Jay L. Threatt (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională. He played for the Delaware State Hornets for three seasons and twice led the NCAA in steals. He was the first ever Division I player to hold at least a share of the steals title in more than one season.
| No. 10 – Rapid București | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Liga Națională |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 8, 1989 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Highland Springs (Highland Springs, Virginia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Snæfell |
| 2013–2014 | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
| 2014–2015 | BC Nokia |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Galați |
| 2016–2017 | Poitiers Basket 86 |
| 2017–2018 | Denain Voltaire Basket |
| 2018 | Poitiers Basket 86 |
| 2018–2019 | Pieno žvaigždės |
| 2019–2020 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| 2021 | Spójnia Stargard |
| 2021 | Élan Béarnais |
| 2021 | Larisa |
| 2021–2022 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| 2022 | Golden Eagle Ylli |
| 2020–2023 | FC Porto |
| 2023–present | Rapid București |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editThreatt played high school basketball for Highland Springs High School in Virginia for four years. As a senior, he averaged 15 points, 7 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game, helping his team win the AAA state championship. That year, he was also named to the All-District, All-Metro, and All-Region teams.[1][2]
College career
editThreatt enrolled at George Mason but transferred to Delaware State after his freshman season.[3] He did not compete in 2008–09 due to NCAA transfer rules.[1]
In 2009–10, Threatt averaged 7.9 points per game. His 4.2 assists per game ranked second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and his 2.32 assist-to-turnover ratio led the MEAC. Threatt also led all NCAA Division I players in steals per game, at 2.8. He had 82 total steals and recorded two or more steals in nineteen of the Hornets' 29 games.[1]
In 2010–11, Threatt was his team's starting point guard in all 30 games.[1] He averaged 9.7 points.[4] Threatt led the MEAC in assists (6.0), steals (3.1), and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). Nationally, he was tied for second in steals. He had 3 or more steals in 18 games. On January 10, he made the game-winning basket as time expired in a 62-60 victory over South Carolina State.[1]
In 2011–12, Threatt scored 8.8 points per game. He led the MEAC with 6.0 assists per game, and he led the nation for the second time in steals, with 3.0.[4] He was the first ever Division I player to hold at least a share of the steals title in more than one season. He was also selected to the All-MEAC First Team.[5] Threatt finished his college career with the most assists (458) and second-most steals (253) in MEAC history.[4]
Professional career
editFollowing the close of his college career, Threatt signed with Snæfell of Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[6][7] He was named MVP of the Icelandic All-Star game in January 2013, netting a triple-double in the game with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.[8] During the regular season he averaged 18 points and league leading 9.5 assists per game, helping Snæfell finish with a third-best 16-6 record. In game 2 in Snæfells semi-finals matchup against Stjarnan in the playoffs, Threatt dislocated his toe[9] and missed the next game which Snæfell lost.[10] He tried to play through the injury in game 4 but was unable to prevent Snæfell losing the game, and the series, to Stjarnan.[11]
On November 20, 2014 he signed with Finnish team BC Nokia.[12]
On January 20, 2021, he signed with Spójnia Stargard of the PLK.[13] On April 8, 2021, he moved to Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A.[14] On August 12, 2021, Threatt signed with Larisa of the Greek Basket League. On November 23, 2021, he parted ways with the Greek club. In four games, he averaged 9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest.
On November 23, 2021, he has signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[15]
Personal life
editThreatt was born on August 8, 1989, to Cheryl and Jay Threatt.[1] He graduated from Highland Springs High School in 2007.[2] His father played basketball at Virginia State University.[16] His younger brother, Jarvis, played for the University of Delaware.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Jay Threatt Bio" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. dsuhornets.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Jay Threatt" Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. gomason.cstv.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Threatt". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jay Threatt Stats" Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "DSU's Jay Threatt Shares National Steals Title". meacsports.com. April 10, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Threatt profile". Eurobasket.net. 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (13 July 2012). "Bandarískur leikstjórnandi til liðs við Snæfell". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Domino´s liðið vann – Jay Threatt besti maður leiksins" (in Icelandic). KKí. January 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (6 April 2013). "Myndi frekar kaupa aukamiða í lottóinu" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Stjarnan komin yfir í einvíginu við Snæfell". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 10 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 April 2013). "Baráttan bætti ekki upp fyrir Threatt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Jay Threatt pens a deal with BC Nokia
- ^ "PGE Spojnia Stargard releases Jerome Dyson, signs Jay Threatt". Sportando. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Jay Threatt joins Pau-Orthez". Sportando. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Jay Threatt ponownie w Polsce". plk.pl (in Polish). November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ "All-Metro basketball player Threatt arrested". tmcnet.com. July 11, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2013.