Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Mayville State (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jenkins, David
Jersey Number 5
David Jenkins
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- High School:
- Wilson Senior H.S.
Bio
Honors and Awards
2018-19: Started in all 32 appearances … second on team with 19.7 points per game, shooting 45.8 percent from the field with a single-season, program record of 112 3-pointers … added 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 33 minutes per contest, scoring 629 total points in a sophomore campaign … reached double figures 30 times, including 15 games of 20 or more … became the 48th member of the school’s 1,000-point club during the year and wrapped up the season 25th all-time with 1,194 career points … fired out of the gates with a 31-point showing against Grand Canyon (11/6) in the season opener, going 11-of-15 from the charity stripe … buried five 3-pointers, hit 10-of-17 field goals and finished 4-for-4 from the charity stripe for 29 points against Florida Gulf Coast (11/16) ... notched 23 points with 16 in the second half against Tulane (11/19), hitting 8-of-10 at the charity stripe over 33 minutes ... scored a new career-high (32) against Colorado State (11/21) on 13-of-23 shooting, hitting three 3-pointers to go with seven rebounds and three assists ... led team and set a new career-high of 35 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field and 8-of-11 beyond the arc against Memphis (12/4) ... hit 5-of-10 from the field and 10-of-13 at the line for 22 points against Southern (12/7) ... went 8-of-11 from deep and 10-of-18 overall for 28 points against Savannah State (12/11) ... scored 21 points at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) with four 3-pointers ... reached double figures for the 16th time on the season with 14 points at South Dakota (1/6), going 4-of-8 from deep in 33 minutes ... drilled five 3s and finished with 21 points against Denver (1/10) … went 7-of-14 from the field for 20 points, adding a steal and an assist over 36 minutes at North Dakota (1/16) ... scored 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting, burying four 3-pointers to go with a team-high three steals against North Dakota State (1/24) ... went 7-of-14 from the field and hit 5-of-10 from deep against Omaha (1/26), finishing with 19 points while joining SDSU’s 1,000-point club against the Mavericks … dropped 34 points at Omaha (2/14) and tied the school’s single-game 3-point record, going 10-of-15 from deep ... scored 24 points, hit five 3-pointers and went 9-of-9 at the free throw line at North Dakota State (2/16) while hitting the game-winning bucket from half-court as time expired ... dished a career-high six assists as well against the Bison and played all 40 minutes ... scored 22 points with six 3-pointers against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/21) ... scored 29 points against Western Illinois (3/9) in the Summit League quarterfinals on 11-of-23 shooting with four 3-pointers ... had 19 points and three 3-pointers against Texas (3/19).
2017-18: Appeared in 35 games with 22 starts ... reset SDSU’s freshman scoring record with 565 points and finished eighth in scoring among freshman nationally, averaging 16.1 per game … shot 43.2 percent from the field and buried 84 of his 220 3-point attempts (38.2 percent) … shot 79.9 percent (115-for-144) from the charity stripe … pulled down 113 rebounds (3.2 average) and dished 57 assists, coming up with 13 steals on the year … scored in double figures 28 times with 12 20-point efforts … hit at least two 3-pointers in 24 games and had four or more 3s in eight contests … became second Jackrabbit in program history to earn all-league honors as a freshman … led team with 16 points in first collegiate game against UC Irvine (11/10) with four 3-pointers ... dropped 20 points with five 3-pointers and 5-of-7 free throw shooting against Alabama State (11/14) over 25 minutes … became first freshman since Steven Holdren (2004-05) to score in double figures in first four career games ... dropped game-high 23 points off the bench with 19 second-half points, hitting 6-of-7 from the charity stripe with three 3-pointers ... notched 17 points with team-best seven rebounds against Buffalo (11/22) ... played a key role in team’s overtime win at Ole Miss (11/28) ... had 22 points with five boards, hitting a pair of 3-pointers with a perfect 6-for-6 line at the charity stripe ... scored final six points in overtime and hit a jumper with 10.6 remaining to seal the win … in first career start against North Dakota (12/12), had 15 points with seven rebounds, adding career-high two steals ... dropped career-high 31 points with seven 3-pointers to break school’s freshman single-game scoring record at Colorado (12/15), playing 45 minutes ... scored 22 at Omaha (1/6) behind 8-for-12 shooting, including four 3-pointers ... added five rebounds and an assist in 30 minutes against the Mavericks … dropped 27 points in 27 minutes, hitting 8-of-14 from the field with four 3-pointers and a 7-for-7 effort at the free throw line ... lead the way with 27 points at Western Illinois (1/20), hitting 9-of-13 from the field, 4-of-6 from deep and 5-of-5 at the charity stripe … matched his career-high in scoring at Denver (2/8) when he hit six 3-pointers and finished 9-of-17 from the field for 31 points ... scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes against Western Illinois (2/17) ... led team with 24 points, hitting 10-of-15 from the field against North Dakota State (3/5) ... added five rebounds, two assists and a steal against NDSU ... dropped a team-leading 29 points against South Dakota (3/6) and buried three 3-pointers, going 10-for-19 from the field and 6-for-6 at the free throw line ... scored 16 points on 4-for-17 shooting with two 3-pointers against Ohio State (3/15) in the NCAA Tournament … hit all six of his free throws against the Buckeyes and had two rebounds and a pair of assists.
