Prospect Profile: Jackson Hayslip (2019)

<p>The Greeley Central Wildcats graduated eight seniors from last year’s team, which puts a lot of pressure on current senior Jackson Hayslip to make up for the lost production.</p> <p>So far this winter, it appears Hayslip is up to the task.</p> <p>Through the first 16 games of his senior season, Hayslip scoring 22.1 points in 22.8 minutes per game. His scoring output is the 11^th-highest average in Colorado as of Jan. 27 and is third in Class 4A. With Hayslip putting up big numbers on a nightly basis, the Wildcats have an 11-5 record and are currently ranked No. 9 in 4A by the CHSAANow.com poll.</p> <p>Hayslip also averages 5.4 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 1.8 assists per game. He shoots 30 percent from 3-point range and his current season-high scoring output is 34 points in a win over Fort Lupton on Dec. 8. Hayslip’s best game this season may have been a 23-point, 11-rebound, double-double performance in a 63-41 win over Valley on Dec. 7, in which he also have three assists and three steals.</p> <p>On Friday night against No. 2-ranked Longmont, the defending 4A state champions and a defensive powerhouse, Hayslip scored 15 points in a loss.</p> <p>A quick six-foot guard, Hayslip shines when he can attack off the dribble and is capable of creating his own shot or running the pick-and-roll. He plays well off of teammate and fellow shooting guard Spencer Conway, and the duo has to work hard to make up for the Wildcats’ lack of a true big man in the paint.</p> <p>A 5-foot-11 senior guard, Conway is averaging 13.3 points, 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 steals per game, and is shooting 43 percent (17-for 40) from 3-point range. He is a very similar player to Hayslip in terms of style and strengths.</p>