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Jayden Dawson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.
High School:
Omaha Central HS
Prev School:
Loyola-Chicago

Get to Know Jayden...

What's the significance behind your jersey number?

I changed my number from 0 to 1 my freshman year in college and carried it all the way throughout my college career.

Who or what inspired you to start playing basketball growing up?

LeBron James has inspired me the most. My earliest memories of basketball are all LeBron.

Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.

For me, it was dropping 35 points in the 2025 NIT to help my team advance to the NIT Final Four. My favorite fan moment is when LeBron came back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals.

Who's your favorite basketball player?

The GOAT - LeBron James

OVERVIEW
A transfer from Loyola-Chicago who will be a senior for the 2025-26 season … Has good size and can play any perimeter position … In his three seasons at Loyola, Dawson started 47-of-72 games played, averaged 9.7 points and made 140 threes … Has 701 career points entering 2025-26.

CAREER HONORS
All-Atlantic 10 Second Team (2024-25)
A-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2025)

2024-25 (AT LOYOLA-CHICAGO)
Started in 32 games … Averaged a team-leading 13.9 points per game on 41 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from three-point range, and 73.8 percent from the line ... Averaged 3.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game ... Posted 23 double-figure outings, including six 20-point and one 30-point performance ... Dropped a career-high 35 points at San Francisco (3/23/25) ... Tabbed A-10 Player of the Week after three straight 20+ point games ... Scored 24 in an OT win at Richmond (2/11/25) with six threes... Scored 26 points versus. Saint Louis (2/14/25) on 10-of-16 from the field and six threes ... Had 24 points at Davidson (2/18/25) on 7-of-13 shooting with five threes... Twice had a season-best seven rebounds – at George Mason (1/29/25) and at Duquesne (2/8/25)... Tallied a career-high seven assists at George Mason (1/29/25).

2023-24 (AT LOYOLA-CHICAGO)
Appeared in 26 games with 15 starts ... Averaged 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game ... Shot 39.8 percent from the field, 36.9 percent from three-point range, and 72.2 percent at the line... Had seven games with at least 10 points scored, including two 20-point performances ... Had 26 points at Tulsa (12/5/23) where he tied a school single-game record with eight made three-pointers ... Recorded 20 points at Saint Joseph's (1/13/24) ... Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds vs. Richmond (1/9/24).

2022-23 (AT LOYOLA-CHICAGO)
Played in 14 contests off the bench before missing the final 14 games of the year due to an injury … Played a season-high 23 minutes against Boise State (11/18/22), scoring a season-high 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting … Had nine points against Texas A&M (11/20/22) and Clemson (12/10/22) … Posted a season-best five rebounds at Harvard (11/25/22).

HIGH SCHOOL
At Omaha Central HS, during his senior season, averaged 17.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per outing and was a First Team Class A All-State and Super State First Team selection … Scored 24 points in the Metro High School All-Star Basketball Game … Scored over 1,000 points in his career at Omaha Central HS…... Played AAU basketball for Nebraska Supreme.