Jacob Glen LaRavia ( ; born November 3, 2001) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

Indiana State Sycamores The Indiana State Sycamores are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic teams of Indiana State University. Since the 1977–78 academic year, Indiana State has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The Indiana State foot ...

and the

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. After leading his high school team, Lawrence Central, to its first sectional title since 2012, LaRavia played two seasons of college basketball at Indiana State. With the Sycamores, he was named to the MVC All-Freshman and All-Newcomer teams as a freshman and was named to the Second-team All-MVC in his sophomore season. For his junior season, LaRavia transferred to Wake Forest and was named to the All-ACC Second Team. He was drafted 19th overall in the

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by the

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before being traded to the

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and later to the

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in 2025.

Early life

LaRavia is the son of Jeff and Becky LaRavia. His family moved from

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when LaRavia was five years old. LaRavia played basketball for

Lawrence Central High School Lawrence Central High School (LCHS) is a public high school with more than 2,300 students, in northeast Marion County, Indiana. Overview It was established in 1940 and is one of two high schools in the Metropolitan School District of Lawren ...

in Indianapolis, where he was teammates with Nijel Pack and Dre Davis. He had a limited role until his senior season, in which he became the team's leading scorer. As a senior, LaRavia averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game, earning Indiana All-Star honors. He helped Lawrence Central win its first sectional title since 2012. LaRavia first committed to playing

for SIU Edwardsville but reopened his recruitment after a coaching change. He later committed to Indiana State.

College career

As a freshman at Indiana State, LaRavia averaged 9.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He was named to the All-Newcomer and All-Freshman Teams in the

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(MVC). In his sophomore season, LaRavia averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, earning second-team All-MVC recognition. Following the departure of coach

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, he transferred to Wake Forest. On January 22, 2022, LaRavia recorded a career-high 31 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in a 98–76 win against

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. He averaged 14.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game as a junior. He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Second Team. On March 29, 2022, LaRavia declared for the

while maintaining his college eligibility. On June 1, 2022, he announced that he would remain in the draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility.

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2022–2025)

LaRavia was selected by the

with the 19th overall pick in the

. His draft rights were later traded to the

, along with a future second-round pick, in exchange for the 22nd and 29th picks in the draft, which would later become

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and

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. LaRavia joined the Grizzlies'

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roster. In his Summer League debut, he scored thirteen points in a 103–99 win over the

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. On October 19, 2022, LaRavia made his NBA debut, recording five points and two rebounds in a 115–112 overtime win over the

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. He was assigned to the

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of the

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on March 23, 2023.

Sacramento Kings (2025)

On February 6, 2025, LaRavia was traded to the

in a three-team trade involving the

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in which Washington acquired

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, Colby Jones, and one first-round pick while the Grizzlies received

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, Johnny Davis, and two second-round picks.

Los Angeles Lakers (2025–present)

On July 6, 2025, LaRavia signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the

Career statistics

NBA

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 35 , , 0 , , 11.8 , , .389 , , .338 , , .778 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 35 , , 6 , , 23.0 , , .389 , , .340 , , .826 , , 3.7 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .3 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 47 , , 0 , , 20.9 , , .490 , , .444 , , .698 , , 4.4 , , 2.8 , , .9 , , .4 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 19 , , 0 , , 19.3 , , .438 , , .385 , , .579 , , 2.8 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 6.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 136 , , 6 , , 18.9 , , .429 , , .371 , , .751 , , 3.3 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .3 , , 6.9

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Indiana State , 30 , , 25 , , 24.6 , , .529 , , .407 , , .625 , , 5.9 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 1.2 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Indiana State , 25 , , 25 , , 29.2 , , .473 , , .313 , , .779 , , 6.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Wake Forest , 33 , , 33 , , 34.2 , , .559 , , .384 , , .777 , , 6.6 , , 3.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , 14.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 88 , , 83 , , 29.5 , , .524 , , .371 , , .743 , , 6.3 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , 12.2

References

External links

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons bioIndiana State Sycamores bio
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