Tristan Jass

Tristan Jass is a superbly talented young basketball player whose talent for netting extreme layups has turned him into a social media sensation. Across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, he has over 7 million followers. His biggest success to date has been on YouTube where he has amassed 3.1 million subscribers and uploaded videos that have been viewed over 432 million times. His most popular videos include one of him playing disguised as an old lady, which gathered over 26 million views in one year. His other hits mainly include him playing against trash-talking haters and showing them up with his sublime skills.

Jass was born just before the close of the 20th century, on December 9th 1999 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Had he been born earlier, before the rise of social media, there is no doubt that he would have taken the established route toward basketball glory: play in high school, get an NCAA scholarship, get drafted into the NBA. However, being a talented player in the 2010s comes with a wealth of other options — if you’ve got the entrepreneurial skill and self-belief to make them happen. Jass does have those things and, having built an audience for his layup skills on YouTube and beyond, he made the brave decision to forgo college and become a full-time social media star.

The move has paid off with Jass being interviewed by the likes of Forbes about his business success as well as being invited to play at NBA games during half-time and making collab videos with basketball stars.