What Happened to Jelly Fam? (2023)

Where is each member of Jelly Fam in 2023?!
Ja’Quaye James and Isaiah Washington's signature “Jelly” layup helped spark one of the biggest movements in high school basketball. The lay helped form a group of NYC high school hoopers whose presence on social media, and popularity in New York was MASSIVE.
Well it has been more than 6 years since the group first blew up on social media. So in this video, I will be giving an update on the basketball career for every original Jelly Fam member!
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[@StrictlyBBall]

Also a big reason why JQ returned to Bama for his senior year is he tore his ACL during the 2022 March Madness Tournament.

[@joestuehmer7967]

JQ would be in the league rn if that whole Arizona incident never took place

[@ransom20me67]

JQ is a Overhyped, Entitled Bum‼️he's a 5⭐Bust‼️All of them are Garbage‼️as it pertains to playing PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL‼️😂🤣😅😆

[@ransom20me67]

@@joestuehmer7967 JQ not getting Minutes on a team(Villanova) with hard-working, but Serverely UNTALENTED GUARDS told me all i needed to know about him‼️and he's a Ringer😂🤣😅😆

[@joestuehmer7967]

@@ransom20me67 That was Jay Wrights fault imo Nova didn't even do good that year yet didn't give JQ any pt.. If he went to Arizona with Bol bol/Shareef O'neal he would have shined

[@ransom20me67]

@@joestuehmer7967 JQ didn't get minutes as a Freshman because he wouldn't play DEFENSE, he thought EVERYTHING was gon be handed to him on a PLATER‼️🤷‍♂️🤷🤷‍♀️ Then goes to Bama, and he's not even the 3rd Best Guard on the team getting outplayed by 3⭐ Recruits😂🤣😅😆 Plus he's 2-3 yrs OLDER than everybody in his class‼️😅🤣😂🤣😆 He's G LEAGUE at Best‼️😆😅🤣😂

[@kiradagoat2130]

The reason Jahvon came back was because he tore his ACL in the first minute of their NCAA tournament game thats why he hasn’t got as much playing time because he is coming off a ACL tear

[@Scheboygan8767]

No he lost his spot in the rotation too cause he’s incredibly inefficient as a player. He’s had one good year he’s shot the ball well and he’s a defensive liability at his size.

[@TikTak83BaccW]

Came back?? He WASN'T getting Drafted.

[@bobbuilder6697]

@@Scheboygan8767 this comment aged horribly

[@justcallmekay6666]

All they have to do is make a KZbin channel and become basketball influencers

[@mrhitsjr4775]

ong all they had to do with making those t shirts

[@joshlewis4792]

Tbh

[@Laylow-cc3nm]

Ez fix lol

[@justcallmekay6666]

@@Laylow-cc3nm lol not saying its super easy, but its damn sure better than wasting natural talent and years of grinding working at a burger king drive thru

[@Laylow-cc3nm]

@@justcallmekay6666 I agree bro and collectively they have such a big following that it wouldn’t be hard to get subscribers and gain traction on KZbin

[@mjc4297]

Imagine them now if they had NIL deals…

[@Jameshonda93]

Yeah ik it sucks for a lot of people before that time .

[@blackesquire216]

Dope vid. I loved how you made sure to highlight that playing oversees is still success. Too many guys think the NBA is the only league. Guys are making good money oversees, and you get to travel the world. Not bad for putting a ball in a hoop for a living.

[@Klbsnoop]

big facts

[@iangill7242]

Having gone to school with Isaiah Washington I really hope that homie make it in the league. Dude was a baller at St. Rays back in 2015 and I hope he keep ballin

[@babyvicc2113]

I remember, watching all these guys in 7th grade, they gave me so much inspiration I hope all these guys are doing well 🙌🏽

[@zuffyg4772]

Imagine the bag they could of got with them NIL deals

[@YaBoiJern757]

Naz Reid had the most potential and it definitely showed

[@nobelwarprize]

Here after he got that bag

[@kleg0438]

Real

[@ezymello2x]

U most definitely forgot to mention JQ tore his ACL during the March madness tournament which is why he returned to bama and is currently not starting.

