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UNLV CAREERJenkins Jr. is in his first season as a Runnin' Rebel ... Transferred from South Dakota State prior to the 2019-20 season and must sit out this year because of NCAA transfer rules.

SOPHOMORE (2018-19) - SOUTH DAKOTA ST.Played for Coach Otzelberger ... Started all 32 of the Jackrabbits games, ranking second on the team in scoring with 19.7 points per contest ... He shot 45.3 per-cent from 3-point range, making a program single-season record 112 ... Named NABC All-District 12 Second Team ... Also named First Team All-Summit League ... Reached double figures in scoring 30 times, including 15 games of 20 or more and a career-high 35 at Memphis ... 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 ... Also earned CBS Sports/USBWA's National Freshman of the Week award ... The Jackrabbits made the NIT, losing at Texas in the first round.

FRESHMAN (2017-18) - SOUTH DAKOTA ST.Appeared in 35 games with 22 starts ... Named the Summit League's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Newcomer team ... Set the school's freshman scoring record with 565 points, finishing eighth in the country in his class (16.1 ppg) ... Scored in double figures 28 times with 12 20-point efforts ... Was a member of the Summit League's All-Tournament Team ... The Jackrabbits made the NCAA Tournament, losing to No. 5-seeded Ohio State in Boise, Idaho.

HIGH SCHOOLA 2016 graduate of Wilson Senior High School in Tacoma, Washington ... Finished his career as the school' all-time scoring leader with over 2,000 points ... Averaged 28 points per game as a senior and also set the school's single-season scoring mark, including two 50-point efforts ... He was selected first team all-state, all-area, all-county and all-city along with the area's most valuable player ... His team made the state championship game his senior year ... Played one season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.

PERSONALDavid B. Jenkins Jr. was born May 8, 1998, in Tacoma, Washington ... Majoring in communication studies ... Son of David and Arvella Crittendon ... Has a

JENKINS JR.'S CAREER HIGHSPoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . .at Memphis (Dec. 4, 2018)FG Made . . . . . . . . . . 13 . .vs. Colorado State (Nov. 21, 2018)FG Attempted . . . . . . 23 . .Three times (last vs. Western Illinois - March 2, 2019)3PT Made . . . . . . . . . 10 . .at Omaha (Feb. 14, 2019)3PT Attempted. . . . . . 15 . .at Omaha (Feb. 14, 2019)FT Made . . . . . . . . . . 11 . .vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 6, 2018)FT Attempted . . . . . . . 15 . .vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 6, 2018)Rebounds . . . . . . . . . .8 . . .Twice (last vs. Oral Roberts - Jan. 12, 2019)Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . .at North Dakota State (Feb. 16, 2019)Turnovers. . . . . . . . . . .8 . . .at Memphis (Dec. 4, 2018)Blocked Shots . . . . . . .0Steals. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . .vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 24, 2019)Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . .at Colorado (Dec. 15, 2017)

JENKINS JR.'S CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg2017-18 35-22 1,032/29.5 183-424 .432 84-220 .382 115-144 .799 10-103 113 3.2 68-0 57 59 0 13 565/16.12018-19 32-32 1,057/33.0 205-448 .458 112-247 .453 107-135 .793 14-94 108 3.4 88-2 49 84 0 15 629/19.7Totals 67-54 2,089/31.2 388-872 .445 196-467 .420 222-279 .796 24-197 221 3.3 156-2 106 143 0 28 1,185/17.7

