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Jersey Number 24
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Camarillo, Calif.
- High School:
- Camarillo HS
Bio
Career
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (pronounced HY-may HA-kez) played in 134 games through four seasons (126 starts) … averaged 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 31.5 minutes per game … was selected No. 18 overall in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat … concluded his college career ranking No. 8 on UCLA’s career scoring list (1,802 points) and No. 11 on the Bruins’ career rebounding list (842 rebounds) … he is one of nine players in UCLA history to rank among the men’s basketball program’s 15 all-time leaders in both scoring and rebounding … also finished his career in the No. 8 slot on UCLA’s career steals list (178 steals) … through four seasons, scored in double figures in 94 games … totaled at least 10 rebounds in 25 career contests … finished with at least 20 points in 23 career games … recorded 19 career double-doubles – 10 as a senior, six as a junior, one as a sophomore and two as a freshman … totaled at least one steal in 101 of 134 games played … became UCLA’s first player since Ed O’Bannon (1993, 1994 and 1995) to lead the Bruins in total rebounds in three consecutive seasons (2021, 2022 and 2023) … ranks No. 9 on UCLA’s all-time minutes played list (1229 minutes) and No. 9 on the Bruins’ career games played list (134) … also ranks No. 9 in school history for most steals per game (1.33 steals, 134 games) … ranks No. 8 in UCLA history for most career NCAA Tournament points scored (200, in 12 contests, 16.7 ppg) … ranks No. 8 in UCLA history for most career NCAA Tournament minutes played (450 minutes in 12 games).
2022-23
Started all 37 games … averaged a team-leading 17.8 points and a team-best 8.2 rebounds per game … also registered 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per contest … was named the Lute Olson National Player of the Year (by CollegeInsider.com) … was a consensus second-team All-America selection (Sporting News, AP, USBWA and the NABC) … was honored as the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year, UCLA’s first such selection in the Pac-12 since Kevin Love in 2008 … earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors along with teammate Tyger Campbell … was named a first-team NABC All-District selection … named the USBWA District IX Player of the Year and one of 10 student-athletes named to the USBWA All-District IX team … was one of 10 semifinalists for the 2023 Naismith Trophy … earned Wooden Award All-America honors (one of 10 student-athletes) … was among five finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award (for the second straight season) … earned NCAA Tournament All-West Region honors and was one of three UCLA players (along with Amari Bailey and Tyger Campbell) named to the All-Pac-12 Tournament Team … averaged 23.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in the Bruins’ three NCAA Tournament Games … shot 53.4 percent from the field (31-for-58) in the NCAA Tournament … scored in double figures in 34 of 37 contests … recorded at least 20 points in 14 contests … totaled a season-high 29 points in the Bruins’ loss to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament (March 23) … tallied a team-leading 10 double-doubles … registered at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … had a career-high 15 rebounds in a home victory against Washington State (Feb. 4) – finished that game with 24 points, 15 rebounds and two assists … scored in double figures in UCLA’s final 13 games, averaging 21.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in those contests … was recognized as the Pac-12 Player of the Week three times (Dec. 19, Feb. 13, and March 6) … had 23 points, 13 rebounds, a career-high five blocks and four steals in a comeback victory at home against Colorado (Jan. 14) … was a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line in a last-minute win at Washington State (Dec. 30) – had 20 points and eight rebounds in the win at Washington State … played at least 30 minutes in 25 of the Bruins’ 37 games … finished the season with 261 field goals made and 543 field goals attempts (48.1%) … ranks No. 8 on UCLA’s single-season field goals made list (261) and ranks No. 2 on UCLA’s single-season field goal attempts list (543).