[@Scheboygan8767]

No he’s played this year and has been terrible, he was terrible to end the year last year and got benched. He’s only continued his decline this year, he had one good year in 2020 where he came off the bench. Bama is undoubtedly a better team without him starting which is why he isn’t starting. You don’t shoot below 40% from the field and start.

[@bball3048mm]

Jelly Fam is alive and thriving. They are officially at OTE and have a Jelly Fam player who was selected to be McDonald's All American and signed with UNC.

[@sakhilentshangase4430]

This is a great video, not trashing these young players. I like your content.

[@rissky.]

JQ is nasty with it.. definitely think he still has a shot at making a professional career out of basketball 🐐🙌🏻

[@infinitymixtapes9562]

He probably would have but that ACL wrecked everything for him

[@joestuehmer7967]

That Arizona thing messed him up he probably would have been a one and done had he never went to Villanova

[@joestuehmer7967]

@@jh0720 He was def good enough did you watch him in high school? Played the best comp and dominated

[@BigDilf3]

@@jh0720 you sound so dumb saying he lacks size when he’s 6’1

[@MannyParadisee]

@@joestuehmer7967 you’re delusional. Every pro was good in HS. That doesn’t mean jackshit. He’s not nba level

[@jasyegardner4784]

Love how he’s got a positive lookout on everybody great video I’m subbing

[@Marcstock]

Went to school with Zay, shit was pretty crazy seeing him in the halls and stuff people treated him like a celebrity even the teachers 😂

[@Mr30000feet]

I just seen Isaiah Washington play in Frankfurt Germany he still got game it was a good ass game too

[@areguapiri]

I just "saw".....

[@Mr30000feet]

@@areguapiri i was in Frankfurt Germany my girl works for the team he cool as hell fam meet him chopped it up he was like wat you doing in Germany I know you don’t live here lol I’m like nah bro I’m from Boston

[@Mr30000feet]

@@areguapiri lol so now you a English grammar teacher lmao smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ thanks

[@patricksassi6472]

I played Jahovns brother and he’s on varsity as a freshman. Played all 3 levels and went crazy in all 3. Kids got a future

[@akeembell6384]

That’s wassup it seems like almost everybody was successful in their own right! Great vid!

[@leroygonzalez1371]

I went to school with Pedro, jellyfam was such a movement bro that man was treated like a celebrity in Cardinal Hayes

[@artartwell1992]

Big Jelly fam fan.... Let's Go J.Q "Alabama".... Washington keep pushing 💪 king 👏🏿.... 🤴 never give up....

[@uyky878]

Can’t stop watching these

[@StrictlyBBall]

Glad you're enjoying the vids

[@ITZCharlesTheChosen]

Randomly looked up jellyfam this was posted 2hrs ago 😮

[@daveeaster1061]

Even tho only one made it to the league glad to see they all still alive and well

[@aerokeys]

Jordan Walker made it to the G-League

[@seitheartist]

no way the german league is called the BBL😭

[@bkak2245]

England's league is also called BBL 💀

[@reefmulkey982]

Immaturity isn’t flattering for men.

[@Rjackw]

The german football league is called the Bundesliga (jamaican slang for booty, bottom and ass)

[@Rjackw]

Bunda that is.

[@StrictlyBBall]

Yes I said "NYC basketball group" and do know about half of them are from Jersey. Probably not the best wording, don't come at me too hard lol.

[@rynn9421]

New Jersey = New York

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

@@rynn9421 thank you Knicks and nets play in New Jersey but nobody wanna comment on that

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

@breadstickzzzzzzz it’s in jersey tho

[@mensah4886]

@@jumpy2xstreaming its in midtown Manhattan. Both football teams play in jersey

[@poggerspoggers6328]

@@jumpy2xstreaming you on crack

[@randygarcia8558]

It’s crazy I was playing ball in this era Lmaoo even got the chance to meet Isiah Washington smh what an era man

[@zitungadonell9262]

Naz Reid deserves a star role in a team needing big man scoring. Timberwolves has too many bigs