Before SDSU: Played one season at Sunrise Christian Academy prep school in Bel Aire, Kansas ... graduated from Wilson Senior High School (Tacoma, Washington) in 2016 … finished his high school career as the school's all-time scoring champion with over 2,000 points … as a senior (prior to re-classification to the 2017 class) averaged 28 points per game and set the school's single-season scoring mark … posted two 50-point efforts, including a career-best 55 … named First Team All-State, All-Area, All-Pierce County Athletic League and All-City … named the area's Most Valuable Player in 2016 and was a two-time All-League Most Valuable Player (2015 and 2016) … averaged 22 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a junior while leading his team to the 3A regional round of the state tournament … earned The News Tribune's All-Area First Team honors and was an All-State Second Team selection in 2015 … helped his team reach the state semifinals as a sophomore … averaged 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a freshman.
Personal: Born May 8, 1998 in Tacoma, Washington … son of David Jenkins Sr., and Arvella Crittendon … undecided on major.
- NABC All-District 12 Second Team (2018-19)
- All-Summit League First Team (2018-19)
- All-Summit League Second Team (2017-18)
- Summit League Freshman of the Year (2017-18)
- Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2017-18)
- Summit League All-Tournament Team (2018)
- 2x Summit League Player of the Week (12/19/18, 2/18/19)
- CBS Sports/USBWA National Freshman of the Week (12/22/18)
2018-19: Started in all 32 appearances … second on team with 19.7 points per game, shooting 45.8 percent from the field with a single-season, program record of 112 3-pointers … added 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 33 minutes per contest, scoring 629 total points in a sophomore campaign … reached double figures 30 times, including 15 games of 20 or more … became the 48th member of the school’s 1,000-point club during the year and wrapped up the season 25th all-time with 1,194 career points … fired out of the gates with a 31-point showing against Grand Canyon (11/6) in the season opener, going 11-of-15 from the charity stripe … buried five 3-pointers, hit 10-of-17 field goals and finished 4-for-4 from the charity stripe for 29 points against Florida Gulf Coast (11/16) ... notched 23 points with 16 in the second half against Tulane (11/19), hitting 8-of-10 at the charity stripe over 33 minutes ... scored a new career-high (32) against Colorado State (11/21) on 13-of-23 shooting, hitting three 3-pointers to go with seven rebounds and three assists ... led team and set a new career-high of 35 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field and 8-of-11 beyond the arc against Memphis (12/4) ... hit 5-of-10 from the field and 10-of-13 at the line for 22 points against Southern (12/7) ... went 8-of-11 from deep and 10-of-18 overall for 28 points against Savannah State (12/11) ... scored 21 points at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) with four 3-pointers ... reached double figures for the 16th time on the season with 14 points at South Dakota (1/6), going 4-of-8 from deep in 33 minutes ... drilled five 3s and finished with 21 points against Denver (1/10) … went 7-of-14 from the field for 20 points, adding a steal and an assist over 36 minutes at North Dakota (1/16) ... scored 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting, burying four 3-pointers to go with a team-high three steals against North Dakota State (1/24) ... went 7-of-14 from the field and hit 5-of-10 from deep against Omaha (1/26), finishing with 19 points while joining SDSU’s 1,000-point club against the Mavericks … dropped 34 points at Omaha (2/14) and tied the school’s single-game 3-point record, going 10-of-15 from deep ... scored 24 points, hit five 3-pointers and went 9-of-9 at the free throw line at North Dakota State (2/16) while hitting the game-winning bucket from half-court as time expired ... dished a career-high six assists as well against the Bison and played all 40 minutes ... scored 22 points with six 3-pointers against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/21) ... scored 29 points against Western Illinois (3/9) in the Summit League quarterfinals on 11-of-23 shooting with four 3-pointers ... had 19 points and three 3-pointers against Texas (3/19).
