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born 2002 · South Bend by birth and formation
Javon Unique Small was born December 19, 2002, in South Bend, and played at James Whitcomb Riley High School before a senior year at Compass Prep in Arizona. His college road ran through three programs — East Carolina, Oklahoma State and West Virginia — and ended at the top of his conference: first-team All-Big 12 in 2025. Memphis took him 48th overall in the 2025 NBA draft and signed him to a two-way contract, and on October 15, 2025, he made his NBA debut, seventeen minutes against New Orleans. He is the register's most recent entry, and the line is still being written. One more name stands at line size behind him: J.R. Konieczny, of St. Joseph High School and Notre Dame and Florida Gulf Coast, carried in the registers as playing in Belgium — the city's production line in the professional game continues on both sides of the ocean.
Sources
- The standard player record — the South Bend birth, the Riley and Compass Prep schooling, the three colleges, the All-Big 12 selection.
- Memphis Grizzlies announcements and the game record, 2025 — the 48th overall selection, the two-way contract and the October 15 debut.
- RealGM register — J.R. Konieczny's school, colleges and Belgian club ball.