[16], Sochan had represented both Poland and England nationally at the junior level. [4], Sochan committed to playing college basketball for Baylor in July 2020. Theres examples: Draymond (Green), Patrick (Beverley), Jrue (Holiday), so theres so many. That, Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan said, has been the biggest surprise. Baylor did not have time to do that in the one year he spent there; that is the limitation of college basketball with one-and-dones. Entertainment, He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nba | pageType: stories | The hair has become an identifying trait for him. Injuries forced him into playing some center in small-ball lineupsin his lone season at Baylor. His mother lived in Milton Keynes where Sochan took his first steps in basketball. 887 following. He uses it to ease into every other part of the game. At 18, hes one of the youngest players in the draft, but he already has a grasp on introspection. (Courtesy of Wiktor Lipiecki). After the draftee meeting and lunch, Sochan had an hour or two to get ready to go to Brooklyn. Five of them are at Barclays: Aneta, Drew, Baylor assistant coach John Jakus, plus Jack O'Keeffe and Matt Guymon, the two he credits the most for his development in England. Her reasoning was simple: Its easier to go from being a guard to a forward than the reverse. All learned the game of basketball from their mothers, who were standout players in their own right. At the recent NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, Sochan called himself "a citizen of the world": And for good reason. If you notice a tenacity to his game, Niele probably gets the credit for that too. Under the 2022 NBA Summer League, Sochan signed up with the Spurs but was later cut after testing positive for the coronavirus and being placed in the NBAs Health and Safety Protocol. He comes into a room and he doesn't act too cool to have fun. Who have been scouted to Spurs rosters recently, he completed for the polish mens National Team during the qualification for the Euro basket in 2022 and he has also participated in sports for La Lumiere School in La Porte. He tried his hand at a few pieces I wasnt great. but it stuck. So heres mom talking to him as a young kid about being a point guard and moving the ball and doing the little things to win.. Born on May 20, 2003, in Guymon, Oklahoma, Jeremy Juliusz Sochan is the son of a Polish mother (Aneta Sochan) and an American father (Ryan Williams). Scouts say theres potential for growth because of decent mechanics and a strong work ethic. Tyrus (George Murdoch) Wife, Married Life, Family, Children, Net Worth, Guymon, Texas, Oklahoma, and United States, Itchen Sixth Form College, La Lumiere School, Indiana. He won the title of MVP at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B. Few players have improved their stock as much as Sochan has, so theres a good chance hes gone before the 18th pick. "I really appreciate how much time the coaches at Baylor invested in getting to know me and building a relationship with my family," Sochan said. He believes that, "once you really open up your mental," your physical limits shrink by half. at I try my best to look good. subscribe to the Eye on College Basketball podcast, Durant begins Suns era with masterful two-way sequence, Warriors have climbed standings without Steph Curry, Knicks vs. Nets odds, picks, prediction, bets, Celtics vs. Cavaliers odds, picks, prediction, bets, Bulls vs. Pistons odds, picks, prediction, bets, OKC is better on offense than you think | Best bets. According to the wiki, Jeremy briefly attended the Itchen Sixth Form College in England, and then he attended high school at La Lumiere School, Indiana in America where he started his career as a basketball player and due to covid he left the School and America as well. Anetas philosophy was simple: Commit to playing good defense, make good decisions, and the rest of his game will take care of itself. He chats with the kids, Ds them up and distributes high fives generously. His third-season salary is $7,096,231. He won the tournament MVP award there. Thanks to Iveys mom, there was always another elite point guard at Notre Dame for Jaden to latch onto, look up to and emulate. [17], Sochan has been a member of the Polish national basketball team. [10], Sochan was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the ninth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama, the generational French big man projected to go No. Both of his parents were college basketball players. Sochans coaches at Baylor point to Aneta as his largest influence; Sochan plays like her most of all. Sochan began playing basketball whilst living in Southampton and playing for the Solent Kestrels youth team. The 17-year-old is considered one of the top international prospects committing to the college route, joining Baylor next summer as part of their 2021 recruiting class. A lot of people told us, Coach Cal is mean, hell tear you down, tear your kids confidence down, and if youre not tough, dont go there. Im asking TyTy how he feels about that and he says, Mom, thats fine, because if I did wrong, then he has every right to tell me to do better. Some kids crumble and go home. But his creativity shows itself most often in his tattoos. While she was there, she met Ryan Williams, who is American. Commissioner Adam Silver announced the first pick at 8:10, and, at 8:55, the Woj Bomb dropped: The Spurs are "landing on" Sochan with the No. Jeremy Sochan Parents (Father & Mother), Siblings In this passage, we will learn about Jeremy's dad and Mom. "His game is an old man's game," Drew says. Sochan struggled from the free throw line in college, connecting on 53 of . Sochan says. He embraces that, too, and its why even at his height, he also has a point guards mentality. Aneta played as a point guard at Oklahoma Panhandle State, where she met Sochans late father, Ryan Williams, who also played there and professionally. What Sochan is now is not indicative of what he can become. And though Jaden Ivey got good genes from both parents his father is former Notre Dame and NFL wide receiver Javin Hunter his hoops education was all mom. I always keep that in the back of my mind.. Bill Peterson, another Baylor assistant, cited a slew of NBA comps that run the gamut, from Green to Aaron Gordon. Basketball is "in my blood," Sochan says. In Germany and in the States, Sochan felt like a fish out of water initially, but "I get adjusted," he says. I was up all hours of the night trying to make sure he was good, trying to make sure he was studying, balancing my career and being a mom, trying to cook while Im on the phone with recruits, helping him with homework while Im watching film. 217K followers. For him, this has always come naturally. Sochan knows that when he gets to the NBA, at least initially, he wont come in with a huge offensive role, no matter how high hes drafted. And as a nuisance. Sochan was born in the United States, in Guymon, Oklahoma. I would always bring him with me to my point guard dinners. San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan set a career high on Thursday and dazzled on both ends of the court in a loss on the road to the New Orleans Pelicans. His parents played basketball, and his grandparents were also involved in sports. (Courtesy of the Washington family), Jaden Ivey was raised by his mother, Niele, a former star at Notre Dame whos now the head coach of the Fighting Irish womens team. There were no hugs until Silver said his name at 8:58, but Aneta kept looking at her son and smiling. Jaden watched me, watched us. He played 29 minutes in which he scored 18 points, including a four-point play (3 pointer plus foul and free throw) at the end and a game-deciding block. Most of us know his mother Aneta, who is a former basketball player for Polonia Warszawa. Jeremy is a star player at the Spurs and is not married or engaged to anyone yet. He has learned from radically different coaches in radically different places. He does not have a favorite player from the Spurs' dynasty years. He bristles when he thinks his own team isnt playing how it should. While becoming mothers either ended or interrupted these womens careers, their sons appear set to have long ones of their own thanks in large part to the lessons they learned from their moms. Aneta is from Warsaw, which meant the family regularly spent summer holidays in Poland. Sochan led the Spurs with 22 points in the contest, his fourth time breaking the 20-point mark this season, though he's still shooting just 36.1 percent from the field in February. She recently endured a month-long hospital stay. . He can handle the ball, set screens and defend everybody. Her sacrifices havent stopped. I could score 30, and shed have 35. Luka Doncic scored 28 points, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the All-Star pair won for the first time together in Dallas, leading a 142-116 victory over the woeful San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs snapped a 16-game losing streak with a 102-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. Jeremy Sochan, gold medalist and MVP of last summer's FIBA U16 European Championship B, has committed to Baylor, he told ESPN Thursday. Draft day is long. He has a distinct lack of a reliable jumper for a forward, struggling from both the charity stripe and three . In a locker room, as a coach, you love to have guys like that, that bring energy and excitement. Ive seen so many countries and coaches as well., My Mom, she was my first coach, Sochan said. He was a member of Polands under-16 basketball team, and he helped his squad win the Division B championship at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship in Montenegro. This is not gonna work. He wanted them at 15, but Aneta made him wait. He was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 9.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals. If anything, the growth of the womens game is starting to show its impact on the mens side a generation later. As a teenager, he played high-school ball at an academy in Southampton, a prep school in Indiana, and then when the pandemic started, he decamped for a basketball program in Germany associated with Ratiopharm Ulm. He is thoroughly used to the faces that Americans make when they hear his voice for the first time. After Sochan has put on his Spurs hat, shaken the commissioner's hand and made the first couple of stops on his media circuit, Baylor coach Scott Drew says he's looking forward to going to dinner with Sochan and his family. In 23 minutes, Dunn went 7 for 13 from the field and had game-high eight assists and seven rebounds, all along with strong defensive play. By DAVE SKRETTA February 24, 2022. News, San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (left) was born in Oklahoma, spent part of his youth in England, and plays for the Polish national team. He models his game after players of a similar sort. 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