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Detroit Pistons | #24 | Guard

Daniss

Jenkins

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HEIGHT

6'3" (1.91m)

WEIGHT

165lb (75kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

St. John's

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

August 17, 2001

DRAFT

Undrafted

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

6'3" | 165lb | 23 years

DRAFT

Undrafted

BIRTHDATE

August 17, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

St. John's

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

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.