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Detroit Pistons | #24 | Guard

Daniss Jenkins

PPG

7.9

RPG

1.9

APG

3.2

HEIGHT

6'4" (1.93m)

WEIGHT

165lb (75kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

St. John's

AGE

24 years

BIRTHDATE

August 17, 2001

DRAFT

Undrafted

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

6'4" | 165lb | 24 years

DRAFT

Undrafted

BIRTHDATE

August 17, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

St. John's

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Undrafted....Signed to a two-way contract with Detroit on July 6, 2024.

BEFORE NBA

2023-24 (St. John's): Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, All-BIG EAST Tournament Team and All-Met First Team... Started all 33 games for St. John's and averaged a team-best 14.9 points and 1.6 steals per game...Ranked 33rd in NCAA Division I with 5.4 assists per contest...Shot .446 FG% and .354 3PT%...Scored 10+ points in 28 of 33 games...Dished out 179 assists, the 10th-most in a single season in school history...Registered his 1,000th career point against North Texas (11/16), scoring 17 points to go with five boards and three assists in a season-high 38 minutes of work...Recorded 19 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals against Utah in third-place game victory against Utah (11/19)...Nearly recorded a triple-double with 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists against Hofstra (12/30)...Scored 16 points with four rebounds and a pair of assists against No. 17/18 Marquette (1/20)...Posted a season-best 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting against Xavier (1/31)...Led the Red Storm with 19 points, six assists and three steals against No. 1/1 UConn (2/3)...Registered 22 points with four 3-pointers while tallying six assists and six boards against No. 7/7 Marquette (2/10)...Scored 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting while chipping in six assists, two blocks and a pair of steals against No. 15/15 Creighton (2/25)...Recorded 27 points, five assists and a pair of steals in the BIG EAST semifinals against top-seed and eventual NCAA Champion UConn (3/15)...2022-23 (Iona): Played one season in New Rochelle, helping the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed...Only player on Iona to start all 35 games in a 27-8 season en route to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season and tournament titles...Led the MAAC and ranked top-50 in Division I with 4.9 assists per game to earn all-MAAC honors...Averaged 15.6 points and registered double figures in 31 games, including 11 straight to end the season...Racked up eight 20-point performances with a career-high 31-point effort and a 12-for-18 mark from the floor at Niagara on Dec. 2...Registered 19 games with five or more assists, earning the victory in each contest...Tallied three double-doubles...Opened the season with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists against Penn (Nov. 7)...Netted 20 points and pulled eight boards against Vermont (Nov. 18)...Had 21 points, five assists and a trio of steals against St. Louis (Dec. 6)...Scored 20 points against eventual NCAA Tournament underdog Princeton (Dec. 13), led by current Piston Tosan Evbuomwan...Swiped a season-best five steals to go with 15 points and six assists against Quinnipiac (Jan. 20)...Matched season high with nine rebounds in an 18-point showing against Siena (Feb. 26)...Followed up with 21 points and 10 assists versus Marist (March 2) ...Sank a career-best six 3 pointers, part of an 8-for-18 day from the field for 27 points in the MAAC title game against Marist (March 11)...2021-22 (Odessa College): Guided the Wranglers to an Elite Eight appearance in the NJCAA Division I Basketball Championships ... Averaged 15.0 points and 5.3 assists per game in 34 starts ... Earned NJCAA Division I All-America First Team honors ... Named the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) Player of the Year...2019-21 (University of the Pacific): Began collegiate career at the University of the Pacific (2019-21), playing two seasons in the West Coast Conference (WCC) ... Secured spot on the league's all-freshman team after averaging 6.2 points starting 23 of 32 appearances during the 2019-20 season ... Started all 18 games as a sophomore while leading the team with 12.2 points to go with 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest ... Received All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition in 2020-21.