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KP Grad Layman Signs With Seahorses Mikawa

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By HockomockSports.com Staff

Former HockomockSports Player of the Year Jake Layman is heading overseas for his next professional basketball venture as he signed with Seahorses Mikawa of the Japan Professional Basketball League.

Layman starred at King Philip a decade ago, racking up a slew of accolades including Hockomock League MVP after averaging 26.5 points per game, 16 rebounds, and 5.8 blocks his senior year. After a terrific career at the University of Maryland, he was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. The pick was traded to Portland, where he played in 141 games for the Trail Blazers over the course of three seasons.

In 2019, he signed a three-year, $11.5 million contract in a sign-and-trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A toe injury derailed a strong start to his first year in the North Star State, averaging 11.3 points and 3.2 rebounds a game coming off the bench in November but didn’t return to play again until February for three games before the NBA season moved to The Bubble and the Timberwolves’ season came to a close. He played in 79 games over the course of the next two seasons, playing a total of 243 NBA games over six seasons.

The Boston Celtics invited Layman to camp before the 2022-2023 season, and he appeared in a pair of preseason games but was waived on October 15th. He was set to sign with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB shortly after but another injury prevented him from joining the Spanish club.

Below is a statement from Layman released by the Seahorses Mikawa.

“I am absolutely ecstatic to announce my signing with the Seahorses Mikawa of the Japanese Basketball League. I couldn’t be more thrilled to join such a world-class organization that has shown an incredible desire to have me on board. The team’s strong vision and commitment to excellence align perfectly with my goals as a player.

One of the major factors in my decision was the opportunity to reunite with Coach Ryan Richman, whom I’ve known for over 10 years. Our relationship dates back to my time at the University of Maryland, where Coach Richman played a pivotal role in my development as a player. To have the chance to work with him again at a professional level is truly special, and I’m confident our connection will greatly benefit the Seahorses Mikawa.

Additionally, I’m eager to immerse myself in the vibrant basketball culture of Japan and embrace the passion of the Seahorses Mikawa’ fans. I look forward to this new chapter in my basketball career and am committed to making the most of every moment with the Seahorse Mikawa Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my journey, and I can’t wait to get started.”

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King Philip Grad Layman Makes Splash In NBA Debut

Jake Layman
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King Philip graduate and former HockomockSports.com Player of the Year Jake Layman made the most of his first NBA minutes on Tuesday night.

After the Golden State Warriors turned a close affair into a big lead behind a strong third quarter from Steph Curry (28 points), the Portland Trail Blazers went to its bench in the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, Layman made his NBA debut replacing Al-Farouq Aminu. He finished with 17 points in eight minutes.

“It was exciting to be out there for the first time,” Layman told the media after the game. “It wasn’t fun being down 30 but you know it was exciting to be out there and be aggressive really.”

With his first ever professional shot, Layman drained a three off an assist from Meyers Leonard.

“I was glad,” Portland head coach Terry Stotts said when asked about Layman’s performance. “Obviously he came in and made shots and got to get a good run. Even though we were down 30, it was a good opportunity for all of those guys, all five of them, to get a good run rather than just two or three minutes. [I’m] glad for him that he got a little rhythm in his shot.”

From there, Layman caught fire. He hauled in a rebound off a James McAdoo free throw miss on one end and drained another three on the other end. He added a layup with 5:21 to play, missed his first NBA shot with 3:24 to play and followed that with his third three pointer.

Inside the final three minutes, Layman converted two more three pointers.

“Yeah I was just being aggressive,” Layman said. “I got hot but I was just being aggressive.

“In the position that I’m in, no matter when you go in there you got to play hard. That’s what was going through my mind.”

Layman also had a rebound, a steal and an assist in his debut. According to the Trail Blazers PR department, Layman is just the second NBA player to ever make five 3-pointers in their NBA debut (Donyell Marshall, 1994).

Whether the performance was enough to earn more minutes going forward is still to be determined, one media member asked if Layman would be in Portland’s starting lineup for Wednesday night’s game at the Phoenix Suns.

“I don’t talk about my starting lineups,” Stotts said with a smile. “Everybody knows that.”

Highlights: Jake Layman (17 points) vs. the Warriors

Watch: Layman Throws Down Emphatic Dunk in Debut

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Just over two weeks after being selected 47th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, King Philip graduate and former Hockomock League MVP and HockomockSports.com Player of the Year Jake Layman made his debut for the Portland Trail Blazers at the Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas in NBA Summer League play.

