Rose announces the addition of Jesse Wade to BYU basketball

PROVO, Utah – Coach Dave Rose announced today that guard Jesse Wade has enrolled in school and officially joined the BYU men’s basketball program. After sitting out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Wade will have three seasons of eligibility. 

Wade, a 6-foot-1 guard, comes to Provo from Gonzaga where he played his freshman season in 2017-18. At Gonzaga, Wade appeared in 20 games and posted season highs of nine points, three rebounds and three steals.

A native of Kaysville, Utah, Wade prepped at Davis High School where he played for Jay Welk and Chad Sims. As a senior in 2014-15, Wade was named Mr. Basketball by the Deseret News and was the No. 1 recruit in Utah according to ESPN.com and 247Sports.com. That season he averaged 26.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game while leading Davis to a record of 20-4 overall (11-1 in region play) and a trip to the 5A semifinals.

During his junior season at Davis, Wade averaged 17.6 points per game to go along with 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game. He earned first-team all-state honors and led the Darts to the 5A state semifinals. As a sophomore, Wade averaged 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals while earning third-team all-state honors.

Wade concluded his high school career with 1,367 points, 207 3-point field goals, 208 assists and 164 steals. Following his high school career, Wade served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France.