Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2015-16
Led the OVC in three-point field goal percentage (45.3), becoming the first Colonel since Mike Rose in 2008-09 to lead the conference in that category … appeared in 30 games, starting two of them … ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 5.8 points-per-game … also averaged 2.1 rebounds-per-game … came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from deep at in-state rival Western Kentucky on Dec. 1 … contributed 15 points, four rebounds and two steals off the bench at No. 20 West Virginia on Dec. 21 … scored 18 points again (this time on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc) in an 88-69 rout of OVC foe Southeast Missouri on Jan. 9 … five days later, he scored 13 points, pulled down five boards and dished out two assists at Eastern Illinois … earned the start and played a career-high 28 minutes versus Tennessee State on Feb. 13, responding with six points and a career-high six boards.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2014-15
Played in 21 games and started four times … missed 11 games due to an injury … averaged 5.6 points … shot 40 percent from the field and 34 percent from three-point range … went 12-of-15 at the free throw line for 80 percent … in the second game of the season, Babb-Harrison hit 10-of-16 attempts from the field, including 6-of-7 from three-point range, to finish with 28 points and a career-best seven rebounds against Kentucky Christian (Nov. 18), six points more than he had scored in his entire career before that game … had 22 points, six steals and four rebounds against Cincinnati-Clermont (Nov. 22) … played a career-high 25 minutes and scored 11 points against East Tennessee (Dec. 16) … scored eight points in eight minutes in his first game back from an injury, at Tennessee State (Feb. 14).
 
SUMMER 2014
Started all four games during Eastern Kentucky’s summer tour in Australia … third on the team in scoring (14 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.3 rpg) … shot 36 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point range … scored a game-best 21 points against the Suncoast Clippers (Aug. 11) … had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals against the Wollongong Hawks (Aug. 10).
 
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14
Redshirt season … did not play in any games … has three full seasons of eligibility remaining … 2013-14 Colonel Scholar.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13
Played in nine games … averaged 2.2 points per game … shot 37 percent from the field and 29 percent from three-point range … scored his first collegiate points against Delaware State (Nov. 28) on a lay-up with 1:05 left in the game … scored 10 points in 11 minutes on 4-of-10 shooting from the field against Crowley’s Ridge (Feb. 5) ... also had two rebounds and two assists against Crowley’s Ridge … scored six points in three minutes against Austin Peay (Feb. 20), hitting 1-of-2 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 20 points, six assists and five rebounds per game as a senior at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate in Ontario … earned all-city honors … named regional all-star … team captain and team MVP.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jaylen Dwayne Babb-Harrison … son of Charmaine Babb and Dwayne Harrison … majoring in Risk Management and Insurance.

Get to Know Jaylen Babb-Harrison ...

One thing people probably don't know about you:
I'm a great chef, I like to cook and dance.

Why did you attend EKU?
I thought I could excel academically and on the court.

If you could live anywhere in the world, it would be:
Jamaica, Dubai or Canada

Your proudest accomplishment:
Getting a scholarship.

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
I would donate and help the needy.

If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, it would be?
A Jamaican dish

Favorite NBA player and team:
Steph Curry, Toronto Raptors