JayVaughn Pinkston was born on November 27,1991 and is an American former professional basketball player.
40 Facts About JayVaughn Pinkston
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JayVaughn Pinkston was named New York's Player of the Year as a senior.
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JayVaughn Pinkston became the first player in Loughlin history to earn the honor of playing in the McDonald's All-American game.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was born on November 27,1991, in Brooklyn, New York.
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JayVaughn Pinkston worked several jobs, including security officer, to support him as a single mother.
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JayVaughn Pinkston began playing basketball at the age of 11 after a growth spurt.
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JayVaughn Pinkston recalls being awful at first, but began to show signs of improvement after training with his cousin Tyren for several years.
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JayVaughn Pinkston attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, where he played basketball under three different head coaches.
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On January 23,2009, JayVaughn Pinkston scored 39 points in s loss to Christ the King High School.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was suspended academically midway through his junior season and considered transferring to a different school, but instead improved his grades.
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JayVaughn Pinkston's basketball resume includes being named a McDonald's All-American while he was a senior.
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JayVaughn Pinkston dreamed of playing in the game since he was in the eighth grade.
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JayVaughn Pinkston has been well-coached by Edwin Gonzalez and Kimani Young.
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On November 7,2010, JayVaughn Pinkston punched two students at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house, which was the top house.
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Jay Wright thought JayVaughn Pinkston was going to transfer, and offered his support if he decided to.
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JayVaughn Pinkston instead decided to stay with the team, which greatly surprised Wright.
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JayVaughn Pinkston found lodging with Matt and Christy O'Reilly, whose children went to school with Wright's children.
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Per NCAA policy, JayVaughn Pinkston had to pay the going rate for renting an apartment in the area.
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JayVaughn Pinkston found work stacking boxes in a nearby warehouse, and the O'Reillys became like a second family to him.
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JayVaughn Pinkston made his collegiate debut with nine points and four rebounds in a blowout win against Monmouth.
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JayVaughn Pinkston averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in his redshirt freshman season.
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JayVaughn Pinkston scored 12.6 points in Big East conference games and shot 103 free throws in conference, which was a team high.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was named Big East Rookie of the Week on January 23,2012, after posting 13 points and 12 rebounds against St John's.
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JayVaughn Pinkston improved his nutrition and lost weight in the offseason prior to his sophomore year.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with MRSA and had emergency surgery.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was named to the preseason second team All-Big East.
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JayVaughn Pinkston scored his 1,000th point in a Villanova uniform on January 8,2014, in a victory over Seton Hall; he finished with 17 points.
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JayVaughn Pinkston joined teammate James Bell on the All-Big 5 Second Team.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was selected to the District II All-District team by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
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JayVaughn Pinkston was selected to the preseason first team All-Big East.
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On July 1,2016, JayVaughn Pinkston joined the Boston Celtics for the 2016 NBA Summer League.
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On July 30,2016, JayVaughn Pinkston signed a one-year deal with the Italian team Dinamica Mantova of the Serie A2.
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In 30 games played for Krosno, JayVaughn Pinkston averaged 18 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range.
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However, on October 4,2018, JayVaughn Pinkston parted ways with Holon before appearing in a game for them.
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JayVaughn Pinkston averaged 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
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At 6'7 and 235 pounds, JayVaughn Pinkston is somewhat undersized for the power forward position.
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JayVaughn Pinkston makes up for it with what Jay Wright calls "the killer instinct".
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JayVaughn Pinkston's signature move is a fast spin move in the low post, which ESPN praised for its compactness.
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JayVaughn Pinkston worked on his footwork while he was boxing with the Police Athletic League of New York City.
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Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports called JayVaughn Pinkston "a bruising forward with point guard skills" and compared him to former Villanova forward Curtis Sumpter.