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Jersey Number 2
Jaden Schutt
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yorkville, Ill.
- High School:
- Yorkville Christian
- Prev School:
- Duke/Virginia Tech
Pronounced SHOOT
CAREER OVERVIEW
Career-High Points: 20 vs. Syracuse (3/1/25) while at Virginia Tech
Career-High Rebounds: 5, 6 times
Career-High Assists: 4, twice
Career-High Blocks: 1, 4 times
AS A JUNIOR AT VIRGINIA TECH (2025-26) | 7.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.9 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT VIRGINIA TECH (2024-25) | 7.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
AS A SOPHOMORE AT DUKE (2023-24) | DNP due to injury
AS A FRESHMAN AT DUKE (2022-23) | 2.1 PPG, 1.1 RPG, 0.4 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
CAREER OVERVIEW
- Transferred to K-State after two seasons at Virginia Tech (2024-26) and one season at Duke (2022-24)… Has been a part of 59 wins in his college career, including an ACC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance while playing with the Blue Devils.
- Has played in 78 career games with 31 starts… Did not play the 2023-24 season while playing at Duke due to knee surgery.
- Has scored more than 500 points (522) in his career, connecting on 37.4 percent (167-of-446) from the field, including 37 percent (129-of-349) from 3-point range, and 83.1 percent (59-of-71) from the free throw line… Has also totaled 155 rebounds (2.0 rpg.), 83 assists (1.1 apg.) and 38 steals (0.5 spg.) in 1,722 minutes played (22.1 mpg).
- Has scored in double figures in 25 career games, including a career-best 20 points vs. Syracuse (3/1/25) as a redshirt sophomore at Virginia Tech.
- Most recently played two seasons at Virginia Tech, where he played in 64 games with 31 starts for a Hokie squad that increased their win total from 13 in 2024-25 to 19 in 2025-26.
- Scored nearly 500 points (493/7.7 ppg.) in his Virginia Tech career, connecting on 37.6 percent (157-of-418) from the field, including 37.1 percent (122-of-329) from 3-point range, and 85.1 percent (57-of-67) from the free throw line.
- Led the Hokies in 3-point field goals in both seasons, averaging nearly 4 made triples per game, including career bests for percentage (38.5) and makes (65) as a redshirt junior in 2025-26… Knocked down a career-high 6 made 3-pointers vs. George Mason (12/6/25).
- Has 129 made 3-pointers in his career, connecting on 37 percent from behind the arc.
- His best all-around season with the Hokies came in 2024-25 when he averaged 7.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in a team-best 26.2 minutes per game.
- Has a career 83.1 free throw percentage, including 86.2 percent in 2025-26.
- Played one season at Virginia Tech alongside current teammate Brandon Rechsteiner in 2024-25.
- Started his college career at Duke in 2022-23 where he saw action in 14 games as a true freshman for a Blue Devil squad that won the ACC Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Rated a Top 100 player coming out of high school at Yorkville Christian.
Career-High Points: 20 vs. Syracuse (3/1/25) while at Virginia Tech
Career-High Rebounds: 5, 6 times
Career-High Assists: 4, twice
- vs. USC Upstate (11/8/24) while at Virginia Tech
- vs. Miami (Fla.) (1/4/25) while at Virginia Tech
Career-High Blocks: 1, 4 times
AS A JUNIOR AT VIRGINIA TECH (2025-26) | 7.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.9 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Hokies to a 19-13 overall record, including an 8-10 mark in ACC play.
- Saw action in all 32 games with 5 starts.
- Played in 787 total minutes, averaging 24.6 minutes per game… Played a season-high 36 minutes vs. Virginia (12/31/25).
- Averaged 7.7 points on 38.4 percent (78-of-203) shooting, including 38.5 percent (65-of-169) from 3-point range, with 1.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals per game… Connected on 86.2 percent (25-of-29) from the free throw line.
- Led the team in both 3-point field goals made (65) and attempted (169), while was second in free throw percentage (86.2).
- Scored in double figures 13 times, including a season-high 18 vs. George Mason (12/6/25) on 6-of-13 field goals, including 6-of-12 from 3-point range… Had a stretch of five consecutive games in double figures from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11 where he averaged 14.4 points per game.
- Shot better than 50 percent from the field in 11 games, including going 5-of-7 at SMU (1/14/26).
- Knocked down a team-best 65 3-point field goals, connecting on 38.5 percent (65-of-169) from the arc… Led the team in 3-pointers made in 15 games… Made 3 or more 3-pointers in 11 games, including a career-best 6 treys vs. George Mason (12/6/25).
- Made 86.2 percent (25-of-29) of his free throws… Went a season-best 6-of-6 from the line vs. Wake Forest (3/10/26).
- Grabbed 52 rebounds, including 46 on the defensive end… Matched a career-best with 5 boards vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/12/25).
- Dished out 30 assists compared to 13 turnovers… Had a season-best 3 vs. Elon (12/20/25) and Wake Forest (3/10/26).
- Posted 17 steals on the season… Had a season-high 2 in 5 games.
- Saw action in all 18 ACC games with 4 starts… Averaged 5.2 points on 31.5 percent (29-of-92) shooting, including 32.1 percent (27-of-84) from 3-point range, in league-only games with 1.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists in 5.2 minutes per game… Connected on 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from the free throw line.
- Scored in double figures in 3 ACC games with a season-high 15 points at SMU (1/14/26).
- Coached by Mike Young.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT VIRGINIA TECH (2024-25) | 7.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Hokies to a 13-19 overall record, including an 8-12 mark in ACC play.
- Saw action in all 32 games with 26 starts.