[@asdzxcqwemnb]

zay got veneers and went crazy 😭

[@runkemarius322]

Solid 11 points lol

[@Peezyjournal]

My middle school is next to the high school he went to

[@axel2x748]

W

[@hermanbabyy5053]

That's crazy that Leondre play for Barton county.. That's in great bend ks the town I was brought to and raised in.. That's mad crazy lol

[@Oir07]

Rafer alston started those layups 😊😅 1:26

[@Oir07]

@#DREEZY514💯 😂

[@keepingupwithlamarjackson5831]

I knew this wave would come and go quick. They were more famous for flashy layups than actually having a complete ball game

[@nazreidsburner8805]

Man like Naz Reid

[@MambaSSG]

Big jelly just won 6th man of the year 🔥

[@reggiepearson511]

A layup I did in 2005 effortlessly lol

[@JeezWhiz1]

If Mcclung has made an NBA 2 way roster Jahvon should be able to do so in time BUT there’s tons of HUNGRY talent in G-league clawing and scratching to get into the NBA…many are grown a*s men

[@cutoffbrothers8516]

Ridiculous how I literally was just asking myself this question and there’s a whole video on YT I use to go to milbank and just recently realized Pedro live in the building I work at

[@Milfhunter040]

Wanted to be like Quinerly and Naz bad always watched em on overtime lmao always gonna fuck w Quinerly🔥

[@DeeLuccket2]

Jelly🍇Fam 📈🤝

[@MRBBALLMAN10]

Isaiah Washington got to the BBL because he was killing in Slovenia. A German team bought his Contract out in the middle of the season. You didn’t mention that. This is a big deal because American Imports in the BBL make big money

[@G_DD23]

Yessir 🔥🔥🔥

[@dompla353]

No Chris Lykes?? 🤔

[@alexmichels_photography3741]

Naz Reid Man I thought Washington was gonna CARRY the Gophs!!

[@aidanwatson910]

Nah these kids didn't start that layup they were just the first to give it a nickname

[@swarmy9459]

Damn bro 6 years already. Wtf how

[@kingvee4741]

Never heard of the last dude Pedro.......like EVER!!..... 🤔

[@secf222]

T-Neck!!! 🙌

[@joseyeastwood]

We called that " Louieville" and honor of the Louisville University basketball team same thing different name.

[@G_DD23]

Jelly been a thing since 2014 in the tristate area they really took over

[@bjjones743]

That Jelly narrative hurt Washington development in other areas.

[@yashiroxo]

3:06 you really needa do sum else with that hand my boy…

[@georgebanks9252]

Do a video about siyani chambers

[@glassic1362]

JQ could've been a crucial piece at Nova if he would have chilled and been a little more humble. Nova was stacked at guard and he was a freshman.

[@JeezWhiz1]

True that. He left humbled and with his head bowed.

[@Psychobigfoot1]

People been doing this move for ever lol

[@mradtat3133]

Looks like they bit Iceman George Gervin

[@youngcoho3988]

That girl was doing the peanut butter lol

[@IraFowler3]

“Jelly” as a layup was around long before this blew up. Remember seeing it back in the 90’s

[@drewfilms1204]

there’s always that one old head

[@Justvn4thGenTL]

@@drewfilms1204 and there’s always the young niqqas who think they smarter than a old head

[@capone4846]

It deadass dates back to the 70s with Dr J and his scoop layup.

[@michaeljackson3612]

@@drewfilms1204 Who cares that he’s old you know he’s right.

[@97Ant]

Stop it, y'all wasn't finessing the ball like that.

[@SFbayArea94121]

People been doing this for years, playground to NBA hoopers. Weird this caught traction only when smartphones came out

[@jaylenmalone7247]

I used to play on a prep school with some guys from NY around the time jelly blew up they used to always say Isaiah wasn’t that good just had clout

[@17an28]

Gotta feel bad for JQ mannn

[@chrisg9842]

They all Jelly'd out

[@AMGTT]

Jelly man kyrie been jellying before they picked up a basketball

[@forbiddenDRAIN]

the BBL is the highest paying foreign league IIRC.