2021-22
Played in 34 games, making 34 starts … averaged 13.9 points and a team-leading 5.7 rebounds per game … also averaged 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game … earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors, along with teammates Tyger Campbell and Johnny Juzang … was honored as one of five players on the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season … was selected a second-team NABC All-District 19 honoree … was one of five players named as a finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award … was named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team, having averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in three games at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas … led the team in rebounding (194 rebounds, 5.7 rpg) and steals (39) … finished second on the team in assists (79) and third in overall field goal percentage (47.2%) … scored in double figures in 25 of 34 games played … recorded at least 20 points in seven contests … tallied six double-doubles … totaled at least 10 rebounds in six contests, including a career-high 13 rebounds in an overtime win against Villanova in the team’s second game of the season (Nov. 12) … scored a career-high 30 points and had nine rebounds in a road victory at Washington (Feb. 28) … ranked No. 9 in the Pac-12 in scoring (13.9), No. 11 in steals (1.15 spg), and No. 15 in rebounding (5.7 rpg) … scored in double figures in the Bruins’ final 11 games, averaging 17.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest … was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week (for the week of Feb. 28-March 6), having averaged 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a pair of wins against Washington (Feb. 28) and USC (March 5) … crossed the 1,000 career point threshold in UCLA’s win at Washington (Feb. 28), becoming the 59th player in school history to have scored at least 1,000 point in a Bruins uniform … did not play in a home game against Oregon State (Jan. 15), due to a left ankle injury … exited UCLA’s wins against Stanford (Jan. 29) and Saint Mary’s (March 19) with a right ankle sprain … played at least 30 minutes in 22 contests.
2020-21
Started all 32 games … averaged 12.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game … also averaged 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game … secured second-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors … led the team in rebounding (195 rebounds, 6.1 rpg), steals (39), tied for the team lead in blocked shots (22, with Cody Riley) and was second in assists (54) … ranked No. 9 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.1 rpg) … led the team and ranked third in the Pac-12 in minutes per game (34.9) … scored in double figures in 21 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in three games, including a season-high 11 rebounds against Pepperdine in the Bruins’ triple-overtime win at San Diego State (Nov. 27) … had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the game against Pepperdine (played a career-high 55 minutes) … had one double-double as a sophomore (versus Pepperdine) … scored a season-best 27 points in the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament First Four overtime win against Michigan State (March 18) at Purdue’s Mackey Arena … made 11 shots (on 20 attempts) against Michigan State … tied the game, 77-77, with 28 seconds to left against Michigan State … also scored 25 points in the Bruins’ home victory against Arizona (Feb. 18) … connected on 10 of 12 shots and grabbed five rebounds against Arizona … finished with at least 20 points in two games (versus Michigan State and Arizona) … in the Bruins’ six NCAA Tournament games, averaged 15.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … shot 47.8 percent from the field and 45.0 percent from 3-point range (9-for-20) in UCLA’s six NCAA Tournament games … was named to the five-man East Regional All-NCAA Tournament Team (along with Johnny Juzang and Tyger Campbell) … scored 17 points and had eight rebounds in the team’s Sweet 16 overtime win against Alabama (March 28), never once subbing out of the game (played all 45 minutes) … played at least 30 minutes in 23 games during his sophomore season.
