JAYDEN PEREZ

High School

ESPN gave Jayden a three-star recruit rating, earning a scout's grade of 89 as the 73rd-ranked point guard in her class. Although she missed her senior year due to injury, she still scored 1,586 total points. Selected to the 2017 All-U.S.A. New Mexico Girls Basketball Team, she led Onate HS to the Class 6A state tournament, earning Class 6A all-state second-team honors along the way. A three-time New Mexico All-State honoree, she played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Las Cruces High, capturing District 3-6A Player of the Year and Class 6A all-state second-team honors each year. Read more stats»

She was also recruited by numerous D-I schools including San Diego, New Mexico, Nebraska, Saint Mary's, UTEP and Long Beach State.

College level

In 2017, Jayden verbally committed to play basketball for the San Diego Aztecs. Her academic interests are biology and chemistry. In July of 2018, she was selected to be the women's basketball representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

"The big reason was the staff. I came in close contact with all their coaching staff and I just felt comfortable with them. I felt like they really got to know me, I really got to know them. We just really clicked. I’m really excited to go up there and play for them. I really, really like the staff. And of course, San Diego is a beautiful city. I was real big on where I wanted to live and spend those four years."

Jayden's stats and records..

General	Stat
HEIGHT:	5-8
POSITION:	G
HIGH SCHOOL:	Organ Mountain High School
JERSEY:	5
NAT.RANK / TX RANK:	999 / 14
MAJOR:	Kinesiology
GRADUATED:	2018
GPA:	4.0 (ninth in her class)
HOMETOWN:	Las Cruces, NM

Clubs and organizations she's played for..

Organization	Team	Year
ORGAN MTS. BASKETBALL (high school):	Knights	2016
ORGAN MTS. VOLLYBALL (high school):	Knights	2016
TEAM FUSION (club):	Fusion	2017
SDU (college)	Aztecs	2018-22

News

Guards Asia Avinger and Jayden Perez will miss the entire 2020-21 season due to leg injuries head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson announced this week.

"It's a big blow to lose two key pieces in your backcourt, but we have to adapt. They are already rehabbing, and we look forward to having both of them back at full strength next season."

Personal

Jayden is the daughter of Vanessa and Saul Perez (former Knight boys basketball head). She plans to major in kinesiology as a fitness specialist. She enjoys spending time with family, cooking and lifting weights. Jaydens' favorite athlete is Kelly Oubre Jr.

Other sports Jayden has played..

She also played volleyball»

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