2017 - 2018 CONNECTICUT
BOYS BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JAIDEN
DELAIRE
GUARD/FORWARD
LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL
WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
JUNIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-9
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
21.3
POINTS PER GAME
7.4
REBOUNDS PER GAME
2.5
ASSISTS PER GAME
“Jaiden has that one intangible that (2002-03 Gatorade Connecticut Player of the Year) Timmy Abromaitis. Everything he’s going to do, he’s going to do really well. And he’ll be humble about everything he does.”
Kevin Kehoe
Head Coach at Cheshire Academy

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior guard/forward led the Pelicans to a 17-7 record and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class A tournament. Delaire averaged 21.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The state’s top recruit in his class according to ESPN, Delaire was a Second-Team All-New England Class A selection as a sophomore.

Academic Achievement


Delaire has maintained a 3.47 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school in the fall.

Exemplary Character


A Loomis Chaffee tour guide for prospective students, Delaire has also volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and has entered the school campaign to be voted as a Residential Advisor for the upperclassmen dorm on campus.