2019-20
Played in all 31 games, making 23 starts … averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game … named an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection (five players selected to the All-Freshman Team, and there was one honorable mention) … shot 45.4 percent from the field … finished his freshman season as the team’s third-leading scorer (8.9 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (4.8 rpg) … scored in double figures 14 games … led the team in steals (43), ranked third in assists (42) and was fourth in blocked shots (12) … was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2) after averaging 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in home victories over Colorado and Utah … scored a season-high 18 points in two games – versus San Jose State (Dec. 1) and against Utah (Feb. 2) … registered two double-doubles … totaled at least 10 rebounds in four games, including a season-high 12 rebounds against Chaminade (Nov. 26) at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational … registered a season-high five assists at Oregon (Jan. 26) … shot 76.1 percent from the free throw line (54 for 71), but elevated that percentage in Pac-12 play … shot a team-leading 84.6 percent at the free throw line in 18 Pac-12 games (44 for 52) … the 84.6 free throw percentage in conference action ranked No. 8 among Pac-12 players … ranked fourth on the team in free throw percentage (76.1), as one of six UCLA players to have shot at least 70.0 percent or better at the line … scored 10 points through UCLA’s first six games (in 65 minutes, averaging 10.8 minutes per game) before registering a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds) in 30 minutes off the bench against Chaminade (Nov. 26) … after the game versus Chaminade, started in 23 of the team’s final 24 games … averaged 31.8 minutes per game in the Bruins’ last 25 contests … scored a season-high eight field goals in the win over Chaminade, going 8-for-11 from the field with 12 rebounds and three steals … logged his second double-double in a loss to North Carolina (Dec. 21) in Las Vegas, totaling 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals … was 8-for-8 at the free throw line in a home victory over Utah (Feb. 2) … hit the game-winning 3-point shot against Arizona State (Feb. 27) in Pauley Pavilion with just 0.6 seconds to play, giving the Bruins a 75-72 lead … made a key 3-pointer with 58 seconds left in regulation at No. 18 Colorado (Feb. 22), putting the Bruins ahead, 66-60 … with the game tied, 61-61, he made a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left in UCLA’s 66-64 win at Washington in the Pac-12 opener (Jan. 2) … played at least 30 minutes in 14 games.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Camarillo High School under head coach Michaeltore Smith … also was a two-year varsity baseball letterwinner under head coach John Gonzalez (competed as a right-handed pitcher and first baseman) … as a basketball player, earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section honors all four seasons (Division 1A as a freshman and Division 2AA his final three seasons) … was nationally ranked as the No. 81 player in his high school class by Rivals.com … was also ranked No. 82 by 247Sports.com and No. 92 by ESPN.com … was listed as the No. 8 prospect in California in his high school class by ESPN.com … averaged 31.7 points per game, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior … scored a game-high 54 points during his senior season (Jan. 18, 2019) in an 84-52 win over Royal High School in a Coastal Canyon League game (also had 17 rebounds, four assists and three steals in that contest) … finished his four-year career with 2,653 points, which ranks among the top 25 on the all-time state list (according to Cal-Hi Sports state records) … finished his senior season with 916 points, which is the second-highest point total in Ventura County history behind 1,008 points scored by former UCLA standout Don MacLean (Simi Valley High School in 1988) … made a career-high 62 3-pointers … named the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA Player of the Year (Cal-Hi Sports) in 2019 … was a second-team All-USA California Boys Basketball Team selection in 2019 … led Camarillo to a 25-4 record during his senior season, helping the team win the Coastal Canyon League title and earn the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs … as a junior (2017-18), averaged 31.0 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game … established his school’s single-season scoring record (838 points) before eclipsing that mark as a senior … registered a season-high 50 points against Plano Prestonwood Christian (Texas) at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas in Dec. 2017 … had a season-high 25 rebounds in a game against Leuzinger in Dec. 2017 … was named to the Los Angeles Times All-Area Team following his junior season and captured all-county honors from the Ventura County Star … was a third-team All-California State selection by MaxPreps.com following his junior year … as a sophomore, averaged 24.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 17 games … missed a portion of his sophomore season rehabilitating from a left ankle injury … secured 2017 Academic All-Coastal Canyon League honors and was selected as a first-team All-Academic honoree by the Ventura County Basketball Coaches Association (as both a freshman and sophomore) … was selected as a second-team All-Ventura County honoree as a sophomore … averaged 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32 games (32 starts) as a freshman in 2015-16 … helped lead his high school team to a 25-7 record and the CIF Southern Section semifinals as a freshman.
International Basketball
Competed for the Mexican National Team in the summer of 2019 at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru … trained with the Mexican National Team in July, prior to the Pan American Games in Peru (from July 26-Aug. 11) … was announced as a participant for the 2017 USA Men’s Junior National Team October Minicamp (announcement occurred in August of 2017) … was a 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team training camp participant … participated in the 2016 USA Basketball Junior National Team October minicamp.
