Daniss Jenkins is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League.[1][2]
| Detroit Pistons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point Guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Pacific University (2019–2021) Odessa College (2021–2022) Iona University (2022–2023) St. John's University (2023–2024) |
Jenkins attended high school at Hillcrest High School in Dallas. His senior year, The Dallas Morning News selected him as the District 12-4A offensive MVP. After graduation, he studied at Pacific University (2019–2021),[1] Odessa College (2021–2022), and Iona University (2022–2023)[3] as an undergraduate and St. John's University (2023–2024) as a graduate student.[1][4] During his freshman year at Pacific University, Jenkins was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.[5] In his final year playing for the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team, Jenkins averaged 14.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.7 triples and 1.6 steals per game on 44.6% shooting from the field and 85.1% at the line.[6] Jenkins was also named to the All-Big East second-team and was the only St. John's player named to earn all-conference recognition at the end of the regular season.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Former Hillcrest guard Daniss Jenkins signs as undrafted free agent with Detroit Pistons". Dallas News. June 28, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Cavanagh, Thomas (June 27, 2024). "St. John's basketball's Daniss Jenkins signs two-way deal with the Detroit Pistons". Rumble In The Garden. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Daniss Jenkins - Men's Basketball". Iona University Athletics. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Corp, Sean (June 27, 2024). "Pistons land guard Daniss Jenkins on a two-way deal". Detroit Bad Boys. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Daniss Jenkins". Odessa College. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Pistons' Daniss Jenkins: Agrees to two-way deal with Pistons". CBS Sports. June 28, 2024. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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