Jay Scrubb

Jayden Amari Scrubb (born September 1, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League.

He played college basketball for the John A. Logan Volunteers and was named NABC NJCAA Division I Player of the Year as a sophomore.

[1][2] As a freshman, Scrubb attended Central High School in Louisville but was not allowed on the basketball team due to poor academic performance.

[1][3] In his first basketball season at Trinity, Scrubb occasionally practiced with the varsity team but never played in games, as he had to sit out due to transfer rules.

In his junior year, he enrolled in an alternative academic program at Trinity through which he joined smaller classes and made progress in school.

[1] In his junior season, Scrubb averaged 16 points per game and was named Seventh Region Player of the Year by The Courier-Journal.

[14] Scrubb parlayed his freshman success at John A. Logan into offers from many NCAA Division I programs, including Louisville, Memphis, and Texas Tech.

[17] On November 1, 2019, in his sophomore season opener, Scrubb scored 13 points and battled foul trouble in an upset loss to Otero Junior College.

[24][25] On February 9, 2022, the Clippers announced that Scrubb would undergo season-ending surgery to repair the plantar plate in his right foot.