Personal
Full name: Jaime Jaquez Jr. … is the oldest of Jaime and Angela Jaquez’s three children … has one younger brother, Marcos, and one younger sister, Gabriela … both of his parents played basketball at Concordia University (Irvine) … history major.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (pronounced HY-may HA-kez) played in 134 games through four seasons (126 starts) … averaged 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 31.5 minutes per game … was selected No. 18 overall in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat … concluded his college career ranking No. 8 on UCLA’s career scoring list (1,802 points) and No. 11 on the Bruins’ career rebounding list (842 rebounds) … he is one of nine players in UCLA history to rank among the men’s basketball program’s 15 all-time leaders in both scoring and rebounding … also finished his career in the No. 8 slot on UCLA’s career steals list (178 steals) … through four seasons, scored in double figures in 94 games … totaled at least 10 rebounds in 25 career contests … finished with at least 20 points in 23 career games … recorded 19 career double-doubles – 10 as a senior, six as a junior, one as a sophomore and two as a freshman … totaled at least one steal in 101 of 134 games played … became UCLA’s first player since Ed O’Bannon (1993, 1994 and 1995) to lead the Bruins in total rebounds in three consecutive seasons (2021, 2022 and 2023) … ranks No. 9 on UCLA’s all-time minutes played list (1229 minutes) and No. 9 on the Bruins’ career games played list (134) … also ranks No. 9 in school history for most steals per game (1.33 steals, 134 games) … ranks No. 8 in UCLA history for most career NCAA Tournament points scored (200, in 12 contests, 16.7 ppg) … ranks No. 8 in UCLA history for most career NCAA Tournament minutes played (450 minutes in 12 games).
2022-23
Started all 37 games … averaged a team-leading 17.8 points and a team-best 8.2 rebounds per game … also registered 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per contest … was named the Lute Olson National Player of the Year (by CollegeInsider.com) … was a consensus second-team All-America selection (Sporting News, AP, USBWA and the NABC) … was honored as the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year, UCLA’s first such selection in the Pac-12 since Kevin Love in 2008 … earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors along with teammate Tyger Campbell … was named a first-team NABC All-District selection … named the USBWA District IX Player of the Year and one of 10 student-athletes named to the USBWA All-District IX team … was one of 10 semifinalists for the 2023 Naismith Trophy … earned Wooden Award All-America honors (one of 10 student-athletes) … was among five finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award (for the second straight season) … earned NCAA Tournament All-West Region honors and was one of three UCLA players (along with Amari Bailey and Tyger Campbell) named to the All-Pac-12 Tournament Team … averaged 23.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in the Bruins’ three NCAA Tournament Games … shot 53.4 percent from the field (31-for-58) in the NCAA Tournament … scored in double figures in 34 of 37 contests … recorded at least 20 points in 14 contests … totaled a season-high 29 points in the Bruins’ loss to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament (March 23) … tallied a team-leading 10 double-doubles … registered at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … had a career-high 15 rebounds in a home victory against Washington State (Feb. 4) – finished that game with 24 points, 15 rebounds and two assists … scored in double figures in UCLA’s final 13 games, averaging 21.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in those contests … was recognized as the Pac-12 Player of the Week three times (Dec. 19, Feb. 13, and March 6) … had 23 points, 13 rebounds, a career-high five blocks and four steals in a comeback victory at home against Colorado (Jan. 14) … was a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line in a last-minute win at Washington State (Dec. 30) – had 20 points and eight rebounds in the win at Washington State … played at least 30 minutes in 25 of the Bruins’ 37 games … finished the season with 261 field goals made and 543 field goals attempts (48.1%) … ranks No. 8 on UCLA’s single-season field goals made list (261) and ranks No. 2 on UCLA’s single-season field goal attempts list (543).
