Jay Yoon Career Statistics
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Played in 10 contests in his fifth season … Scored a reverse layup in the closing seconds of regulation against Portland (2/4) to bring the Waves within a point and later circumstances gave Pepperdine the double-overtime win.
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Circumstances put him into the starting lineup late in his senior year ... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 minutes in 9.7 minutes overall ... Appeared in 17 games ... Started the final four games, in which he averaged 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 30.0 minutes ... Scored 31 of his 36 points in the final four games (and 31 of his 43 career points) ... Scored 10 points vs. Santa Clara (2/24), and had eight vs. San Diego at the WCC Tournament (3/3), seven at Portland (2/19) and six at BYU (2/26) ... Other season highs were five assists and 35 minutes vs. Santa Clara and four rebounds (twice) ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine-Scholar Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Got into eight games off the bench as a junior ... Scored a total of seven points and grabbed five rebounds ... Had five points, three rebounds and a blocked shot against Saint Katherine (12/3) ... Made two free throws and had a steal against Gonzaga (1/30) ... Had an assist vs. Portland (1/16) ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine-Scholar Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Appeared in five contests as a sophomore ... Played five minutes at CSUN (11/12) ... Had an assist at CSUN and grabbed a rebound vs. Santa Clara (2/6) ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Played in eight games as a freshman ... Saw three minutes of action in his debut vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (11/7) and also got two minutes of action vs. Alabama A&M (12/31) ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Arcadia (Calif.) High School in 2018 ... Played three years on the varsity ... Earned All-Pacific League first team honors as a senior and was honorable mention as a junior and sophomore ... Averaged 20 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior.
PERSONAL: Graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is now pursuing a master’s degree in business ... Majoring in business administration ... Born in Seoul, South Korea ... Son of Jina Yoon and Dae Hyuk Yoon ... Has one sibling, Alice ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “my faith, the beautiful campus, individualized study and basketball.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing other sports, bowling and watching Netflix ... Plays the drums, guitar and piano ... Favorites include Michael Jordan (pro basketball player), Los Angeles Lakers (pro basketball team), Series of Unfortunate Events (books), The Incredibles (movie), How I Met Your Mother (TV show), Post Malone (musical artist), sushi (food) and volleyball (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite things about basketball are “the adrenaline rush when the game gets close and the intensity and aggressive nature of the game.”
