Jasmine Jenkins - Women's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#15 Jasmine Jenkins

Guard

Class Senior
Height 5'8''
Hometown Gainesville, Ga.
High School East Hall
Bio

HONORS:
• 2015-16 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

MAJOR:
Human and Organizational Development


2015-16 (Senior):
Saw action in all 32 games, including making 17 starts, to cap her career with the Commodores. … Scored a career-high 24 points, going 9-of-12 from the floor, in victory over Miss. Valley State on Nov. 15. … Ranked third on the team in assists (1.8) and fifth in steals (0.7). … Scored in double figures in 10 games, including a stretch of three straight games during SEC play from Feb. 4 until Feb. 11 (against Auburn, Arkansas and Tennessee). … Finished with team-high honors in both scoring (16) and rebounds (five) in loss to Dayton. … Scored 17 points and dished out a season-high seven assists in the win over Troy on Dec. 10. … Compiled three or more assists in 10 games for the season. … Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in the win over Presbyterian on Nov. 23. … Collected three or more rebounds in 17 games this season while averaging a career-best 2.5 rebounds per game.

2014-15 (Junior): Saw action in all 31 games, including making 22 starts and averaging 3.9 points per game. … Ranked second on the team, and 15th in the SEC, in assists per game at 2.7. … Scored 12 points and had four rebounds in loss to Kentucky in second round of SEC Tournament on March 5. … Had seven points and set new career highs in assists (seven), steals (four) and minutes played (42) in overtime win over Florida on Feb. 19. … Scored a season-high 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in win over Ole Miss on Feb. 5. … Came up clutch in the final minute of win over James Madison on Dec. 29 by scoring the go-ahead basket with 51 seconds remaining and later making the game-sealing free throw. … Had seven points and six rebounds in loss to Dayton on Dec. 21.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 31 games, including making two starts, and averaged 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. … Had eight points and matched a career high with seven rebounds in loss to South Carolina on Jan. 26. … Produced six points and a career-high three steals in win over Ole Miss on Jan. 16. … Scored 12 points with four assists in loss to South Carolina on Jan. 5. … Had five points in win over Georgia on Jan. 2. … Had 12 points and six assists off the bench in win over UNC Asheville on Dec. 21. … Went 8-of-8 at the foul line and scored 10 points in loss to Marquette on Nov. 17. … Had 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two rebounds in win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 11. … Poured in a career-high 19 points and added a career-high six assists against Appalachian State on Nov. 8.

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in 25 games, averaging 2.3 points and 2.4 rebounds…Recorded six points, four rebounds and four assists in first-career SEC Tournament game versus Missouri…Had four points and four rebounds in upset of No. 10/13 Texas A&M…Scored seven points in win at Florida…Posted 10 points and six rebounds in win over Missouri…Recorded five rebounds and four assists off the bench in win over Ole Miss…Had four points and five rebounds against Tennessee Tech…Scored six points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists against Austin Peay…Recorded three assists and four rebounds against UAB…Dished out a pair of assists and scored two points in her first career game, the opener against McNeese State.

High School (East Hall): Ranked No. 87 in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz, as well as the 14th-rated point guard in the class … Averaged 16.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per games as a senior at East Hall High School, playing for coach Joey Rider … Gainesville (Ga.) Times Girls Player of the Year as a senior … Selected to participate in American Family Insurance High School 3-Point Contest … Made game-winning three-point play with eight seconds remaining for East Hall to win regional championship … Four-time All-Area selection by Gainesville Times … Three-time team MVP … Reached the 1,000 career point mark as a junior … Named MVP of Georgia Juniors North-South All-Star game after scoring 23 points to lead North to an overtime win … Played AAU basketball with EOTO and the Georgia Ice.

Personal: Daughter of Sharon Jenkins-Jackson and Timmy Jenkins … Has four siblings, Diamond Casper, Noah Jenkins, Isaiah Jenkins and Timothy Jenkins … Favorite WNBA team is the Minnesota Lynx and favorite player is Sue Bird … Favorite move is Finding Nemo … Chose Vanderbilt over Western Carolina and Auburn … Born July 4, 1994, in Gainesville, Ga.

Jenkins’ Career Highs
Points: 24 vs. Miss. Valley State (11/15/15)
3-pointers: 2 (2x) last: vs. Miss. Valley State (11/15/15)
Rebounds: 7 (3x) last: vs. Presbyterian(11/23/15)
Assists: 7 (2x) last: vs. Troy (12/10/15)
Blocks: 2 vs. Coll. of Charleston (12/22/12)
Steals: 4 vs. Florida (2/19/15)
Minutes: 42 vs. Florida (2/19/15)

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