2021-22
Played in 34 games, making 34 starts … averaged 13.9 points and a team-leading 5.7 rebounds per game … also averaged 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game … earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors, along with teammates Tyger Campbell and Johnny Juzang … was honored as one of five players on the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season … was selected a second-team NABC All-District 19 honoree … was one of five players named as a finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award … was named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team, having averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in three games at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas … led the team in rebounding (194 rebounds, 5.7 rpg) and steals (39) … finished second on the team in assists (79) and third in overall field goal percentage (47.2%) … scored in double figures in 25 of 34 games played … recorded at least 20 points in seven contests … tallied six double-doubles … totaled at least 10 rebounds in six contests, including a career-high 13 rebounds in an overtime win against Villanova in the team’s second game of the season (Nov. 12) … scored a career-high 30 points and had nine rebounds in a road victory at Washington (Feb. 28) … ranked No. 9 in the Pac-12 in scoring (13.9), No. 11 in steals (1.15 spg), and No. 15 in rebounding (5.7 rpg) … scored in double figures in the Bruins’ final 11 games, averaging 17.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest … was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week (for the week of Feb. 28-March 6), having averaged 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a pair of wins against Washington (Feb. 28) and USC (March 5) … crossed the 1,000 career point threshold in UCLA’s win at Washington (Feb. 28), becoming the 59th player in school history to have scored at least 1,000 point in a Bruins uniform … did not play in a home game against Oregon State (Jan. 15), due to a left ankle injury … exited UCLA’s wins against Stanford (Jan. 29) and Saint Mary’s (March 19) with a right ankle sprain … played at least 30 minutes in 22 contests.
2020-21
Started all 32 games … averaged 12.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game … also averaged 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game … secured second-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors … led the team in rebounding (195 rebounds, 6.1 rpg), steals (39), tied for the team lead in blocked shots (22, with Cody Riley) and was second in assists (54) … ranked No. 9 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.1 rpg) … led the team and ranked third in the Pac-12 in minutes per game (34.9) … scored in double figures in 21 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in three games, including a season-high 11 rebounds against Pepperdine in the Bruins’ triple-overtime win at San Diego State (Nov. 27) … had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the game against Pepperdine (played a career-high 55 minutes) … had one double-double as a sophomore (versus Pepperdine) … scored a season-best 27 points in the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament First Four overtime win against Michigan State (March 18) at Purdue’s Mackey Arena … made 11 shots (on 20 attempts) against Michigan State … tied the game, 77-77, with 28 seconds to left against Michigan State … also scored 25 points in the Bruins’ home victory against Arizona (Feb. 18) … connected on 10 of 12 shots and grabbed five rebounds against Arizona … finished with at least 20 points in two games (versus Michigan State and Arizona) … in the Bruins’ six NCAA Tournament games, averaged 15.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … shot 47.8 percent from the field and 45.0 percent from 3-point range (9-for-20) in UCLA’s six NCAA Tournament games … was named to the five-man East Regional All-NCAA Tournament Team (along with Johnny Juzang and Tyger Campbell) … scored 17 points and had eight rebounds in the team’s Sweet 16 overtime win against Alabama (March 28), never once subbing out of the game (played all 45 minutes) … played at least 30 minutes in 23 games during his sophomore season.
