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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Joe Kraus '24
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Joe Kraus '24
Hunter Martin Photography
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Hunter Martin Photography

21 Jalen Watkins

21 Jalen Watkins

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-6 / 210
  • Hometown:
    Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Mastery Charter Thomas
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

2023-24: Started all 26 games... Named Third Team All-Region IV by D3hoops.com... Named First Team All-MAC Freedom... Averaged 16.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists... Became first player in program history to surpass 1000 rebounds... Finished career first in program history for career rebounds (1,043), second in rebounds-per-game (9.1), second in games played (114), second in field goal percentage (.571), second in blocks (154), second in blocks-per-game (1.4),fourth in points (1,501), fourth in made free throws (322), and sixth in points-per-game (13.2)... 30 points against Shenandoah (12/9)... Scored 20-plus points seven times... 42 career double-doubles... Named to MAC Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23: Started in all 27 games he played in... Named MAC Freedom Player of the Year, All-MAC Freedom First team, NABC All-Region IV First Team, D3hoops.com All-Region IV Second Team, and City of Basketball Love Division III All-Area Team... Averaged 18.7 points per game, with 12.0 rebounds per game, and 0.9 assists per game... 39 point, 15 rebound game at Penn St.-Abington (11/22)... 21 point, 21 rebound game at CWRU (3/3).

2021-22: Started in 20 of the 23 games he played in...  Named MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Year... Recognized as First-team All-MAC and All-MAC Sportsmanship... Put up a career high of 25 points against Delaware Valley... Grabbed a single game high of 23 rebounds at Cabrini... Averaged 13.4 points per game.

2021: Appeared in 11 games with three starts… Garnered All-MAC Freedom Second-team honors… Averaged 11.2 points per game with 8.1 rebounds… Ranked second in the conference in blocked shots (19) and rebounds per game (8.1)… Finished second overall in the conference with a 62.7 field goal percentage…. Was 11th in the MAC Freedom in scoring… Collected a double-double with 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds at Widener University (Mar. 11)... Scored a career-high 16 points off the bench against Lycoming College (Mar. 4) and Alvernia University (Mar. 18)... Had 12 points and 14 rebounds versus Wilkes University (Feb. 19)... Tallied three double-doubles on the season, while scoring double-digits in eight games. 

2019-20: Appeared in all 27 games, making two starts as a freshman… Tallied 134 points, 82 rebounds, 21 blocks, 10 assists and 10 steals… Shot 55.7% from the field… Registered a season-best 13 points, four rebounds, and a block at #1 Swarthmore (12/1)... Recorded 10 points and four rebounds in a win at Alvernia (1/15)... Totaled 11 points in a victory versus Stevenson (1/25).

High School: Graduated from Mastery Charter Thomas… Competed in three years of varsity basketball… Selected two-time team MVP… Awarded all-public league first-team twice… Chosen American Division Player of the Year.
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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2019-20First-Year

    Forward
    6'5" 180 lbs
    20
  • 21

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    21
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    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    21