Former King Philip standout and Hockomock League MVP Jake Layman was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Layman was selected in the second round with the 47th pick in the NBA Draft.
The pick originally belonged to the Orlando Magic but The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Trail Blazers traded a 2019 second round pick and $1.2 million to Orlando for the selection.
After a historic career at King Philip, Layman spent the past four years at Maryland, aiding in a basketball resurgence under head coach Mark Turgeon. The Terps reached the Sweet 16 this past season.
Portland finished 44-38 last year, second in the Northwest Division behind Oklahoma City.
The 6’9, 215-pound forward capped an impressive career with the Terps, averaging 11.6 points per game (with a 50% field goal shooting percentage), tied for second on the team with 57 three point field goals made, second on the team in free throw percentage (83%), second in rebounds (5.3) and third in both steals (1.1) and blocked shots (1.0.)
In his four year career as a Warrior at King Philip, Layman scored 1,752 points – the most by any male in school history – and finished with over 1,000 rebounds. In his senior year, he was named Hockomock League MVP, HockomockSports.com Player of the Year and ESPNBoston’s Mr. Basketball after filling up the box score night after night.
He averaged 26.5 game, 16 rebounds 5.8 blocks and three steals and assists per game. During his junior year, King Philip reached the D2 South Finals, before falling to Hopkinton in overtime. The Warriors won a combined 35 games in his junior and senior years.
Layman is tied with Juan Dixon for most games played in Maryland history (141) and is just one of 12 players in school history to score 1,400 points and record 600 rebounds in his career. The Terps posted back-to-back 27-plus win seasons for the first time in the program’s history.
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