GETTING TO KNOW DAVID...BASKETBALL NICKNAME: Real KillaFAVORITE PRO ATHLETE: LeBron JamesFAVORITE PRO TEAM: LakersMOST MEMORABLE MOMENT AT UNLV: Becoming a Rebel with my former coach, Coach OtzelbergerBIGGEST ATHLETIC THRILL: Game winnersBIGGEST THRILL IN MY LIFE: Having my familyATHLETE THAT I ADMIRE MOST & WHY: LeBron James because he pushes to be more than an athlete - making a difference on and off the courtFORMER UNLV ATHLETE I MOST ENJOYED WATCHING PERFORM: Larry JohnsonBEST THINGS ABOUT UNLV: Location, people that care about you succeeding, great historyFAVORITE FOOD: BurgersLEAST FAVORITE FOOD: TomatoesFAVORITE TV SHOW: NarutoFAVORITE MOVIE: The Fast and the FuriousIF I DIDN'T PLAY BASKETBALL, I WOULD: Be in school, pushing to be a sports journalistREASON I WEAR MY JERSEY NUMBER: 5 is the number I wore as a kidPREGAME SUPERSTITION: Music, pray, call my dadFAVORITE BOOK: Mamba MentalityMOST FAMOUS PERSON I HAVE PLAYED WITH: Isaiah Thomas

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: I love going to the moviesFAVORITE BASKETBALL MOVIE: Coach CarterFAVORITE THING TO DO ON THE ROAD: Watch movies, music videosFAVORITE MOUNTAIN WEST CITY: Las VegasSPORT I WOULD BE PLAYING IF I DIDN'T PLAY BASKETBALL: FootballFAVORITE PLACE I’VE VISITED: Cayman IslandsPLACE I WOULD MOST LIKE TO VISIT: DubaiMY DREAM 1-ON-1 MATCHUP: MJIF I HAD TO GIVE UP ALL MY POSSESSIONS BUT ONE: My phoneFAVORITE MUSICIAN: Meek MillADVICE TO YOUNGSTERS: Strive to be better than you were yesterday and always keep your dreams in perspectiveHOW I STARTED PLAYING BASKETBALL: My parent introduced me to it when I was about 5PETS GROWING UP: PitbullONE WORD I WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE MYSELF: LoyalWHO INSPIRES ME TO BE BETTER: My parentsMY FAVORITE COACH OTZELBERGER SAYING: You have to be consistent in everything you do

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brother, Darius (27) ... Enjoys watching TV and going to the movies ... After his basketball career is over he hopes to become a broadcaster, journalist or moti-vational speaker ... Lists his parents as his biggest influence because they have always helped him with advice and wisdom and helping him become a better man ... Took official visits to Gonzaga, Oregon and UNLV before signing with the Runnin' Rebels ... Also held offers from Arizona, Kansas, Memphis, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego State, UCLA, UNR and Texas Tech among others.

