final six games of the year.
2019-20: Played and started in all 32 games as he averaged a team-high 17.1 points per game, adding 5.4 rebounds per contest…was named first-team All-MAC and NABC first-team All-District…scored in double figures in all but three games…had 25 points and eight rebounds in a win against Towson (11/22) and scored 24 points against William & Mary (11/30)…scored a team-high 21 points and had seven rebounds in Buffalo’s win at DePaul (12/8)…Scored 22 points against Niagara (12/21) and added 28 points in a victory over St. Bonaventure (12/30)…recorded 25 points at Miami (OH) (1/10) and finished with 27 points at Toledo (2/14)…had a career night in UB’s double-overtime win at Kent State (2/21) as he finished with 33 points, including 30 of those coming in the second half and overtime…became the 23rd player in school history to record his 1,000th career point with a three-pointer at Ohio (2/25)…had 25 points in the regular season finale at Bowling Green (3/6).
2018-19: Played in all 36 games for the Bulls, starting in 35 games, averaging 9.7 points per game, averaging 4.2 rebounds per game…had back-to-back seasons with 29 blocked shots …had 17 double figures scoring performances…scored nine points and had a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Toledo (1/8)…scored 11 points and tied his career-high in rebounds in a win over Ball State (1/29)…had a career-high 26 points in a win over Ohio (2/19), going 7-of-9 from behind the arc…scored 17 points with seven rebounds in the MAC Championship Final win over Bowling Green (3/16)…scored 13 points against Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/22).
2017-18: Played in all 36 games of the bench for the Bulls, averaging 5.1 points per game, including 5.9 points per contest in MAC games...has six double figures scoring performances, including a career-high 16 points at Ball State (1/6), going 4-of-5 from behind the arc...scored 11 points and had a career-high six assists against Central Penn (12/9) and 10 points against Robert Morris (12/16)...had 11 points at Akron (1/9) and recorded 12 points and six rebounds in a win over Northern Illinois (1/16)...scored 12 points in the regular season finale at Bowling Green (3/2)...led the Bulls in blocked shots with 29, becoming the shortest UB player to lead the team in blocks since Calvin Betts in 2008-09...scored eight points and had three blocked shots in the MAC semifinals against Kent State (3/9).
High School: Played four seasons and served as captain for one year for head coach Dru Joyce at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School…won the 2017 State Championship as he averaged 21.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game as a senior…was named the Division II State Player of the Year, while he was also named the Cleveland.com Boys Basketball Player of the Year…played his AAU ball for the King James Shooting Stars.
Personal: Born December 29, 1998…full named is Jayvon Donnell Graves…son of Aaron Graves and Brandy Pryor…has one brother (Jalen) and one sister (Arianna)…favorite athlete is LeBron James, who Graves went to the same high school as…chose UB because of the style of play, the distance from home, and the coaching staff.
