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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

0 Chris Jenkins

0 Chris Jenkins

  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    U of D Jesuit (Colorado)

Summary

Biography


2016-17:
Started all 27 games he saw action in… Led the team and tied for sixth in the Horizon League with a career-high 6.7 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth on the team and 20th in the league in scoring at 11.6 per contest… Tied for fourth pulling down 5.6 defensive rebounds per contest… Also led the team and was fifth in free throw percentage (82.7%)… Shot 41.1 percent from the field with 35 triples… Also totaled 17 steals and seven blocks… Scored in double figures in 17 games with three 20-point contests and five double-doubles - one of just nine HL players with at least five double-doubles on the year… Posted 13 points and nine rebounds with three assists at Illinois… Handed out an assist in 20 games with a season and career-high five at ETSU… Led the team with 18 points and six rebounds at Florida State… Tallied 15 points and 14 rebounds at Toledo… Recorded 11 points and a career-high 16 boards versus Fort Wayne… Netted 20 points with six caroms against NKU… A double-double with 18 points and 10 boards at Valparaiso… Finished with 20 points and nine rebounds at NKU… Tallied 13 points and 13 rebounds at Wright State… Tallied a season-high 25 points - one off his career high - going 6-of-12 from the field, 4-of-5 from three and 9-of-11 at the free line along with adding seven rebounds against Cleveland State… Totaled 12 points and 13 rebounds at Milwaukee… Selected Preseason Second Team All-Horizon League… A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… Ended his career with 870 points, 466 rebounds, 104 assists and 65 steals and is eighth all-time in school history shooting 40.2 percent from behind the arc… 

2015-16:
One of six Titans to play in all 31 games, with 30 starts… Finished second on team in rebounding (5.7), third in scoring (12.0), fourth in steals (1.0) and fifth in assists (1.4)… Ranked 12th in rebounding, 15th in steals and 20th in scoring in the Horizon League… Hit 51-of-118 from long range and led the squad in three-point field-goal percentage (.432) – good for sixth in the HL - while his 1.6 three-pointers per game was second on the team and 12th in the league… Third on the team and 15th in the conference in total field-goal percentage (.476) and ended second on Detroit and eighth in the HL in free throw percentage connecting on 88-of-114 for a .772 clip… Scored in double figures 16 times with six 20-point games and three double-doubles… Also had 20 games with five or more rebounds, 10 with two or more assists and eight with two or more steals… Netted a career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds and three steals in the win over UCF…Had a great week in Wisconsin with 20 points and six boards at Milwaukee and 25 points and seven caroms at Green Bay, team highs in both games… Tallied 22 points at Oakland, where he was 9-of-14 from the field, tying his career high in field goals for the third time… Knocked in five 3-pointers and had 17 points at home versus Milwaukee… Drained a career-best six triples and finished with a team-high 20 points with three rebounds and three assists at Cleveland State… Recorded 15 points and five rebounds versus UIC, where he provided some highlights for the nation to see as his put back dunk was rated No. 5 by Fox Sports Live and No. 8 by SportsCenter on their top 10 plays of the day… Twice tied his career high with four steals in a game at Vanderbilt and against Wright State…Handed out a career-high five assists with six points and six rebounds against Youngstown State… Finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and a steal at Eastern Michigan… Posted 17 points and 11 rebounds against Toledo - where he also registered a career-best four blocks… Had 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds at WKU and 16 points and a career-tying 13 rebounds at Oral Roberts… Had 11 points and a career-high four steals at Vanderbilt… Netted 25 points against UM-Dearborn… Earned the William Ebben Academic and Athletic Excellence Award at the end of the year banquet as well as shared the Larry Doyle Most Dedicated Titan Award. 

2014-15:
Played in 23 games, starting eight for the Titans ... averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game ... shot 46 percent for downtown (23-of-50) ... recorded a season-high 21 points to go along with nine rebounds in Detroit's first round win of the Horizon League Championships over Youngstown State (3/3) ... scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in the quarterfinals against Cleveland State (3/6) ... had 13 points, three rebounds and two steals at Valparaiso (2/4) ... finished with 12 points and seven rebounds at Cleveland State (1/23) ... recorded his first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds at Northeastern (1/19) ... scored 14 points in his Horizon League debut at Wright State (1/2) ... finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots against Oral Roberts (12/30) ... made a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to force overtime against the Golden Eagles ... scored his first collegiate points at Rhode Island (12/20), where he finished with seven points, two rebounds and three steals ... his first collegiate basket was a 3-pointer ... made his collegiate debut against then-No. 11 Wichita State on Dec. 13, 2014.

2013-14:
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfers rules.

AT COLORADO:
2012-13:
Redshirted the 2012-13 season.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged  20 points and nine rebounds per game at University of Detroit Jesuit … shot 80 percent from the free throw line; 67 percent from the field; and 40 percent from the three-point arc during his senior year … led U of D Jesuit to a 14-7 record and to the MHSAA District #21 championship game with 20 points … named first-team all-state by MLive.com; third team all-state as a junior … was also first-team Detroit News All-Detroit as a senior … three-time all-Catholic League first-team selection … one of 10 finalists for the Mr. Basketball Award in Michigan … as a junior, was listed as a three-star prospect on Rivals.com and played on a U of D Jesuit Cubs team that was a preseason No. 4 team in Michigan’s highest classification.

PERSONAL:
Son of Lawrence Jenkins and Crystal Brown-Jenkins … has an older brother, Lawrence Lamont … An English major.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013-14Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 180 lbs
    10
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    2014-15Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 186 lbs
    0
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    2015-16Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 190 lbs
    0
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    2016-17Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'8" 200 lbs
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