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Jersey Number 14
Jaiveon Eaves
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madisonville, Ky.
- High School:
- Madisonville-North Hopkins HS
- Prev School:
- John A Logan College
2019-20
2018-19
Before MSU
Personal
- Started all 30 games for the Racers and had an average of 11.1 points per game in 31.6 minutes per game.
- Was third on the team with 119 made field goals and 43 made 3-pointers.
- Was second on the team with 58 assists.
- Scored in double-figures in 18 games and had two games of career-high scoring of 21 points with both coming late in the season.
- Scored 21 points at SIUE (Feb. 22) where he hit his first five 3-point attempts. Scored 21 points at Austin Peay (Feb. 13) on 8-of-13 shooting.
- Ranked 15th in the OVC with an average of 1.7 made 3-point baskets per game.
- Finished his two-year Murray State career with playing in 70 games with 30 starts, all from his senior season. Scored 440 total points and was 157-373 (.421) from the field, 67-184 (.364) from the 3-point line and 59-74 (.797) from the free throw line. He had 71 assists.
2018-19
- In his first season at MSU, saw action in 30 games.
- Hit 24-of-66 from the 3-point line for a percentage of .364.
- Had three games of double-digit scoring including a season-high 13 points against Tennessee State (Jan. 26) on 5-of-7 from the field.
- Hit 5-of-7Â for his best 3-point game of the season against TSU (Jan. 26).
- In the OVC Tournament semi-final game with Jacksonville State, he hit a key 3-point basket with 20:09 remaining to help the Racers to advance 76-74.
Before MSU
- Joined the Racers out of John A. Logan College.
- Had a productive sophomore season at John A. Logan in scoring 16.1 points per game and grabbing 4.7 rebounds.
- His team was 26-6 and won the Great Rivers Athletic Conference regular season championship and ended the season No. 22 in the nation.
- He hit 48 percent from the field overall and was 44 percent from the 3-point line (65-of-148).
- Had six games of 20 points or more and had a season-best game of 33 points against West Kentucky Tech when he was 8-of-9 from the 3-point line.
- Was named National Junior College Athletics Association Second Team All-America after he was named the NJCAA Region-24 Player of the Year and the Great Rivers Athletics Conference Player of the Year.
- Played prep basketball at Madisonville-North Hopkins High School where he led the Maroons with 19.4 points per game and was named KHSAA Honorable Mention All-State during his senior season of 2015-16.
- He was a four-time All-Region II selection and scored more than 1,600 points in his career.
Personal
- Born Feb. 10, 1998, son of Falisha Springfield and Tony Watson.
- Siblings:Â Jayton Watson, Marquise Henderson, Tamarcus Eaves.
- Majoring in integrated studies-health & exercise.
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
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2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
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2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
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