The Cleveland Cavaliers have added Saint Vincent-Saint Mary alum Jayvon Graves to their NBA Summer League roster, per multiple league sources.
A local product born in Malvern, Ohio who played at Akron's Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School, the 25-year-old Graves has spent the last two years of his career overseas, most recently with BG Ludwisberg in Germany, a first tier team in Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League.Joining Cleveland's summer squad, Graves will have an opportunity to put his talents on display and showcase the skills that propelled him to a highly successful season with BG Ludwisberg.
Across 56 games in 2023-24, Graves averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. He was an everyday starter for the club, and in a one month stretch from Feb. 6 to March 6, scored at least 20 points and nabbed five or more rebounds in each game. Mar 22, 2019; Tulsa, OK, USA; Buffalo Bulls guard Jayvon Graves against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at BOK Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Prior to this season, Graves played for Limoges CSP in France, who was a part of the BCL as well. Before venturing overseas, he spent the 2021-22 campaign with the Austin Spurs, the G League affiliate of San Antonio. Graves appeared in 41 games — starting in 12 — and averaged 7.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists a night, knocking down 36.0 percent of his three-point attempts.
Graves played for four years at The University of Buffalo, where he played under current Alabama head coach Nate Oats for the first two seasons of his collegiate career. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound guard earned All-MAC honors in 2020 and was Second Team All-MAC in 2021. He was also a part of a Bulls squad that knocked off a fourth-seeded Arizona team that featuredAt St. Vincent-St. Mary, Graves helped lead the Irish to the school's first state title since 2011.
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