Kris Jenkins (basketball)
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kris Jenkins
| image = 20170213 Villanova-Depaul Kris Jenkins in the backcourt.jpg
| caption = Jenkins for the 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats
| number =
| position = Student athlete development assistant
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 235
| league = Big East Conference
| team = Villanova Wildcats
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|20}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
| high_school = Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
| college = Villanova (2013–2017)
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2017
| career_end = 2019
| years1 = 2017
| team1 = Sioux Falls Skyforce
| years2 = 2018
| team2 = Yakima SunKings
| years3 = 2018–2019
| team3 = Eisbären Bremerhaven
| highlights = *NCAA champion (2016)
- Honorable mention All- Big East (2017)
| career_position = Small forward
}}
Kris Jenkins (born November 20, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player who is a student athlete development assistant at Villanova University. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and is best known for making the buzzer-beating three-point shot to win the 2016 NCAA championship game.
High school career
Jenkins attended Gonzaga College High School. As a junior in 2011–12, he averaged 20.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. As a senior, he had 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. The Washington Post named him the 2012–13 Boys Basketball All-Met Player of the Year.[http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kris_jenkins_852461.html "Kris Jenkins"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407194449/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kris_jenkins_852461.html |date=April 7, 2016 }}. villanova.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
College career
Jenkins played his entire college basketball career for the Villanova Wildcats. During his freshman season, the 2013–14 season, he averaged 4.1 points per game as a reserve player. The following season, he had 6.3 points per game.
As a junior, on March 1, 2016, Jenkins scored a career-high 31 points in a win over DePaul. He averaged 19.7 points per game in the Big East Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament team. In the NCAA championship game on April 4, 2016, against North Carolina, Jenkins hit the game-winning three-point shot as time expired.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25542475/how-villanovas-kris-jenkins-kept-a-dream-alive-for-his-team-school-and-family|title=Processing immortality, family in the wake of Kris Jenkins' shining moment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409002651/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25542475/how-villanovas-kris-jenkins-kept-a-dream-alive-for-his-team-school-and-family|archive-date=April 9, 2016|publisher=CBSSports.com|author=Norlander, Matt|date=April 5, 2016}} In his junior season, Jenkins averaged 13.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 45.9 percent of his field-goal attempts and 38.6 percent from beyond the arc.{{cite news|last1=Juliano|first1=Joe|title=Villanova's Kris Jenkins agrees to free-agent deal with Wizards|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/villanova/kris-jenkins-villanova-basketball-washington-wizards-nba-free-agent-20170623.html|accessdate=July 3, 2017|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=June 23, 2017}}
Jenkins was an Honorable Mention All-Big East selection as a senior.{{cite web|title=All-BIG EAST Teams Have Unanimous Flavor|url=http://www.bigeast.com/news/2017/3/5/MBB_0305171451.aspx|website=Big East Conference|accessdate=July 3, 2017}} In his senior season, he posted averages of 13.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Jenkins shot 38.4 percent from the floor, 36.0 percent from behind the arc, and 86.2 percent from the foul line. In his Villanova career, Jenkins scored 1,382 points, 34th on the program's all-time list.
Professional career
=Sioux Falls Skyforce (2017)=
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Jenkins joined the Washington Wizards for the 2017 NBA Summer League. Jenkins was picked by the Sioux Falls Skyforce with the 14th pick in the 2017 NBA G League Draft.{{cite web|url=http://siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-selects-three-players-2017-nba-g-league-draft/|title=SKYFORCE SELECTS THREE PLAYERS IN THE 2017 NBA G LEAGUE DRAFT|date=October 21, 2017|work=NBA G League|accessdate=February 1, 2017}} On December 16, 2017, Jenkins was waived by the Skyforce.{{cite web|title=SKYFORCE ACQUIRE NBA VETERAN ALONZO GEE|url=http://siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-acquire-nba-veteran-alonzo-gee/|first=Matt |last=Dykstra | date=December 16, 2017|work=NBA G League|accessdate=February 1, 2017}}
=Eisbären Bremerhaven (2018–2019)=
Kris Jenkins signed with the German club Eisbären Bremerhaven on August 14, 2018.{{cite web | last=Holmes | first=C.J. | title=Q&A: Kris Jenkins on untold Villanova stories, his hoop dreams, this year’s team | website=The Athletic | date=2021-01-22 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2337399/2021/01/22/kris-jenkins-villanova-basketball-stories-injury-rehab/ | access-date=2025-03-25}}{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Deyscha | title=Jahvon Quinerly Is More Than Just a Layup | website=Bleacher Report | date=2018-11-15 | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2805822-jahvon-quinerly-is-more-than-just-a-layup | access-date=2025-03-25}}
Executive career
In February 2020, Jenkins was hired by Villanova University, his alma mater, as an assistant in the student athlete development field.{{Cite web|title=Kris Jenkins - Student Athlete Development - Men's Basketball Support Staff|url=https://villanova.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/staff/kris-jenkins/17|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=Villanova}}
Personal life
Kris Jenkins grew up living with Nate Britt. The two were opponents in the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game, as Britt played for the Tar Heels. The following year, when the Tar Heels made a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament title game, Jenkins attended, supporting his adoptive brother's team, sitting right behind the Tar Heel bench and wearing a Carolina-branded T-shirt.{{Cite web |last=Kirshner |first=Alex |date=2017-04-03 |title=Kris Jenkins is at another UNC title game, now wearing a Heels shirt |url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2017/4/3/15161350/kris-jenkins-nate-britt-unc-villanova-final-four-2017 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160407194449/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kris_jenkins_852461.html Villanova Wildcats bio]
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Category:Sioux Falls Skyforce players
Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players