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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
David Jenkins Jr.
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 204
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- High School:
- Wilson Senior HS
- Prev School:
- South Dakota State / UNLV
- Major:
- Applied Positive Psychology Certificate
Bio
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) UNLV
Was the team’s second-leading scorer averaging 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists while starting in 20-of-27 games … shot a .399 clip from the field to go with a .409 clip from 3-point range and .773 from the charity stripe … averaged 15.0 points, 2.7 and 1.6 assists with a .416 shooting clip and .407 clip from deep in Mountain West action … scored a season-high 33 points against Utah State (1/27) and followed up with a 32 point performance against No. 19 San Diego State (3/3).
2019-20 (REDSHIRT) UNLV
Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Started all 32 games, ranking second on the team in scoring with 19.7 points per contest ... shot 45.3 percent from 3-point range while making a program single-season record 112 ... named National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District XII Second-Team and First-Team All-Summit League honors ... reached double-figures in scoring 30 times, including 15 games of 20 or more with a career-high 35 at Memphis (12/4) ... became the 48th member of the school's 1,000-point club and wrapped up the season 25th all-time with 1,194 career points ... was a two-time Summit League Player of the Week ... named CBS Sports/USBWA's National Freshman of the Week … helped lead SDSU to a 24-9 record and an NIT appearance.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Named the Summit League Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists to go with a .432 shooting clip … set the school’s freshman scoring record with 565 points that year, which was also the eighth highest average (16.1ppg) nationally among freshmen … reached double-figures in scoring 28 teams in 35 games – including 12 games with 20-plus points … earned Summit League All-Tournament Team honors after leading Jackrabbits to conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Wilson Senior High School in Tacoma, Wash. … finished his prep career with a school record 2,000 points … averaged 28.0 points his senior year, including a pair of 50-point games, and also set the WSHS’s single-season scoring record … was named first-team all-state, all-area, all-county and all-city to go with his MVP honors after guiding the Rams to the state championship game his senior year … played a season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.
PERSONAL
Born May 8, 1998 in Tacoma, Wash. … son of David and Arvella Crittendon … has an older brother, Darius ... earned his bachelor's degree in communications from UNLV ... currently working on an applied positive psychology certificate.
2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) UNLV
Was the team’s second-leading scorer averaging 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists while starting in 20-of-27 games … shot a .399 clip from the field to go with a .409 clip from 3-point range and .773 from the charity stripe … averaged 15.0 points, 2.7 and 1.6 assists with a .416 shooting clip and .407 clip from deep in Mountain West action … scored a season-high 33 points against Utah State (1/27) and followed up with a 32 point performance against No. 19 San Diego State (3/3).
2019-20 (REDSHIRT) UNLV
Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Started all 32 games, ranking second on the team in scoring with 19.7 points per contest ... shot 45.3 percent from 3-point range while making a program single-season record 112 ... named National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District XII Second-Team and First-Team All-Summit League honors ... reached double-figures in scoring 30 times, including 15 games of 20 or more with a career-high 35 at Memphis (12/4) ... became the 48th member of the school's 1,000-point club and wrapped up the season 25th all-time with 1,194 career points ... was a two-time Summit League Player of the Week ... named CBS Sports/USBWA's National Freshman of the Week … helped lead SDSU to a 24-9 record and an NIT appearance.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Named the Summit League Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists to go with a .432 shooting clip … set the school’s freshman scoring record with 565 points that year, which was also the eighth highest average (16.1ppg) nationally among freshmen … reached double-figures in scoring 28 teams in 35 games – including 12 games with 20-plus points … earned Summit League All-Tournament Team honors after leading Jackrabbits to conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Wilson Senior High School in Tacoma, Wash. … finished his prep career with a school record 2,000 points … averaged 28.0 points his senior year, including a pair of 50-point games, and also set the WSHS’s single-season scoring record … was named first-team all-state, all-area, all-county and all-city to go with his MVP honors after guiding the Rams to the state championship game his senior year … played a season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.
PERSONAL
Born May 8, 1998 in Tacoma, Wash. … son of David and Arvella Crittendon … has an older brother, Darius ... earned his bachelor's degree in communications from UNLV ... currently working on an applied positive psychology certificate.
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