Jaylen does well yet again. Sophomore and Business major, Jaylen Wells, exploded in Sonoma State’s three game set last week, making himself Sonoma’s first CCAA player of the week since the 2015-16 season. During the Nov. 21-27 week, Wells was able to put up 77 points, 26 rebounds, and 13 assists throughout the three games they played. Despite losing on Nov. 22 against Humboldt in the CCAA opener, Wells managed to score a career high of 30 points against the Lumberjacks. Later in the week during the Thanksgiving Classic held at the Wolves Den, he managed 19 points, seven rebounds, and five assists against Fresno Pacific. In the last game, he came up with 28 points, eight rebounds, and five assists against Holy Names. Quite an impressive week for such a young, talented player. 

Wells is very honored to be the recipient of the CCAA player of the week award. He did not know he won the award until his coach mentioned it  at the  end of their practice huddle the following week. “I’m truly honored to receive this award and positively represent this school. Although this award means a lot to me, and while it may be an individual award, it doesn’t take away from the importance of our team’s success going forward,” said Wells via Instagram. He went on to say how thankful he is for having such a supportive team and coaching staff who instill confidence in him every day. 

Wells’ life off the court is very much what you would expect a college athlete’s life to be. When he’s not practicing or playing in a game, he is relaxing, taking a nap or doing homework. After his practices, he likes to grab food at the cafeteria with his teammates before going to his last class. He ends his day by going back to the Wolves den to put some shots up with some of his teammates. Him and his hometown friend run a youtube channel, SnoozeTeam, where they post skits and memes related to being a student athlete. 

When asked what his plans are after college Wells replied by saying, “After college my goal is to be a professional basketball player. Whether that’s the NBA or overseas. During my career I plan on having my own business to fall back on after my career is over.” Along with his youtube channel, he also helps run an Instagram page, @Sleepnation, which sheds light on basketball players who are overlooked or, “slept on.” The page has a little more than 1,300 followers and is steadily growing. 

The 6 foot 7 inch, 200 pound small forward was very adamant on finishing the rest of the season strong. He mentioned that his body quite hadn’t been at 100% the last few games he’s played. Wells wants to get his body to its fullest potential so he can give it his all for the team. The next time you can catch Wells and the rest of the team is during this week’s homestand starting on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. when the Seawolves take on Stanislaus State. As well as on Saturday Dec. 10 at 3:00 p.m. against our rival Chico State.