Jeffrey "Jaye" Crockett (born October 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1. He played college basketball for Texas Tech before playing professionally in Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Lebanon, Australia and Greece.
Crockett played four years of college basketball for Texas Tech, where he was named Big 12 All-Academic second team in 2012, All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in 2013, and third-team All-Big 12 in 2014. In 125 games, he made 42 starts and averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Crockett began his professional career in Italy, spending the 2014âÂÂ15 season with Derthona Basket in the Serie A2 Basket. For the 2015âÂÂ16 season, he started with the Shinshu Brave Warriors in Japan, before finishing with SAM Massagno in Switzerland. For the 2016âÂÂ17 season, he returned to Italy, splitting the year with Forlì and Trapani. For the 2017âÂÂ18 season, he played in Denmark with the Bakken Bears and helped the team win the Danish Cup and the Danish League. He subsequently earned Basketligaen Finals MVP honors.
Crockett's 2018âÂÂ19 season in France with Le Portel was marred by injury, starting with a heel injury at the beginning of the season and then a season-ending toe injury in January 2019.
After starting the 2019âÂÂ20 season in Lebanon with Anibal Zahle, Crockett signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian NBL as a temporary injury replacement for Tai Wesley on October 16, 2019. He parted ways with the Phoenix on December 6, 2019, following Wesley's return from injury. In January 2020, he joined Astana of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship. Crockett signed a three-month contract with Fribourg Olympic in Switzerland on August 12. On November 30, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.