- Played a team-high 839 total minutes, averaging 26.2 minutes per game… Played a season-high 35 minutes at Pittsburgh (12/7/24).
- Averaged 7.7 points on 36.7 percent (79-of-215) shooting, including 35.6 percent (57-of-160) from 3-point range, with 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.6 steals per game… Connected on 84.2 percent (32-of-38) from the free throw line.
- Led the team in both 3-point field goals made (57) and attempted (160) and free throw percentage (84.2), while was third in steals (20) and fourth in scoring (7.7 ppg.).
- Scored in double figures 12 times, including a season-high 20 vs. Syracuse (3/1/25) on 6-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range… Also had 18 points at Virginia (2/1/25) and 17 vs. Winthrop (11/11/24) and N.C. State (1/15/25)… Led the team in scoring 5 times.
- Knocked down a team-high 57 3-pointers on the season, connecting on 35.6 percent (57-of-160) from beyond the arc… Led the team in 3-pointers in 13 games and shot at least 40 percent from 3 in 13 times… Had at least 3 made 3-pointers in 11 games with a season-high 5 treys vs. Winthrop (11/11/24) and Vanderbilt (12/4/24).
- Shot a team-best 84.2 percent (32-of-38) from the free throw line… Went a season-best 7-of-8 from the line with 16 points at Florida State (1/29/25).
- Grabbed 88 rebounds, including 82 on the defensive end… Matched a career-high with 5 boards in 4 games, including ACC games vs. N.C. State (1/15/25), at Virginia (2/1/25) and Clemson (3/8/25).
- Dished out 47 assists compared to 35 turnovers… Had a season-high 4 vs. USC Upstate (11/8/24) and Miami (1/4/25).
- Had 20 steals on the season… Posted a season-high 2 in 5 games.
- Saw action in all 20 ACC games with 15 starts… Averaged 7.5 points on 37.5 percent (48-of-128) shooting, including 35.5 percent (33-of-93) from 3-point range, in league-only games with 2.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.4 steals in 25.5 minutes per game… Connected on 91.3 percent (21-of-23) from the free throw line.
- Led the team in 3-point field goals made (33) and attempted (93) in ACC play.
- Scored in double figures in 7 ACC games with a season-high 20 vs. Syracuse (3/1/25).
- Chose the Hokies over DePaul, Dayton and Butler after transferring from Duke.
- Coached by Mike Young.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT DUKE (2023-24) | DNP due to injury
- Helped guide the Blue Devils to a 27-9 overall record, including a 15-5 mark in ACC play, and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
- Played in only the exhibition before he earned a redshirt after undergoing left knee surgery.
- Coached by Jon Scheyer.
AS A FRESHMAN AT DUKE (2022-23) | 2.1 PPG, 1.1 RPG, 0.4 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Blue Devils to a 27-9 overall record, including a 14-6 mark in ACC play, an ACC Tournament Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
- Played in 14 games.
- Played in 96 total minutes, averaging 6.8 minutes per game… Played a season-high 19 minutes vs. UMES (12/10/22).
- Averaged 2.1 points on 35.7 percent (10-of-28) shooting, including 35 percent (7-of-20) from 3-point range, with 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game… Connected on 50 percent (2-of-4) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 7 of 14 games played, including a season-high 9 points vs. UMES (12/10/22) on 3-of-3 shooting (all from 3-point range) to go with 5 rebounds.
- Made his debut in Duke’s season opener against Jacksonville (11/7/22), playing 4 minutes.
- Scored his first basket, a 3-pointer, in Duke’s win over USC Upstate (11/11/22).
- Saw action in 8 ACC games… Averaged 1.6 points on 45.5 percent (5-of-11) shooting, including 37.5 percent (3-of-8) from 3-point range, in league-only games with 0.5 rebounds in 5.9 minutes per game.
- Scored a season-high 4 points in ACC play at Georgia Tech (1/28/23).
- Chose the Blue Devils out of high school after receiving more than 20 scholarship offers, including Michigan State and Illinois.
- Coached by Jon Scheyer.
HIGH SCHOOL
- A consensus 4-star prospect in the Class of 2022, ranking No. 47 nationally in the ESPN Top 100 and No. 82 by Rivals.com… Rated as the No. 9 shooting guard by ESPN.
- Prepped at Yorkville Christian High School in Yorkville, Ill., where he led the school to its first state championship in Class 1A in 2021-22 with a 40-point average margin of victory in the playoffs… The private school faced 10 Class 3A or Class 4A schools that reached the sectional finals.
- Named the 2022 Illinois Player of the Year by both Gatorade and MaxPreps.
- Twice selected as the Record Newspapers Player of the Year.
- Finished his career with 2,322 points and 334 3-pointers… Could’ve reached 3,000 career points with a full junior season that was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Averaged 24.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior in 2021-22, connecting on 52 percent from the field, including 39 percent from 3-point range with 114 3-point makes.
- Finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in the state semifinal win over Steeleville.
- Averaged 26.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 steals as a junior in 2020-21.
- Tied an Illinois state high school record as a sophomore with 17 made 3-pointers.
- Teamed with his older brother, Colton, to lead Yorkville to its first sectional title.
- Also competed in track and field in high school.
- Competed for the Illinois Wolves on the AAU circuit, helping lead the team to the Under Armour Association 17U title in the summer of 2021.
- Coached by Aaron Sovern at Yorkville Christian.
PERSONAL
- Jaden Schutt was born on April 20, 2003, in Aurora, Ill. … Parents are Jeff and Lori Schutt… Has three older brothers (C.J., Jacob and Colton).
- Held a 4.0 GPA in high school.
- Volunteered with the Yorkville Parks and Recreation Department as a youth basketball coach and also with a number of goodwill organizations near his hometown.
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