Jeremy Sochan

Jeremy Juliusz Sochan (born 20 May 2003) is a Polish-British college basketball player for the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference.

Jeremy Sochan
No. 1 – Baylor Bears
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003
Oklahoma
NationalityPolish / British
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeBaylor (2021–present)
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021OrangeAcademy
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Poland
FIBA U16 European Championship
2019 PodgoricaTeam

Early career

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sochan left La Lumiere School and joined OrangeAcademy of the ProB alongside his fellow countryman Igor Miličić Jr.[1] Sochan committed to play college basketball for Baylor in July 2020.[2]

National team career

Sochan had represented Poland at junior level in the past.[1] As part of Poland's under-16 national basketball team, he led his team to the title at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Montenegro. There, he became tournament MVP.[3]

Sochan has been a member of the Polish national basketball team. In his first game at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification, he led Poland over Romania 88–81 when he became the youngest player to ever play for Poland. He played 29 minutes in which he scored 18 points, including a four-point play (3 pointer plus foul and free throw) at the end and a game-deciding block.[3]

Personal life

Sochan's mother Aneta was a Polish basketball player who went to the United States to study. There, she met Sochan's father who is American. Sochan spent most of his life in Milton Keynes, England where he took his first steps in basketball.[1]

References
  1. El. EuroBasketu: do kadry trafił dzięki mamie. Jeremy Sochan niedługo spróbuje zaśpiewać "Mazurka Dąbrowskiego" Jakub Kłyszejko (Sport.TV.PL), 20 February 2021. Accessed 23 February 2021.(in Polish)
  2. Givony, Jonathan (July 16, 2020). "FIBA U16 standout Jeremy Sochan commits to Baylor". ESPN. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. Ulm hat zwei neue Basketball-Nationalspieler Sebastian Schmid (Südwest Presse), 26 February 2021. Accessed 28 February 2021.(in German)
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