Career
He currently plays for JSF Nanterre of the LNB Pro A league. In his youth, Jaiteh originally played soccer with friends before beginning his basketball career at 13. After playing for INSEP for a few years, Jaiteh would participate in the 2010 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-16 Championship and then the International Basketball Federation Europe Under-18 Championships in 2011 and 2012.
The 2012 championship had Jaiteh leading all competitors in rebounds per game.
After being recruited by the Connecticut Huskies, Washington Huskies, Gonzaga Bulldogs, and Virginia Technical Hokies, Jaiteh decided to sign a two year contract to play for the Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais at the LNB Pro B, where he would get more playing time. During that period, Jaiteh was considered as a finalist for France"s Pro B Most Valuable Player award due to his performance of scoring 16.2 points and 9.9 rebounds in 27.6 minutes of play per game.
In 2013, Jaiteh was selected to participate in the Nike Hoop Summit. Two days after performing for the competition on April 20, Jaiteh decided to officially declare for the 2013 National Basketball Association Draft.
He was projected to go between the late first round and the second round of the draft, but Jaiteh wanted to be convinced that he would be drafted in the first round by somebody.
Ultimately, Jaiteh ended up withdrawing from the draft because of that issue, and he ended up withdrawing alongside fellow Frenchmen Louis Labeyrie and Axel Toupane. On July 28, 2013, Jaiteh signed a contract with the French team JSF Nanterre. Jaiteh would officially declare for the 2015 National Basketball Association draft in April 2015 after trying to gain earlier recognition as a prospect in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft.
As an early entrant in the 2015 National Basketball Association draft, he went undrafted.
Jaiteh"s father descended from Senegal, while his mother descended from the Gambia. Although he is of both Senegalese and Gambian descent, he does not officially hold any Senegalese or Gambian nationality.
