CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2020-21 All-ACC Second Team selection
• 2020-21 ACC All-Defensive Team pick.
• Ranked 12th in NCAA Division I and second in the ACC in blocks per game as a senior in 2020-21 (2.64).
• Virginia’s career leader in field goal percentage (58.5)
• Ranks second on UVA’s all-time list in total blocks (166).
SENIOR (2020-21)
• Averaged 13.0 points and 7.1 rebounds to go with 2.64 blocks.
• Shot an ACC-best 58.5% from the field, 38.7% from three-point range and 83.7% from the free throw line.
• Had the sixth-most blocks in Virginia single-season history (66).
• Scored a career-high 21 points and matched a personal best with 12 rebounds against Syracuse (Jan. 25).
• Posted 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks at Duke (Feb. 20).
STRENGTHS
• Intriguing mix of rim protection and shooting.
• Elite shot blocker with great length and timing.
• Moves to get open and can stretch the floor.
• Very good finisher around the rim.
PERSONAL
• Got married in September 2020.
• 2020-21 All-ACC Academic Team selection.
• Redshirted as a freshman after arriving at Virginia weighing fewer than 200 pounds.
• Mother, Kathy, played college basketball at West Virginia.
• Father, Mike, played at Pacific Lutheran and coached Jay as a high school junior and senior.
• Aspires to be a youth pastor after basketball career.
66
Huff blocked 66 shots in 2020-21, the sixth-highest single-season total in Virginia history.
QUOTE
“Jay does a great job of blocking shots. When you have a force behind you like that, you can kind of get into the ball and pressure a little bit. He brings a big presence on the defensive end.”
– Virginia teammate Kihei Clark
— Profile by NBA Communications