2019-20
Played in all 31 games, making 23 starts … averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game … named an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection (five players selected to the All-Freshman Team, and there was one honorable mention) … shot 45.4 percent from the field … finished his freshman season as the team’s third-leading scorer (8.9 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (4.8 rpg) … scored in double figures 14 games … led the team in steals (43), ranked third in assists (42) and was fourth in blocked shots (12) … was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2) after averaging 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in home victories over Colorado and Utah … scored a season-high 18 points in two games – versus San Jose State (Dec. 1) and against Utah (Feb. 2) … registered two double-doubles … totaled at least 10 rebounds in four games, including a season-high 12 rebounds against Chaminade (Nov. 26) at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational … registered a season-high five assists at Oregon (Jan. 26) … shot 76.1 percent from the free throw line (54 for 71), but elevated that percentage in Pac-12 play … shot a team-leading 84.6 percent at the free throw line in 18 Pac-12 games (44 for 52) … the 84.6 free throw percentage in conference action ranked No. 8 among Pac-12 players … ranked fourth on the team in free throw percentage (76.1), as one of six UCLA players to have shot at least 70.0 percent or better at the line … scored 10 points through UCLA’s first six games (in 65 minutes, averaging 10.8 minutes per game) before registering a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds) in 30 minutes off the bench against Chaminade (Nov. 26) … after the game versus Chaminade, started in 23 of the team’s final 24 games … averaged 31.8 minutes per game in the Bruins’ last 25 contests … scored a season-high eight field goals in the win over Chaminade, going 8-for-11 from the field with 12 rebounds and three steals … logged his second double-double in a loss to North Carolina (Dec. 21) in Las Vegas, totaling 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals … was 8-for-8 at the free throw line in a home victory over Utah (Feb. 2) … hit the game-winning 3-point shot against Arizona State (Feb. 27) in Pauley Pavilion with just 0.6 seconds to play, giving the Bruins a 75-72 lead … made a key 3-pointer with 58 seconds left in regulation at No. 18 Colorado (Feb. 22), putting the Bruins ahead, 66-60 … with the game tied, 61-61, he made a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left in UCLA’s 66-64 win at Washington in the Pac-12 opener (Jan. 2) … played at least 30 minutes in 14 games.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Camarillo High School under head coach Michaeltore Smith … also was a two-year varsity baseball letterwinner under head coach John Gonzalez (competed as a right-handed pitcher and first baseman) … as a basketball player, earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section honors all four seasons (Division 1A as a freshman and Division 2AA his final three seasons) … was nationally ranked as the No. 81 player in his high school class by Rivals.com … was also ranked No. 82 by 247Sports.com and No. 92 by ESPN.com … was listed as the No. 8 prospect in California in his high school class by ESPN.com … averaged 31.7 points per game, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior … scored a game-high 54 points during his senior season (Jan. 18, 2019) in an 84-52 win over Royal High School in a Coastal Canyon League game (also had 17 rebounds, four assists and three steals in that contest) … finished his four-year career with 2,653 points, which ranks among the top 25 on the all-time state list (according to Cal-Hi Sports state records) … finished his senior season with 916 points, which is the second-highest point total in Ventura County history behind 1,008 points scored by former UCLA standout Don MacLean (Simi Valley High School in 1988) … made a career-high 62 3-pointers … named the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA Player of the Year (Cal-Hi Sports) in 2019 … was a second-team All-USA California Boys Basketball Team selection in 2019 … led Camarillo to a 25-4 record during his senior season, helping the team win the Coastal Canyon League title and earn the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs … as a junior (2017-18), averaged 31.0 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game … established his school’s single-season scoring record (838 points) before eclipsing that mark as a senior … registered a season-high 50 points against Plano Prestonwood Christian (Texas) at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas in Dec. 2017 … had a season-high 25 rebounds in a game against Leuzinger in Dec. 2017 … was named to the Los Angeles Times All-Area Team following his junior season and captured all-county honors from the Ventura County Star … was a third-team All-California State selection by MaxPreps.com following his junior year … as a sophomore, averaged 24.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 17 games … missed a portion of his sophomore season rehabilitating from a left ankle injury … secured 2017 Academic All-Coastal Canyon League honors and was selected as a first-team All-Academic honoree by the Ventura County Basketball Coaches Association (as both a freshman and sophomore) … was selected as a second-team All-Ventura County honoree as a sophomore … averaged 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32 games (32 starts) as a freshman in 2015-16 … helped lead his high school team to a 25-7 record and the CIF Southern Section semifinals as a freshman.
International Basketball
Competed for the Mexican National Team in the summer of 2019 at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru … trained with the Mexican National Team in July, prior to the Pan American Games in Peru (from July 26-Aug. 11) … was announced as a participant for the 2017 USA Men’s Junior National Team October Minicamp (announcement occurred in August of 2017) … was a 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team training camp participant … participated in the 2016 USA Basketball Junior National Team October minicamp.
Personal
Full name: Jaime Jaquez Jr. … is the oldest of Jaime and Angela Jaquez’s three children … has one younger brother, Marcos, and one younger sister, Gabriela … both of his parents played basketball at Concordia University (Irvine) … history major.
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