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Jersey Number 10
Jackson Kent
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 200
- Hometown:
- High Point, N.C.
- High School:
- High Point Christian
- Major:
- Sports and Recreation Management
Bio
2016-17 as a Senior (through 3/20/17):
- Has started every game for the Dukes (33)
- Leads the Dukes in scoring (14.0ppg)
- Second most rebounds on team (146)
- Season-high nine rebounds at both ODU in season-opener on 11/11/16 and against Elon 2/2/2017
- Eclipsed 1,000 career points in 1/12/17 loss to College of Charleston
- 1228 career points including 461 this season
- 20th player for JMU all-time scoring
- Has made 54 3-pointers this season
- Career-high 30 points in win over Drexel on 12/31/16
- Has 37 steals on the season
2015-16 as a Junior:
- Has played in all 32 games this season for the Dukes, earning the start in 31 of them (through March 3, 2016)
- Flirted with a triple-double in JMU's 107-84 win over Marshall on Dec. 6 when he tallied nine points, seven assists and 11 rebounds.
- One of five Dukes averaging at least seven points this season with 7.6 points per game (through March 15, 2016)
- Earned a double-double at Delaware, scoring 19 points while coming down with 10 rebounds
- Filled the stat sheet vs Northeastern, scoring 12 points while adding 6 rebounds and 6 assits
2014-2015 as a Sophomore:
- Started all 33 games in his sophomore season with the Dukes
- Averaged 10.3 points/game for the year, playing 31.8 minutes/game
- Shot 41.7 percent (108-259), including 42.0 percent (60-143) from the three-point line
- Pulled down 3.6 rebounds/game and averaged 1.7 assists/game
- Posted 17 double-digit scoring performances on the season
- Scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting in regular-season finale victory over Hofstra (2/28)
- Tallied 19 points in back-to-back games vs. Delaware (1/28) and William & Mary (1/31)
- Began the season with double-digit scoring performances in five straight games
- Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in loss at William & Mary (1/10)
- Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and scored nine points in victory over Richmond (12/7)
- Scored 19 points, including five three-pointers, in season finale at USC Upstate (3/17)
- Scored at least a point in all but two contests on the season
2013-2014 as a Freshman:
- Finished the season with averages of 21.3 minutes, 5.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.81 assists and 0.55 steals with a .308 three-point percentage and a .733 free throw percentage.
- Accumulated nine games of scoring ten or more points, one game of at least four assists and one game with at least three steals.
- Made collegiate debut with four points in season opener vs. No. 24 Virginia
- Posted first double-figure game with 12 points and four rebounds vs. Milwaukee
- Had first career start against Valparaiso where he scored 11 points
- Scored a season-high 16 points vs. Winthrop
- Earned Dec. 9 CAA Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 12 points and 4.5 rebounds vs. Sam Houston St and Stephen F. Austin 10, five rebounds and five assists (after four total first 10 games) in personal homecoming game at High Point
- Nine points and six boards in CAA opening win at UNCW, including clinching 15-footer with 1:30 to go
- Named CAA Rookie of the Week after team-high 17 points in 58-56 win over Charleston that included a stretch of 10 straight points in the second half to go from a 44-42 deficit to 52-48 lead
- Second-best point total in conference play with 10 points at Hofstra
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
Before College:
- Played for head coach Brandon Clifford and High Point Christian as a junior and senior
- As a senior, led HPCA to a 25-7 record and a No. 5 ranking in the state of North Carolina
- Averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals as a senior
- As a junior, led HPCA to a 30-2 record and the North Carolina Private School 3A state semifinals
- Averaged 14.5 points as the team’s leading scorer as a junior while topping 1,000 career points
- Also averaged 2.8 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game
- North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA) All-State
- GreensboroSports.com Independent School Player of the Year
- Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools (PACIS) All-Conference
- Competed first two scholastic seasons for Page High School, going 18-9 and winning the Metro 4A Championship
- Honor roll student
Personal:
- Son of Amy and Robert Kent
- Father, Robert, was a 1997 inductee into the Guilford College (Division III) Hall of Fame after going 92-19 in his collegiate career and winning the NAIA national championship in 1973. As a high school coach, Robert Kent has over 500 wins in 35 years with one state title, two runner-up finishes and three Guilford County Boys Basketball Coach of the Year honors
- Mother, Amy, played volleyball at Guilford
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
Quick Hits with Jackson:
Best Part about being at JMU: The fans
Place in the CAA you're most looking to travel to: Charleston
Favorite NBA player: Chandler Parsons
Favorite class at JMU: SRM 202
What it will take to win the CAA and make the NCAA Tournament: Team work and 100% effort
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