2017-18: Appeared in 35 games with 22 starts ... reset SDSU’s freshman scoring record with 565 points and finished eighth in scoring among freshman nationally, averaging 16.1 per game … shot 43.2 percent from the field and buried 84 of his 220 3-point attempts (38.2 percent) … shot 79.9 percent (115-for-144) from the charity stripe … pulled down 113 rebounds (3.2 average) and dished 57 assists, coming up with 13 steals on the year … scored in double figures 28 times with 12 20-point efforts … hit at least two 3-pointers in 24 games and had four or more 3s in eight contests … became second Jackrabbit in program history to earn all-league honors as a freshman … led team with 16 points in first collegiate game against UC Irvine (11/10) with four 3-pointers ... dropped 20 points with five 3-pointers and 5-of-7 free throw shooting against Alabama State (11/14) over 25 minutes … became first freshman since Steven Holdren (2004-05) to score in double figures in first four career games ... dropped game-high 23 points off the bench with 19 second-half points, hitting 6-of-7 from the charity stripe with three 3-pointers ... notched 17 points with team-best seven rebounds against Buffalo (11/22) ... played a key role in team’s overtime win at Ole Miss (11/28) ... had 22 points with five boards, hitting a pair of 3-pointers with a perfect 6-for-6 line at the charity stripe ... scored final six points in overtime and hit a jumper with 10.6 remaining to seal the win … in first career start against North Dakota (12/12), had 15 points with seven rebounds, adding career-high two steals ... dropped career-high 31 points with seven 3-pointers to break school’s freshman single-game scoring record at Colorado (12/15), playing 45 minutes ... scored 22 at Omaha (1/6) behind 8-for-12 shooting, including four 3-pointers ... added five rebounds and an assist in 30 minutes against the Mavericks … dropped 27 points in 27 minutes, hitting 8-of-14 from the field with four 3-pointers and a 7-for-7 effort at the free throw line ... lead the way with 27 points at Western Illinois (1/20), hitting 9-of-13 from the field, 4-of-6 from deep and 5-of-5 at the charity stripe … matched his career-high in scoring at Denver (2/8) when he hit six 3-pointers and finished 9-of-17 from the field for 31 points ... scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes against Western Illinois (2/17) ... led team with 24 points, hitting 10-of-15 from the field against North Dakota State (3/5) ... added five rebounds, two assists and a steal against NDSU ... dropped a team-leading 29 points against South Dakota (3/6) and buried three 3-pointers, going 10-for-19 from the field and 6-for-6 at the free throw line ... scored 16 points on 4-for-17 shooting with two 3-pointers against Ohio State (3/15) in the NCAA Tournament … hit all six of his free throws against the Buckeyes and had two rebounds and a pair of assists.
Before SDSU: Played one season at Sunrise Christian Academy prep school in Bel Aire, Kansas ... graduated from Wilson Senior High School (Tacoma, Washington) in 2016 … finished his high school career as the school's all-time scoring champion with over 2,000 points … as a senior (prior to re-classification to the 2017 class) averaged 28 points per game and set the school's single-season scoring mark … posted two 50-point efforts, including a career-best 55 … named First Team All-State, All-Area, All-Pierce County Athletic League and All-City … named the area's Most Valuable Player in 2016 and was a two-time All-League Most Valuable Player (2015 and 2016) … averaged 22 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a junior while leading his team to the 3A regional round of the state tournament … earned The News Tribune's All-Area First Team honors and was an All-State Second Team selection in 2015 … helped his team reach the state semifinals as a sophomore … averaged 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a freshman.
Personal: Born May 8, 1998 in Tacoma, Washington … son of David Jenkins Sr., and Arvella Crittendon … undecided on major.
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