Athletic, versatile senior guard with strong basketball bloodlines and a Baylor legacy ... Graduated cum laude with Finance degree in summer 2018 ... Expected to sit out 2018-19 season as redshirt while recovering from injury ... Played in all 103 games over first three seasons, serving primarily as backup point guard before starting at shooting guard in latter half of 2017-18 junior season ... Has played turnover-free in 44 of 103 career games and committed one or fewer turnovers in 73 of 103 games ... Led Big 12 Conference with 2.80 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2017-18 junior season, one year after ranking second in league with 2.82 assist-to-turnover ratio during 2016-17 sophomore season ... Son of former Baylor player and current Utah?Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey ... Grandfather, F.A. Dry, was football head coach at Tulsa and TCU and an assistant coach at Baylor ... Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree ... Six-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member.
2017-18 (Junior):
One of three Bears to play in all 34 games, came off bench early in season before entering starting lineup for final 13 games ... Led team with 37 steals, ranked second with 115 assists and fourth with 13 blocks ... Led Big 12 Conference with 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, while averaging 3.4 assists per game, which ranked 10th in league ... Led team in assists 13 times and had 11 games with 5+ assists ... Played at least 12 minutes in every game, including 26 games with 20+ minutes ... Dished out 20 assists before committing first turnover of season as part of eight-point, seven-assist effort in win over Wisconsin (11/20) in Hall of Fame Classic ... Had 11 points in 21 minutes off bench vs. Sam Houston State (12/4) ... Made first start of season and had 12 points, six assists and two steals in season-high 33 minutes vs. Randall (12/9) ... Blocked career-high two shots in each of first three games in Big 12 play ... Made game-tying layup with 17 seconds left to force overtime vs. No. 16 TCU (1/2) ... Had seven assists with no turnovers in 28 minutes off bench vs. Kansas State (1/22) ... Moved into starting lineup for final 13 games beginning at Oklahoma (1/30) ... Posted 11 points in 31 minutes of win over No. 10 Kansas (2/10) ... Tied season-high with seven assists in 22 minutes vs. Oklahoma (2/27) ... Had five points, season-high seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in 28 minutes at Kansas State (3/3) ... Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 first team recognition ... Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and fall Baylor Dean’s List.
2016-17 (Sophomore):
Played in all 35 games, extending streak to 69 consecutive games played over first two seasons ... Made four starts, including three at point guard and one as small forward ... Took on expanded role as season progressed, playing at least 24 minutes in 15 of final 23 games after doing so just once in first 46 games of BU career ... Played at least 15 minutes in 34 of 35 games and 20-plus minutes 26 times ... Led team and ranked second in Big 12 Conference with 2.82 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Ranked third on team with 110 assists, 17 steals and 13 blocks ... Made career-first start at small forward spot in season opener vs. Oral Roberts (11/11), posting six points, five rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes ... Came off bench for next 28 games before taking on starting point guard role for three consecutive contests with Manu Lecomte injured ... Played crucial role in Battle 4 Atlantis title game win over No. 10 Louisville, posting eight points on 4-of-4 shooting, five assists, two steals and zero turnovers in 23 minutes off bench ... Saw action as point guard for final 15 minutes without taking a breather as Bears rallied from 20-point second-half deficit to beat Louisville ... Had five points, five rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes of win over No. 7 Xavier ... Posted five points, then-career high eight assists, two blocks and zero turnovers in 23 minutes of win vs. Southern (12/14) ... Recorded four assists over each of next three games, capping four-game stretch from Dec. 14 through Dec. 21 with a combined 20 assists and one turnover ... Had career-high four steals in 25 minutes of Big 12 opener at Oklahoma (12/30) ... Scored in double-figures for first time in collegiate career and made multiple 3-pointers for first time on way 10 points in 26 minutes of win over Iowa State (1/4) ... Had nine points, three rebounds and three assists as Bears rallied from 15 down for 78-75 win at Ole Miss (1/28) ... Posted 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes of win at Oklahoma State (2/7) ... Had seven assists in games against No. 3 Kansas (2/18) and at Iowa State (2/25) ... Made career-first start at point guard and led Bears to win with six points and four assists vs. No. 10 West Virginia (2/27) ... Scored career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, added four assists in win at Texas (3/4) ... Started at point for third straight game in Big 12 Championship quarterfinals vs. Kansas State (3/9), posting career-high 11 assists with zero turnovers and five points in career-high 35 minutes ... Played 21 minutes off bench and had five assists with zero turnovers in NCAA Tournament first round win over New Mexico State (3/17) ... Helped Bears clinch Sweet 16 berth with six points and two assists in 29 minutes off bench vs. USC (3/19) ... Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Baylor Dean’s Lists.
2015-16 (Freshman):
Played off the bench in all 34 games, averaged 12.7 minutes per game ... Served primarily as backup point guard, also saw action at shooting guard and small forward ... Finished with 2.72 assist-to-turnover ratio, fourth-highest among all Big 12 players ... Ranked fourth on team with 2.0 assists per game ... Posted 2:1 or better assist-to-turnover ratio in 17 of 34 games ... Played first 72 minutes of collegiate career without a turnover, posting 11:0 assist-to-turnover ratio across first five games ... Recorded five-plus assists three times (12/2 vs. PVAMU; 12/16 vs. Hardin-Simmons; 12/19 at Texas A&M) ... Set career highs in points (11), rebounds (nine) and steals (three), added five assists in 22 minutes against Hardin-Simmons (12/16) ... Dished out career-high six assists with no turnovers, added four points in 17 minutes at No. 24 Texas A&M (12/19) ... Played crucial role guarding Georges Niang in triangle-and-two defense over final seven minutes and made two late free throws in win at No. 13 Iowa State (1/9) ... With leading rebounder Rico Gathers out sick, stepped up with six rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in career-high 26 minutes of win at Kansas State (2/10) ... Six rebounds and four assists at KSU were both season-highs for Big 12 Conference games ... Made buzzer-beating 3-pointers before halftime in both games at Big 12 Championship (3/10 vs. Texas; 3/11 vs. Kansas), matching total of 3-pointers made over 31 regular-season games ... Named to Baylor Dean’s List and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both fall 2015 and spring 2016.
High School:
Four-year varsity letterwinner, spent final three years playing for coach Matt Barnes at Olympus High School in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Played freshman season for coach Steve Sylestine at Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas ... Led Olympus to identical 21-5 records and state semifinals in both 2014 and 2015 ... Earned all-state recognition in all three years at Olympus, including first-team honors in 2014 and 2015 and honorable mention in 2013 ... Named Region MVP as senior in 2015, following three straight years as first-team All-Region selection ... In three seasons at Olympus, had 1,200 points, 425 rebounds, and 245 assists ... Finished as Olympus’ all-time leader in assists, ranked second in points and fifth in rebounds ... Averaged 24.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals during senior season ... Played for North Carolina squad that won 2014 LeBron James Skills Academy, also participated in 2014 Kevin Durant Skills Academy ... No. 3 ranked recruit in Utah’s 2015 class by ESPN.com ... Ranked No. 208 nationally in 2015 class by 247Sports.com.
Personal:
Given name is Jacob Lindsey ... Nickname is Jake ... Son of Dennis and Becky Lindsey ... Father is general manager of NBA’s Utah Jazz and played basketball at Baylor from 1988-91 ... Both parents are Baylor graduates ... Grandfather, F.A. Dry, was football assistant coach for Houston Oilers (1966-70) and Baylor (1984-92) and was football head coach at Tulsa (1972-76) and TCU (1977-82) ... Graduated cum laude with Finance degree in summer 2018.
