Try a week on us. San Antonio Spurs , Jeremy Sochan / Alex Bierens de Haan/GettyImages. I cant be overshadowed by my girl.. On Wednesday afternoon, Sochan is dancing on a basketball court in an office building. ", At the draft combine in Chicago, Sochan got to meet Manu Ginobili, who was part of the Spurs' contingent. Drew doesn't sound pleased that Sochan is staying in Texas. All learned the game of basketball from their mothers, who were standout players in their own right. Nicknamed "The Destroyer", he is also a member of Poland men's national basketball team.He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears.He played in England for a number of years as a youth. On the court, he's comfortable all over the court. He was little bro and she was big sis. Jaden always wanted to rebound for her or sit next to her in the back of the bus. If Banchero could create his own shot from behind the arc, a midrange game would be easier to learn. This is his season 2022-23 salary. In a Times Square hotel lobby on Wednesday morning, Sochan laughs as I run down my own history of continent-hopping. Born to an American father and Polish mother in Oklahoma, Sochan moved to England at a young age, where he spent the majority of his life. He knows, too, how excited his former coaches are for him. 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. ", "Baylor has a great record of developing players, making them better every day. As long as you can switch and guard one through five, youll figure out the offense. Half an hour after the hugs and the hat and the handshake, Sochan is grinning ear to ear on the phone. Should Sochan's outside shooting continue to evolve, he could end up emerging as a legitimate NBA prospect over time. In England, at least back then, this particular dream wasn't taken particularly seriously. This was after he'd committed to Baylor, and after he'd gone across the pond to play at La Lumiere, a powerhouse team that featured fellow draftee Jaden Ivey, only to have his American high school experience cut short by the pandemic. That comes from his foundation. [11] Sochan joined the Spurs' roster in the 2022 NBA Summer League, but later was ruled out after being placed in the NBA's Health and Safety Protocol after testing positive for coronavirus. "And it's been just a lot of fun, experiencing all this media." The family then took their seats in the green room -- not a room, just some tables and chairs where the court normally is -- and waited. (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. He has learned from radically different coaches in radically different places. 1 Bears in 61-54 loss to Oklahoma State", "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced", "Jeremy Sochan, Baylor men's basketball freshman, entering NBA draft", "Jeremy Sochan wird ein Ulmer Der MVP der FIBA U16 EM 2019 (Division B) wechselt aus den USA an die Donau", "Spurs select Jeremy Sochan, Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley in 2022 NBA draft", "Report: Spurs' Jeremy Sochan placed in health and safety protocol", "Spurs first-round pick Jeremy Sochan ruled out of summer league", "SPURS SIGN 2022 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK JEREMY SOCHAN", "Sochan scores a career-high 30 in crazy OT loss to the Suns", Ulm hat zwei neue Basketball-Nationalspieler, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremy_Sochan&oldid=1140043109, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 03:50. He has learned, through Aneta, through coaches and teammates the world over, to not get ahead of himself, to focus on trying to improve and on the people around him. And then turn around and live in Croatia on a lake with his family for six months.. This past season, he grew frustrated at his teammates during a practice when the ball stopped moving and they stopped passing. His mother, Aneta is from Poland and was a point guard at Oklahoma Panhandle State University where she met Sochan's late father, Ryan Williams. He chose it because lavender is one of his favorite colors, and because it stands out. He guards any position and can go from hounding the ball at the point of attack to causing trouble in the paint. He was just surrounded by the game, Niele said. 887 following. Coaches track what players do without the ball; they monitor it and break it down into 15 categories, from taking charges to setting screens. In reality, Tyrone was Felicias biggest fan, and Felicia had dreams of playing Division I basketball, maybe even becoming a pro. What Sochan is now is not indicative of what he can become. Its a fine line, Sochan admitted, but its a way to draw an advantage. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? For Jeremy Sochan, it comes in many different hues. Sochans family, Jakus said, was insistent he wasnt a center. There is a "very big connection," Sochan says, between his out-of-the-box background and, well, everything else. For him, this has always come naturally. But it is his story, too. Without a proven jump-shot, NBA . . So he may eventually develop into someone who can play in pick-and-roll. Sochan, who was selected at No. Sochan was conspicuous during his one year at Baylor, a vibrant force on the court who could not be ignored. Has the highest plus-minus of anyone (minimum: 100 minutes) on the team.. Just ask the opposition that had to face them. He would come with me to her games in high school. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a 16-game losing streak, beating the Utah Jazz 102-94 on Tuesday night. I love my parents and I'm doing it . "People don't really expect it," Sochan says. She taught me a whole bunch of footwork around the rim, how to use touch, how to use the backboard.. 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. