Jacob Gilyard Mother, Father, Girlfriend, Net worth, NBA Draft, Age, Height, Weight, and more

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Biography / Wiki

Jacob Gilyard is a college-level basketball player by profession from the United States who currently plays in the college-level basketball tournament, Atlantic Conference. Gilyard plays as a Point Guard for the Richmond Spiders men’s Basketball team. Spider is a basketball team of the University of Richmond.

J Gilyard went to The Brastow School for his high school education. In 2020, he was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year while being the NCAA season steals leader in 2020 and 2021. Also, in 2022, he was named the Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP.

Personal Information

Jacob Gilyard, in full also Jacob Gilyard, was born on July 14, 1998, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The zodiac sign of Jacob is Cancer as per his date of birth.

Richmond Spiders’ point guard Jacob represents an African-American ethnicity and nationality as an American. He currently resides in his hometown Kansas.

Physical Measurements: Height and Weight

How old is Kansas City in 2023? What is his height and how much does he weigh? Born on 14th July of 1998, he is 25 years old.

His height is 5 feet 9 inches and his weight is 73 kilograms approximately. 

Profession Information

What does Jacob Gilyard do for his profession? By profession, he is a college-level basketball player. 

Parents/ Siblings/ and Family background

Richmond’s point guard Jacob Gilyard was born to his parents: father Rodney Gilyard and mother Mrs Tanya Gilyard.

Jacob has not much revealed about his parents, especially his mother, but his father is also a former basketball player. He used to play for the basketball team of Ottawa University. He even became the NAIA’s career leader in assists and steals. As a whole, he recorded a score of 1,274 points.

Eventually, for the contribution of Jacob’s dad Rodney, he was also included in the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame. No doubt Rodney has a high influence on his son’s basketball career.

His dad Rodney has always talked about his son, Jacob and mentions how proud he is. Rodney often goes to his son’s games. He said,

“I just really enjoy watching him do what he does. And just knowing that he’s done something that nobody else has done.” He added, “I mean, he’s done it as well as anybody that’s ever played the game, which is just incredible.”

Siblings – Brothers and Sisters of Jacob

Jacob grew up in his hometown, Richmond along with his three siblings, 2 brothers and a sister. His brothers’ names are Chris Gilyard while his sisters’ names are Roman and Marleigh Gilyard.

The basketball player is the third child of his parents. His brother Chris and sister Marleigh are elder than Jacob while Roman is the youngest child in Gilyard’s family.

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Girls, Affairs, and more

Who is Jacob Gilyard’s girlfriend? Is he dating anyone in 2023? 

J Gilyard prefers to keep his relationship status away from the public. He does not like to share his dating life with his fans as well as media reach too.

Till now, he has not revealed any information about his parents as well as his partners too. So, it seems, the former Barstow’s point guard, is single and not dating anyone. Also, he is also not married and engaged with anyone.

Children: Kids

Richmond’s point guard Jacob is not married yet and has no wife or girlfriends. So, obviously, he has no children in 2023.

Net worth, Sponsors, and Cars

The 2022 Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP, Gilyard Jacob has a net worth of about $150,000 as of now. There is no source that can claim his exact wealth and assets.

Gilyard’s major source of income is from his sponsorships and brands deals. Till now, he has not earned a single penny by playing basketball as he is just a college athlete.

As per the rule of the NCAA, college athletes do not get paid. They do not earn any money by playing for the colleges but universities do provide scholarships to talented players.

But NCAA has made some major updates in paying college athletes like Jac Gilyard. In July of 2021, the law was made that college basketball players can earn from sponsorships and brands deals. They also can earn from autograph signings, social media payments, and other financial factors.

Awards and Achievements

Kansas based Richmond’s point guard Jacob Gilyard is the NCAA Division I All-Time steals leader. He was named 2 times NCAA season steals leader in 2020 and 2021.

Education

What is Jacob Gilyard’s education qualification? Is he graduated? Where did he attend his high school?

As per our information, the 2022 Atlantic 10 tournament MVP is currently doing his bachelor’s at the University of Richmond. Jacob is a graduate student from the University who has not yet been able to play in the NBA.

High School Career

For his high school, Gilyard went to The Barstow School situated in Kansas City, Missouri, US. There he played under the former NBA player Billy Thomas.

Gilyard won Class 3 State Championships with the team in his sophomore year. And he recorded an average of 33.2 points per game as well as 7 assists. Eventually, he was named the DiRenna Award as well as the Class 3 Player of the Year.

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