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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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Photo by David Sinclair
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5 Jalen Benjamin

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 160
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
  • High School Meadowcreek (Ga.)
  • Position G

Biography

2022-23 SEASON:  Averaged 16.0 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds for the Mount during the 2022-23 season...Named Third Team All-MAAC...Scored in double figures 26 times while scoring 20 or more points on nine occasions...Shot 49-of-133 (.368) from three-point range and 106-of-134 (.794) at the foul line...Scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the second half in the season opener at West Virginia...Tallied team-high 23 points while adding six assists at Coppin State...Finished with 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in win over McDaniel...Had 17 points and seven assists at USC...Led the Mount with 18 points and six assists in win at Cal Poly...Had 19 points and six assists in victory at Pacific...Poured in 28 points in the Mount's win at Saint Peter's...Hit 5-of-6 from three-point range in the win...Had 18 points against Rider...Recorded 19 points, six assists and five rebounds in road win at Canisius...Scored 15 points in home win over Marist...Had 11 points and eight assists against Fairfield...Scored 21 points, hitting 10-of-11 at free throw line, vs. Saint Peter's at home...Scored 23 points in the Mount's win at Quinnipiac...Had 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists in home loss to Siena...Led the Mount with 22 points in overtime loss at Fairfield...Poured in 26 points to lead the Mount to 70-66 win over Niagara...Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and career high 12 assists in win over Canisius...Scored 27 points, hitting 13-of-14 free throws, against Iona on Senior Day...Had 21 points in the Mount's win over Manhattan...Scored 27 points in the Mount's MAAC Quarterfinal loss to Iona.

2021-22 SEASON:   Named Second Team All-Northeast Conference in his first season with the Mountaineers...Appeared in 29 games with 28 starts for the Mount, averaging a team-high 13.3 points and 4.0 assists...Shot 37.7 percent (52-for-138) from three-point range...Scored in double figures 20 times during the season and tallied 20 or more points four times...Tallied seven points, four assists and four rebounds in his Mount debut at Villanova...Notched 20 points and seven assists while hitting 6-of-9 from three-point range in 117-62 win over Washington (Md.)...Had 11 points at #13 Kentucky...Had 19 points and four assists in overtime win at Robert Morris...Scored season-high 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting at Ohio...Was 5-for-6 from three-point range in that game...Scored team-high 21 points while adding five assists and four rebounds in win over Howard...Had eight points and eight assists at Santa Clara...Had 17 points and eight assists in home win over Morgan State...Scored all 16 of his points in the second half in win over St. Francis Brooklyn...Had 15 points in loss at Bryant...Scored team-high 18 points at Fairleigh Dickinson....Scored 22 points in victory over Saint Francis U...Named NEC Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 1 after averaging 20.0 points in wins over SFU and FDU...Led the Mount with 16 points in loss at Wagner...Returned from injury to score team-high 13 points off bench in 66-61 loss to LIU...Had 19 points and eight assists in road win at CCSU...Had 16 points in NEC Quarterfinal win over St. Francis Brooklyn...Scored 1,000th career point on three-pointer with 7:09 remaining in the win over the Terriers...Scored team-high 16 points in the Mount's 70-69 loss to Bryant in the NEC semifinals.

AT UAB:  Transferred to the Mount from UAB...Averaged 10.6 points in 60 career games at UAB with 29 starts...Scored career-high 29 points against Southern Miss on Jan. 23, 2020...Scored in double figures 32 times in his career while scoring 20 or more points five times...Made first collegiate start against the Mount while at UAB, posting 14 points in 32 minutes of action in a 58-51 win on Nov. 20, 2019...Scored final seven points of that game, including go-ahead three-pointer with 1:45 left.


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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2021-22Junior

    G
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022-23Senior

    G
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5
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