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JENKINS JR.'S 2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgUC IRVINE 11/10/17 25 5-11 .455 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 16.0MARY 11/12/17 20 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 3-5 .600 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 2 3 0 1 13 14.5ALABAMA STATE 11/14/17 25 5-12 .417 5-9 .556 5-7 .714 1 1 2 0.7 3 0 1 2 0 1 20 16.3at Kansas 11/17/17 24 2-9 .222 2-5 .400 4-6 .667 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 14.8vs Wyoming 11/20/17 19 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0 4 4 1.6 1 0 4 4 0 0 4 12.6vs Iowa 11/21/17 28 7-12 .583 3-7 .429 6-7 .857 1 2 3 1.8 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 14.3vs Buffalo 11/22/17 27 4-10 .400 3-7 .429 6-8 .750 0 7 7 2.6 4 0 1 3 0 1 17 14.7DAKOTA STATE 11/26/17 18 5-9 .556 3-5 .600 0-2 .000 1 4 5 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14.5at Ole Miss 11/28/17 36 7-18 .389 2-10 .200 6-6 1.000 1 4 5 3.1 3 0 3 1 0 1 22 15.3vs Missouri State 12/02/17 20 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 5 5 3.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 14.2at Wichita State 12/05/17 15 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.1 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 13.2CONCORDIA (NEB.) 12/08/17 24 5-13 .385 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000 0 3 3 3.1 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 13.7NORTH DAKOTA 12/12/17 * 29 7-13 .538 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1 6 7 3.4 0 0 1 1 0 2 15 13.8at Colorado 12/15/17 * 45 10-23 .435 7-12 .583 4-5 .800 0 1 1 3.2 3 0 2 2 0 1 31 15.0DRAKE 12/19/17 * 32 3-12 .250 2-10 .200 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 3.1 1 0 4 1 0 1 12 14.8at UMKC 12/22/17 * 32 4-10 .400 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 3.1 2 0 1 2 0 0 12 14.6PRESENTATION 12/30/17 * 29 6-8 .750 2-3 .667 4-6 .667 1 2 3 3.1 0 0 5 1 0 0 18 14.8at North Dakota State 01/03/18 * 31 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 4-6 .667 0 6 6 3.3 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 14.3at Omaha 01/06/18 * 30 8-12 .667 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 3.4 3 0 1 2 0 0 22 14.7ORAL ROBERTS 01/11/18 * 35 5-13 .385 2-7 .286 3-4 .750 0 3 3 3.4 0 0 3 1 0 0 15 14.8DENVER 01/13/18 * 27 8-14 .571 4-8 .500 7-7 1.000 0 2 2 3.3 2 0 1 4 0 1 27 15.3at Western Illinois 01/20/18 * 30 9-13 .692 4-6 .667 5-5 1.000 1 5 6 3.4 2 0 1 0 0 0 27 15.9at South Dakota 01/24/18 * 31 3-12 .250 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.3 1 0 2 3 0 0 7 15.5FORT WAYNE 01/27/18 * 34 4-15 .267 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 0 3 3 3.3 0 0 2 3 0 0 10 15.3OMAHA 01/30/18 * 34 1-8 .125 1-5 .200 3-4 .750 0 2 2 3.3 2 0 3 2 0 0 6 14.9NORTH DAKOTA STATE 02/01/18 * 32 6-15 .400 1-5 .200 7-8 .875 0 4 4 3.3 3 0 1 1 0 1 20 15.1at Denver 02/08/18 * 36 9-17 .529 6-11 .545 7-10 .700 0 2 2 3.3 3 0 1 1 0 1 31 15.7at Oral Roberts 02/10/18 * 31 6-13 .462 2-8 .250 2-3 .667 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 16 15.7WESTERN ILLINOIS 02/17/18 * 30 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 5-6 .833 0 7 7 3.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 20 15.8SOUTH DAKOTA 02/22/18 26 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 3.2 2 0 1 2 0 0 18 15.9at Fort Wayne 02/24/18 * 38 7-16 .438 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 2 2 4 3.2 1 0 4 2 0 0 16 15.9vs Western Illinois 03/03/18 * 24 1-10 .100 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 15.5vs North Dakota State 03/05/18 * 37 10-15 .667 2-6 .333 2-3 .667 0 5 5 3.2 0 0 2 2 0 1 24 15.8vs South Dakota 03/06/18 * 40 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000 0 6 6 3.3 3 0 1 3 0 0 29 16.1vs Ohio State 03/15/18 * 38 4-17 .235 2-8 .250 6-6 1.000 1 1 2 3.2 4 0 2 3 0 1 16 16.1Totals 22 1032 183-424 .432 84-220 .382 115-144 .799 10 103 113 3.2 68 0 57 59 0 13 565 16.1

