SALT LAKE CITY — Jairus Lyles arrived in Bradenton, Florida, near the end of April.
Once the national attention died down from his historic NCAA Tournament run at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), he settled into the Academy Park Villas at IMG Academy to focus on his next goal: the NBA.
The routine was pretty consistent once he locked in.
For five days a week, Lyles would put in work with his on-court trainer, Rashad Phillips, which they dubbed “Jedi training.”
He would get up in the morning, hit the training room, go over to the turf and then the hardwood followed by weight training all in hopes of earning a spot in the league.