Outlook

Layla Scott comes to JCCC to join her sister Taliyah to form the first sibling
backcourt in team history … Tremendous scorer with a knack for putting the ball in the hoop ... Has ability to knock down long-range shots.

Freshman year 2024-25

Helped Johnson County to an undefeated regular season (30-0), an overall record of 34-1 tying the best mark in program history, a conference title and win the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Championship … Selected to the all-tournament team and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player … Will be a NJCAA D-II All-America candidate … Named first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College and All-Region 6 Division II and was selected the Freshman of the Year … Voted the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week twice, earning the honor in week 10 and 12 … Led the team and ranked second in the conference with a points per game average of 16.3 … Led the conference and ranked third in the NJCAA with 115 made 3-point baskets … That total ranks second all-time for a season in team history and tied for seventh all-time in conference history … Also ranked second in the conference and 23^rd nationally in 3-point field goal accuracy at .369 … Her 571 total points ranked second and 19^th respectively in the conference and NJCAA, and rank 10^th on JCCC’s all-time season chart … Also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 steals over the season … Was the team’s leading scorer in 22 games, tying for seventh all-time at JCCC, and steals leader in 17 games … Led the team with 29 games reaching double figure in points, which ties for ninth all-time … Reached 20+ points nine times highlighted by a career high 30 against cross-town rival Kansas City Kansas (2-8-25) … Began her collegiate career with a game-high 19 points, knocking down 7-of-14 shots including five 3-pointer, to lead JCC to a 122-11 blowout over St. Louis (11-1-24) … Tied the third best game in program history making 9-of-13 3-point baskets to finish with 27 points in an 83-38 win over Southwestern … Led the Cavaliers with 17 points in a 69-58 victory over no. 19-ranked Rock Valley (11-16-24) … Posted 21 points against a nationally ranked North Central Missouri squad in a 71-51 win (1-9-25) …. Drained 6-of-14 shots beyond the arc and tallied 22 points in a 72-54 win over No. 6 Highland (1-18-25) … Made 7-of-14 treys and finished with 24 points in a 97-15 beatdown of Labette (1-25-25) … Had a span of four games topping 20 or more points beginning with 20 in an 86-48 win over Saint Mary JV (1-30-25) … Followed with 20 in a 105-30 win over Hesston (2-1-25), 22 in an 87-46 win at No. 23 Neosho County (2-5-25) and capped with the 30-point effort over KCKCC … Also made seven treys against the Blue Devils … At the national tournament, finished with 67 points, an average of 16.8 per game … Shot 21-for-54 shooting, 12-of-38 from 3-point range and 13-of-17 at the line … Her 67 points rank as the fourth most for a JCCC player in tournament play her game average is seventh-best … Additionally, she tied for eighth in total field goals and third in 3-point field goals … Opened the tournament with a game-high 13 points and four rebounds to lead JCCC to a 53-42 win over North Platte (3-18-25) … Again, was the team’s top scorer in the quarterfinal 61-57 overtime win against No. 6 Union, finishing with 18 points and seven boards (3-19-25) … Tallied 11 points, three rebounds and three steals in a 66-60 win over No. 1 Kirkwood in the semifinals (3-21-25) … In the 75-67 win over No. 8 Pima in the national championship game, she ed Johnson County with a game-high 25 points, the most scored in a national championship game in program history. Scott was 8-of-15 shooting including 6-of-13 from 3- point range. Her six made 3-point baskets are also team championship game record and tie the second most made in a national tournament game.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach James Page at Truman High School, Independence, Mo. … Graduated 2024 … Selected Missouri Class 6 All-State first-team by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association as a senior … Earned All-Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Red Division first-team and was selected the Conference Player of the Year as a senior …  Also selected All-KC High School Hoops third-team as a senior …  Opened her senior year with 27 points in a 43-34 win at Park Hill …  Tallied 22 points to power Truman to a 55-21 win over North Kansas City in their conference opener … Poured in a season-high 38 points to help Truman past Lee’s Summit West in early December of her senior season … Finished the year with 500 points and an average of 23.8 per game … Also averaged 7.3 rebounds and tallied 69 assists, 81 steals and made 82 3-point baskets … As a junior helped Truman to a 23-2 record and a District Championship … Averaged 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds 3.6 steals and 2.8 assists … Scored 34 points in a 59-48 win against Kearney on December 18, to surpass the 1,000-point mark of her career … Averaged 9.3 points, 6.4 rebounds with 96 assists and 85 steals as a junior and average 9.7 points, 4.0 rebounds with 46 assist and 49 steals her freshman year … Closed out her career with 1, 291 points, 288 assists, 307 steals and 196 made 3-point baskets …  Played AAU basketball for Della Lamb in 2002 coached by Eric Erving and the KC Eagles in 2023-24 coached by Wesley Scott … Helped Della Lamb win the Gateway Challenge Championship and the Eagles to a pair of undefeated seasons.

Personal

Born Layla Renea Scott on March 6, 2006, in Kansas City, Mo. … Daughter of Wesley and Tiffany Scott … Has two siblings, Taliyah and Christian … Taliyah is a sophomore guard on JCCC’s women’s basketball team … Majoring in accounting … Also recruited by Northwest Missouri State University, Cloud County Community College and Crowder College … Favorite foods are tacos and burritos … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chick-fil-A and Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is 54^th Street Grill … Favorite sports movies are The Blind Side and Amateur … Favorite music entertainers are SZA and Mariah the Scientist … Favorite cartoon character is Lola Bunny … Favorite athletes are Kryrie Irving, Steph Curry and Caitlin Clark … Best player she has played against is her sister, Taliyah … Her greatest sports moment was her senior season at Truman … A notable alumnus from her school is actor Arliss Howard.