JENKINS JR.'S 2018-19 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgGRAND CANYON 11/06/18 * 36 8-16 .500 4-7 .571 11-15 .733 0 5 5 5.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 31 31.0ALABAMA STATE 11/08/18 * 25 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 18.5BEMIDJI STATE 11/10/18 * 27 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 2.3 3 0 1 0 0 2 16 17.7at FGCU 11/16/18 * 35 10-17 .588 5-8 .625 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 2.3 5 1 0 4 0 0 29 20.5vs Tulane 11/19/18 * 33 6-16 .375 3-6 .500 8-10 .800 1 2 3 2.4 4 0 4 3 0 1 23 21.0vs UTSA 11/20/18 * 23 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1 3 4 2.7 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 19.2vs Colorado State 11/21/18 * 37 13-23 .565 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000 1 6 7 3.3 1 0 3 0 0 0 32 21.0vs UNI 12/01/18 * 31 5-12 .417 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000 1 3 4 3.4 3 0 2 3 0 0 16 20.4at Memphis 12/04/18 * 38 11-17 .647 8-11 .727 5-6 .833 0 4 4 3.4 3 0 2 8 0 2 35 22.0SOUTHERN 12/07/18 * 35 5-10 .500 2-5 .400 10-13 .769 0 3 3 3.4 2 0 1 3 0 0 22 22.0SAVANNAH STATE 12/11/18 * 27 10-18 .556 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3.4 0 0 2 3 0 0 28 22.5at UNR 12/15/18 * 31 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 7 8 3.8 2 0 2 2 0 0 5 21.1at Eastern Washington 12/18/18 * 29 4-12 .333 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 3.6 4 0 0 4 0 0 12 20.4MONTANA 12/22/18 * 37 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0 2 2 3.5 5 1 0 3 0 1 12 19.8at Western Illinois 12/28/18 * 25 8-14 .571 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 0 5 5 3.6 4 0 2 0 0 0 23 20.0at Purdue Fort Wayne 01/03/19 * 25 7-16 .438 4-8 .500 3-5 .600 3 1 4 3.6 4 0 2 2 0 1 21 20.1at South Dakota 01/06/19 * 33 4-11 .364 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 3.5 1 0 1 2 0 0 14 19.7DENVER 01/10/19 * 37 5-10 .500 5-9 .556 6-8 .750 0 2 2 3.4 0 0 1 4 0 0 21 19.8ORAL ROBERTS 01/12/19 * 37 5-15 .333 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 1 7 8 3.6 2 0 0 1 0 1 15 19.5at North Dakota 01/16/19 * 36 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 5-7 .714 0 2 2 3.6 3 0 1 4 0 1 20 19.6NORTH DAKOTA STATE 01/24/19 * 29 9-18 .500 4-10 .400 3-3 1.000 0 4 4 3.6 2 0 0 2 0 3 25 19.8OMAHA 01/26/19 * 33 7-14 .500 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 0 1 1 3.5 1 0 1 4 0 0 19 19.8at Oral Roberts 01/31/19 * 36 6-12 .500 3-8 .375 3-4 .750 0 4 4 3.5 3 0 3 2 0 1 18 19.7at Denver 02/03/19 * 29 3-11 .273 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.5 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 19.3NORTH DAKOTA 02/09/19 * 29 4-12 .333 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000 1 2 3 3.4 4 0 2 5 0 0 14 19.1at Omaha 02/14/19 * 40 12-21 .571 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 0 2 2 3.4 1 0 1 3 0 0 34 19.7at North Dakota State 02/16/19 * 40 5-15 .333 5-10 .500 9-9 1.000 0 3 3 3.4 3 0 6 5 0 0 24 19.9PURDUE FORT WAYNE 02/21/19 * 37 8-20 .400 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 2 2 4 3.4 2 0 4 0 0 0 22 19.9SOUTH DAKOTA 02/23/19 * 39 2-8 .250 0-5 .000 7-9 .778 0 4 4 3.4 1 0 2 2 0 1 11 19.6WESTERN ILLINOIS 03/02/19 * 32 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3.4 3 0 2 2 0 0 12 19.4vs Western Illinois 3/9/19 * 38 11-23 .478 3-9 .333 4-8 .500 1 2 3 3.4 3 0 2 2 0 0 29 19.7at Texas 03/19/19 * 38 6-16 .375 3-10 .300 4-4 1.000 0 3 3 3.4 4 0 0 5 0 1 19 19.7Totals 32 1057 205-448 .458 112-247 .453 107-135 .793 14 94 108 3.4 88 2 49 84 0 15 629 19.7