Layman brought the crowd to its feet late in the fourth quarter. The Maryland alum forced a turnover against the Phoenix Suns, pushed the ball ahead and threw down an emphatic dunk – all well being hacked by rookie Marquese Chriss, the eighth overall pick in the draft – for an and-one.

In nearly 28 minutes of play, Layman finished with five points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal. Phoenix won the game 86-73.

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KP Alum Jake Layman Drafted By Portland Trail Blazers

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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.

The Campus Report: Catching Up With Basketball Alums

Below is an update on former Hockomock League athletes currently competing in collegiate sports. If you would like to submit an update, please e-mail info@HockomockSports.com.
Joe Farroba’s Bridgewater State team is full of former Hockomock players and for the first time this season, all five of them made up his starting lineup on Thursday night. Oliver Ames’ Ryan Carney, Taunton’s Fawaz Mass, Milford’s Michael Soares and Mansfield’s Greg Romanko and Rocky DeAndrade. The five combined for 72 of the team’s 83 points in a double overtime win over UMass Boston. It was Carney’s first collegiate start and he didn’t disappoint, scoring a career-high 23 points while Romanko also netted a career-high 18 points. For the season, Mass leads the Bears in scoring with 15.2 points (5.6 rebounds), DeAndrade is third with 8.9 points (3.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists), Romanko has 8.8 points (3.3 rebounds), Carney 8.3 points and Soares 3.1 points (2.1 rebounds).
Canton’s Olivia Murphy has been a monster for UMass Boston so far during his senior season, leading the team with 20.1 points and 15.6 rebounds a game. She’s been a nuisance for opponents by averaging an impressive 8.4 offensive rebounds per game and is leading the team with 2.6 blocks a game.
Former HockomockSports.com Player of the Year Sam Bohmiller has played a big role for Babson in the first part of the season. Bohmiller has started in all 11 games, averaging 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and has connected on a team-high 17 three pointers. Babson is 7-4 so far this season.
Franklin’s Lexi Martin has missed the past two games but has been a vital piece for Merrimack so far in her freshman year. Through her 12 appearances, Martin has averaged 6.4 points per game, shooting nearly 50% from the floor. She’s added 2.3 rebounds a game as well. Back at the beginning of December, Martin poured in a career high 19 points in a 72-68 win up at St. Michael’s.
Taunton’s Angie Martinez continues to be the go-to scorer for Mount Ida in her junior season. Martinez is averaging a team-high 15.3 points per game while also pulling in over 13 rebounds a game (another team-high). Over the Mustangs’ past three games, Martinez has averaged 19 points, including dropping 23 points in a 59-57 win over Becker.
Out in Worcester, a trio of former Milford Scarlet Hawks are playing a big role for Clark. Juniors David Mercier and Joe Atkinson are both regulars in the lineup while former Milford coach Steve Manguso is in his third year as Associate Head Coach. Former North Attleboro standout Justin Perron is in his first year as an assistant coach. Mercier is averaging 9.3 points per game and 4.4 rebounds while Atkinson is scoring 7.4 points per game, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals.
At Framingham State, Joe McCabe is having a solid start to his senior season. A former Canton standout, McCabe is a captain and has appeared in all of the Rams games except for one. McCabe is coming off his best scoring performance since November, scoring 10 points against Salem State.
A trio of Hockomock alums – all from different schools – are the captains at Colby Sawyer this year. Mansfield’s Katie McCarthy, Oliver Ames’ Kristin Ellis and Sharon’s Jessica Shenkel are the captains are all in the top six in scoring on the team. Shenkel leads the 7-4 Chargers at 11.4 points per game, Ellis has averaged 5.5 points and a team-high 8.9 rebounds and McCarthy has 3.7 points a team-best 3.7 assists a game.
King Philip alum John Mullane is just one of two players to start all 10 games for Elmira College in New York. Mullane, a senior, is averaging 6.4 points per game, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He also leads the Eagles in free throw attempts (25) and offensive rebounds (16). Mullane had a season-best 13 rebounds in the team’s 62-59 win over Endicott at the end of December.
King Philip graduate Ellen Wagner has impressed early on in her sophomore year for Roanoke College. Wagner is fourth on the team in scoring with 7.7 points and four rebounds a game. She scored a career-high 17 points back in December, shooting over 72% of the floor to help the Maroons to a big win over Mary Baldwin College.