[@Keese31]

This lets you know how serious team ball is at the collegiate level these dudes dominated and had documentaries done on them yet when they tried to pull that shit in college it didn’t work. One dude should’ve declared to go to the nba but got scared. Another dude started chasing a rap dream and the main guy didn’t even get selected. This internet hue these dudes get only a few of them make it and the ones that do make it, the majority end up being role players immediately or in the g league (which is rigged for younger players who decided not to go to college) just work hard and god will get you to where you want/need to be stop trying to become the next internet sensation when you can easily become that at the next level just by work and patience.

[@thecampaign1249]

Let’s be honest none of them were really that good except isiah. They just put a lil extra on wide open “finger rolls”

[@CharcoalBlasterdog]

:44 "only girl in jelly"... not a single jelly highlight lol

[@johnnystivers6788]

Put respect on Santana name and say it right

[@YaBoiJern757]

Filthiest layup package I think Kyrie Irving might have something to say about that lol

[@TreyBeSpittin]

Exactly 🤌 no one got a more nasty layup than kyrie.

[@The_names_delonte]

I ain’t know you was from Minnesota bro lol! That’s lit even tho it’s shitty out here

[@finleyisaacson9371]

Naz Reid

[@everythingbyjohn]

Man I want Isaiah to be in the league bad. These overseas teams are paying good salaries? Does anyone know?

[@DAAR53]

In Germany definitely. Most players make at least a couple hundred thousand

[@areguapiri]

They pay a lot of money. And it's more fun overseas!

[@topdoginc9400]

Jordan and A.I are the founders of the jelly lay up

[@whatsthehype444]

So what happened to shamorie ponds left hand john wall that went to st johns

[@arc7xangel897]

Tbh the only ones that had NBA potential were Naz Reid and JQ.

[@dremyusharris4030]

washington was that dude

[@MLGreene301]

That's been called a finger roll layup since the early 80's ....

[@jerrydjones5328]

Besides naz. Them other dudes ain’t end up doing shit 😂

[@jalendashaun3352]

yooooooooooooooooo

[@antrllydifferent8525]

Nah the meat riders in middle school were crazy

[@yungtrent93]

All imma say is go watch the creation of AND1. The jelly layup been around before these kids and their KZbin channels tried to grow mad crazy love off something already credited for. No shade cause it helps the view of basketball but for real. Yalll go back further to see where jelly really came from. Tbh it probably goes back further then that to Kobe’s dad.. aka jelly bean.

[@devynnwright1781]

Damn nobody made the nba‼️‼️‼️

[@harlemcontender3384]

You ain’t even know predo Isaiah and sid started jelly fam in milbank before 2013

[@jpopstudios9167]

Isiah owe me a dollar for my bev

[@makesmartTROYces]

I think Jahvon just wanted a degree and that's awesome👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Hcfzx]

Big difference in thinking an knowing

[@realmontana6838]

They could’ve shoot Jaquaye was too short and the Leandre was good but short too

[@eliekurtz]

Melo and Kyrie got the illest jellies

[@shermanclinton5018]

That move was invented by Ice Man Gervin look it up it's call the finger roll

[@Ken_Reacts1120]

It’s clip 🖇️

[@hoodedneptune1355]

How much money are the guys overseas making u think?

[@OldSoulNewLife]

Jahvon is the best one. If naz in the league , jahvon will be. Naz has height but still

[@krob5953]

it was NY and NJ put some respect on jersey bro

[@DudeNamedPear]

NAZ REID

[@rynn9421]

Jelly fam what happenduh?

[@MalcDinero]

What happened to jelly fam? They was playin volley ball wit that shit in college

[@cmayy8317]

Jesus Christ is love ❤😊

[@Ishbikes]

Wtf is this? “Jelly Fam” was a guy from NEW YORK CITY! Shout to Camron from Dipset! I’m too old for this, I thought you were talking about the Real “Jelly Fam!”

[@flame1113]

Naz Reid.

[@fordnicholas2213]

Naz is him

[@RebelRebel-rz6cd]

Neva heard of dem...they got famous fa doin fingerrolls🤔