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Wright also says that Sochan is "all the things that we identified that we wanted to add to this team," and that the culture fit was important. JaVale McGees mother, Pamela McGee, won a pair of NCAA titles for USC before taking home an Olympic gold medal in 1984. Making Sense Of Spurs' Forward Jeremy Sochan The San Antonio Spurs rookie is more than he appears to be. Where was Jeremy Sochan born? As Paolo grew to 6-foot-10, those moves became less crucial than the guard skills shed instilled, but theyre one of the reasons Banchero is projected to go so high as a stretch five. Consider their sons being drafted a belated Mothers Day present. When he dyed it blue and yellow in March, he did so as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. [3], Sochan took his first steps in basketball while living in England, first as a youth for the MK Trojans in Milton Keynes, before moving to Southampton and playing for the Solent Kestrels youth team and Itchen College. From his wingspan to his physicality, Sochan projects to be a force at that end and certainly fits into the multi-positional and switchable defender that todays NBA favors. Being the 12 sixth man award winner in 2019 he was the star who helped his team to win the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Montenegro. I feel like I'm comfortable and confident to be in those types of environments and talk to people.". Aneta represented Polonia Warsaw in basketball while playing Division II college basketball at Panhandle State. 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. The hair leads to inferences that dont apply. "We didn't have money to spend like that. Manek had a season-high 26 points when he was ejected in the second half. He believes a team with creativity could open up Sochan and unlock his potential. Second, well, that's complicated. Thats part of his appeal in the upcoming draft, where his blend of savvy and defensive versatility are likely to make him a lottery pick, and perhaps a high one at that. "I think it's really cool to have a unique background and really be yourself in there," he said in the hotel lobby. Sochans game is an outgrowth of his first coach, Aneta. "Thank you so much, thank you so much," Sochan says. Jeremy Sochan: Leads team with 22 points Sochan ended with 22 points (8-18 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-7 FT), six rebounds and two assists across 32 minutes during Saturday's 118-102 loss to Utah. "I just feel like we're all connected in some way," he said. It has become his calling card. Moments later, he says, "Thank you! "Whatever he can do to help the team. Jeremy Sochan is 6-9 (206 cm) tall. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. SALT LAKE CITY (AP)Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a 16-game losing streak, beating the Utah Jazz 102-94 on Tuesday night. His mom was a ball player and went to the US from Poland to study. The womens sport is very fundamentally sound. 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 learned hoops in large part from his mother, Aneta, and went on to play at Baylor. And he's had a really interesting path. If someone asks where hes from, he cites the response she taught him: Im a citizen of the world., Hes the kind of guy who can live in Tibet for six months, Jakus said. I want to get under your skin. I try my best to look good. 217k Followers, 887 Following, 52 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jeremy Juliusz Sochan (@jeremysochan) jeremysochan. 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 | I always was my own person, and hes his own person and his own player, she said. "What I mean is he's so fundamentally sound. He got a chance to listen in on practices, watch me watch film, see how we responded to adversity, was at every Final Four and ran on the court when (Notre Dame) won the national championship. I would always bring him with me to my point guard dinners. And Michael Porter Jr.s mother, Lisa Porter, averaged nearly 59 points per game in high school and starred at Iowa. ", Sochan says he needs to finish reading "Be Water, My Friend," a book about the philosophies of Bruce Lee, by Lee's daughter, Shannon. Terance Manns mother, Daynia La-Force, played at Georgetown and has coached womens hoops at Rhode Island and most recently as an assistant for the Atlanta Dream. Got different hair this time pic.twitter.com/djSpmIXlA1, Jeremy Sochan (@JeremySochan) May 21, 2022. His mother lived in Milton Keynes where Sochan took his first steps in basketball. He bristles when he thinks his own team isnt playing how it should. The joy in shutting people down, he emphasized. Green, perhaps most of all, seems to be a kindred spirit. 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. 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). He was born to an American father and a Polish mother, who met at a Division II school in Oklahoma, and grew up in the United Kingdom. "I mean, I don't mind interviews. While he was born in Guymon, Oklahoma and was a Thunder fan as a kid, he didn't attend an NBA game in person until his favorite team visited Manchester in the 2013 preseason. Jeremy is a star player at the Spurs and is not married or engaged to anyone yet. Jeremys net worth is somewhere between $1 million to $5 million. It means a lot. "But then I crossed the little pond and I was in America, in Indiana, in the middle of nowhere. At Panhandle, her coach preached defense first. Sochan is a well-traveled player who has lived and played . Jeremy Sochan is 19 years old. Basketball is "in my blood," Sochan says. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeVorkunov, Sochan grew up with his mother, Aneta (left), and stepfather (right) in the United Kingdom and spent his summers in Poland.