Former Stoughton 1,000 pointer scorer Aaron Calixte has appeared in all 14 games for Maine, a D1 team, this season. Calixte is averaging 8.1 points per game, shooting at nearly 50% from the floor. He is averaging 2.4 assists per game and 2.6 rebounds as the Bears are 4-10 so far this season.
Speaking of D1 programs, former KP star Jake Layman and Maryland is ranked third in the country. Layman has started in all 15 games and is averaging 11.1 points per game and 5.3 rebounds a game. He has 18 steals and 14 blocks on the season. Layman had one of his best games of the season when he dropped 18 points in the Terps 88-63 win over Rutgers.
Over at UMass Dartmouth, former HockomockSports.com Girls Basketball Player of the Year Meg Ronaghan scored her 1,000 career point in the fourth quarter in a win over Salem State. The North Attleboro grad scored 21 points in the game to reach the milestone. Check back on Sunday for our feature story on Ronaghan.
Also at Umass Dartmouth, Franklin graduate Alicia Kutil has started all 10 games and is averaging 9.5 points per game, which is fourth on the team. Kutil is also averaging 4.9 rebounds while Milford grad Jess Pye has appeared in five games so far for the 8-2 Corsairs.
On Wednesday, former Mansfield standout and 2015 Hockomock League Boys Basketball MVP Ryan Boulter dropped career-high 17 points in his 11th game played for Merrimack. The Warriors needed a late bucket to secure the win but Boulter was a big reason that Merrimack was in it. Coming off the bench, Boulter played 26 minutes and shots 55% from the floor and hit five three pointers. So far in his rookie year, Boulter is averaging 5.8 points per game.
Another former Mansfield player, Kevin Conner, has started in all 11 of Mount Ida’s game so far, averaging 6 points per game and 3.6 rebounds a game. The Mustangs are 4-5 so far while Conner’s best game came back in December in a one point loss to Johnson & Wales. The sophomore had a season-best 15 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in the game.
Former HockomockSports.com Player of the Year Karlie O’Driscoll has been a big part of Caldwell’s nine wins i 15 games so far this season. The Sharon alum is third on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game while she leads the teams in rebounds at 5.8 per game. In the two games in 2016, O’Driscoll has reached double figures both times, scoring 24 points over the two games.
Taunton’s Chris Green and Sharon’s Jimmy Fritzson are the two leading scorers for Rhode Island College through 12 games this season. Green is scoring a team-best 18.3 points a game, also averaging 3.4 rebounds a game and has shot nearly 90% at the free throw line. Fritzson, a former 1,000 point scorer for the Eagles, is second on the team with 11.3 points per game and is averaging 2.1 rebounds a game.
Former Franklin big man Marcus Giese is enjoying a successful start to his collegiate career at RPI. Standing at 6’8, Giese has played and scored in every single game this season. He’s averaging 6.4 points per game (a career high 10 came against Hibert in November), is pulling in 5.3 boards a game and 2.1 assists per game. RPI is 7-4 so far this season and 1-1 in conference play.
Sharon’s Emilee Daley scored a season-high 17 points in Boston College’s win over Bryant just before the new year. Daley was 7/11 from the floor and had a pair of rebounds and assists in just 23 minutes of play. Daley, who played two years at Sharon, is averaging 8.3 points per game and 3.1 rebounds off the bench for the 11-1 Eagles.
Attleboro’s Kerri Beland is currently third in scoring at 6.0 points per game for Salve Regina. Beland has started in 10 games so far this season and is pulling down 3.3 rebounds a game and has 1.5 assists a game. Back in December, the former Bombardier scored 12 points in a win over Curry.
Former Oliver Ames 1,000 point scorer Caitlyn Abela is second in scoring for Saint Anselm, who is 7-5 to start the season. Abela is averaging 10.4 points per game, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. In the month of December, Abela scored 61 points over five games for the Hawks. Her strongest scoring performance of the year came when she scored 19 points in a loss at Assumption.
Another former player for OA’s Laney Clement-Holbrook is enjoying success at the D1 level. Asia Mitchell-Owens is currently third in scoring with 10.5 points per game for UMass Lowell. Mitchell-Owens has started in all 13 games for the River Hawks (3-10). The former Tigers is also averaging 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists a game.
Former Attleboro coach Missy Traversi’s Wildcats are 6-2 so far this season. Wheelock has four straight games and Attleboro grad Bri Hochwarter is a big season. The junior is second in scoring at 12.9 points per game and has scored in double figures in each of the last four games.