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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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14 Kyle Jenkins

  • Pos. F
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-7
  • Weight 220
  • Hometown Higganum, Conn.
  • High School Xavier/The Hotchkiss School
  • Major Economics

Biography

2023-24: Started in all 32 contests, averaging 9.1 points, 1.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game…shot 114-of-245 (.465) from the floor and went 37-for-109 (.339) from beyond the arc overall…netted 27 out of 45 free throws (.600)…grabbed 139 rebounds and made 29 steals…recorded 13 blocks…spent a team-high 29 minutes on the court at St. Joseph’s, totaling eight points...one of two players to score in double figures (10) at No. 25 UCLA...shot 66.7 percent from the floor at Pepperdine... scored a team second-best 12 points versus Wilkes...scored in double figures in two games during the Cathedral Classic from Nov. 24-26...recorded a season and team-high 16 points against Cornell...one of two players to score in double figures (14) to power Lafayette to a 2-0 opening week in league play...tallied a team second-best 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the OT victory versus Bucknell...hit 3-of-3 shots from beyond the arc for a team second-best 13 points at Loyola Md...played 40 minutes at Lehigh (OT2)...tallied his 1,000th career point versus Colgate on Feb. 19... named to the 2023-24 All-Patriot League Third Team.

2022-23: Started every game for the Leopards with the exception of Penn State...scored in double figures in 15 games this season...ranked first on the team and seventh in the Patriot League in minutes played... netted 18 points at St. Joseph’s and against Army... received an honorable mention for Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 5...scored 17 points at Cornell...had nine points and five assists at La Salle...netted a season-high 19 points at Navy...managed 11 points and five rebounds in a win over Boston U...scored 11 points at Loyola...netted 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Colgate for the second double-double of his career...scored 15 at Lehigh, including the first eight points of the game in a crucial quick start for the Leopards...recorded his third career double-double vs. American in the conference semifinal game, scoring 11 points and hauling in 10 rebounds while playing 50 minutes.

2021-22: Started every game he appeared in with the exception of Senior Day...Collected a career-high 13 boards vs. SHU...scored a season-high 18 at Duke...closed the season with a 17-point performance in the Patriot League Tournament against Bucknell. 

2021: Made an impact as a rookie, appearing in all 15 games while starting the final seven games of the season...selected to the Patriot League All-Rookie team...averaged 8.3 points per game and ranked third on the team with 4.3 rebounds a game...sank a season-high four threes to lead the Leopards with 16 points in the win at Lehigh on Feb. 28, earning Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for the second time...posted his first career double-double in the win on Feb. 13 with 10 points and 12 rebounds...put together his breakout performance with a season-high 20-point effort in the win over Loyola on Feb. 8, leading to a Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor, the first of his career...averaging 8.2 points per game this season, scoring 12 points and adding six boards in the loss to Boston U. on Jan. 23...scored 11 on 4-of-8 from the field in the win at Loyola on Jan. 17...put together the first double-figure scoring performance of his career at Bucknell on Jan. 9, scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 from the field with four offensive rebounds and two steals.


At Xavier/The Hotchkiss School: Played two years at Xavier and three years as a starting forward at Hotchkiss...averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game in 2019-20 with The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn....led his team to a 24-4 overall record and a NEPSAC Class A championship game apperance...earned All-NEPSAC Class A First-Team honors...recipient of the 2020 Basketball...reached the 1,000-point mark in just three years at Hotchkiss...tallied 15 points and seven rebounds per game in 2018-19, leading Hotchkiss to the Founders League and Tri-State championship with a record of 19-6...was a NEPSAC Class A All-New England Honorable Mention in 2018-19 and won the Xavier Coaches Award for Most Improved Player as a sophomore...earned honor roll and Principals List laurels both years at Xavier...is a Camp Counselor for the Champions Summer Basketball Camp...volunteered with Haddam Little League and participated in Earth Day, raking leaves, planting and weeding the landscape at Hotchkiss...played on the AAU circuit with Ne6, based out of New England and competing on the Under Armour circuit...his team qualified for the UA finals in Atlanta, Ga. and finished its season 11-5.

Personal: Son of Victoria and Brien Jenkins...has a younger brother, Connor and a younger sister, Morgan...his father, Brien, played basketball at Rhode Island.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 213 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    14