Jayden Hackett

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-6
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Green Bay, Wis.
High School:
Bay Port H.S.
Previous School:
Milwaukee Area Tech/Delta College (Mich.)
Twitter:
@JaydenHackett
Instagram:
@jaydenhackett

Enrolled at Central Michigan in June 2026 after transferring from Milwaukee Area Technical College … Has played two years of junior college basketball and has scored over 1,000 career points.

2025-26 AT MILWAUKEE AREA TECH

As a sophomore guard at Milwaukee Area Technical College, was named to the NJCAA Division II All-America First Team … Earned the 2026 Region 4 Midwest District A Player of the Year award … Selected to compete in the 2026 NJCAA Men’s Basketball All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas … Served as team captain … Averaged 17.3 points (621 points), 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game in 998 minutes and starts in all 36 games for the Stormers … Played for head coach Randy Casey … Shot 52.2 percent from the floor (234-448), 44.3 percent from 3-point range (109-246), and 81.5 percent from the free throw line (44-54) … His 109 3-pointers tied for No. 4 nationally and he led the Stormers in scoring … Scored in double figures 32 times and registered 14 20-point games … Led the Stormers to a 31-5 overall record, Midwest District A championship, and advanced to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament Elite Eight … Scored 21 points (8-14 FG) in the season finale vs. Des Moines Area C.C. (3/20) … Hit 6-12 3-pointers and scored 24 points vs. Parkland College (3/19) … Scored 21 points (8-16 FG, 3-8 3FG) vs. Bryant and Stratton College (3/7) … Finished with 28 points (11-16 FG), hit 6-10 3-pointers vs. Prairie State College (2/26) … Scored 20 points (8-15 FG) at Harper College (2/19) … Totaled 20 points (8-20 FG) with four 3-pointers vs. Black Hawk College (1/31) … Finished with 26 points (10-17 FG), hit 6-9 3-pointers vs. Rock Valley College (1/22) … Scored 20 points (8-18 FG) vs. South Suburban College (1/20) … Totaled 26 points (10-18 FG), converted 5-10 3-pointers at Bryant and Stratton College (1/13) … Finished with 27 points (8-13 FG) with 5-9 3-pointers at Illinois Valley C.C. (1/10) … Scored 20 points (9-11 FG) vs. Harper College (1/6) … Scored 23 points (9-17 FG), hit 5-9 3-pointers at Bay College (12/13) … Scored 23 points (10-12 FG) at Joliet J.C. (11/10) … Finished with 28 points (11-14 FG) with 5-8 3-pointers vs. Mid-Michigan College (11/8).

2024-25 AT DELTA COLLEGE

As a freshman guard at Delta College in University Center, Mich. started 25 of 27 games at guard … Earned NJCAA First Team All-Region 12 honors … Named to the All-Michigan Community College Athletic Association First Team … Earned First Team MCCAA Northern Conference and MCCAA Northern Conference All-Freshman Team … Invited to participate in the All-American JUCO Showcase Invitational in Ellenwood, Ga. … Averaged 15.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game … Shot 49.3 percent from the floor (170-346), 38.2 percent from 3-point range (63-165), and 88 percent from the free throw line … Dished out 47 assists and finished with 27 steals … Reached double figure scoring in 21 games and surpassed the 20-point mark nine times … Scored a season-high 33 points (12-23 FG), hit 4-10 3-pointers at Alpena C.C. (2/25) … Finished with 29 points (11-16 FG), hit 5-8 3-pointers at Kirtland C.C. (2/8) … Scored 28 points (11-18 FG) with four 3-pointers at North Central Michigan (1/18) … Scored 25 points (11-16 FG) hit 3-7 3-pointers vs. Olivet (12/7) … Finished with 26 points (9-15 FG), hit 6-10 3-pointers vs. Hocking College (11/26).

HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2023 graduate of Bay Port High School in Green Bay, Wis., where he played three years of varsity basketball for head coach Nate Rykal … Named to the Fox River Classic Second Team All-Conference Team as a senior … Selected to the play in the Wisconsin Division 1 All-Star Game … Named to the Pools A-B All-Tournament Team … In his school’s record books, ranks No. 4 in career 3-pointers made (106), No. 4 in career free throw percentage (88 percent), and No. 8 in career 3-point percentage (42 percent) … Averaged 16.7 points, 4.8 rebounds per game and shot 45 percent from 3-point range as a senior … Scored 30 points two times in his career … Scored a career-high 33 points vs. West DePere as a senior … Scored 30 points vs. Green Bay Southwest as a senior … Led the Pirates to a 12-6 overall record as a senior … Led the Pirates to an 11-7 record as a junior … Competed in AAU basketball with Team 1848.

PERSONAL

Born Jayden Hackett on December 21, 2004 … Mother passed away when he was 15 years old … Plays the game to honor her … Envisions opening his own gym where he can train and coach young athletes … Pursuing a Business Management degree.