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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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22 Jibreel Faulkner

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • High School Theodore Roosevelt
  • Prev School San Jacinto Junior College

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 20 vs. Manhattan (2/17/19)
Rebounds: 8 (3x), last vs. Manhattan (3/8/19)
Assists: 3 vs. Manhattan (3/8/19)

2018-19 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in all 32 games in his senior campaign.
• Averaged 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
• Scored a career-high 20 points in a home loss to Manhattan Feb. 17.
• Scored in double-figures seven times during the season.
• Shot 49.2 percent (97-for-197) from the field and 70.0 percent (21-for-30) from the free-throw line.
• Ranked eighth in the MAAC in field goal percentage.
• Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds three times, including in the team's MAAC Tournament win over Manhattan March 8.
• Dished out a career-high three assists in the MAAC Tournament win over Manhattan March 8.
• Averaged 19.3 points per game in his reserve role.

2017-18 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in the final 17 games of the season after missing the first half of the year due to an NCAA suspension.
• Averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
• Scored a season-high 13 points off the bench in the team's road win at Iona Jan. 21.
• Pulled down a season-best six boards in a road win at Marist Feb. 2.
• Was credited with two steals against Quinnipiac March 2 in the 2018 MAAC Basketball Championship quarterfinal round.
• Shot 46.3 percent (37-for-80) from the field and connected on 32.3 percent (10-for-31) of his shots from 3-point range.
• Averaged 14.6 minutes per game off the bench.

2016-17 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played six games for the team in his first season with the program.
• Averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
• Scored a season-high six points in the team's season opener at Kentucky Nov. 13.
• Grabbed three rebounds in an overtime road win over Buffalo.
• Shot 46.2 percent (6-for-13) from the field, with two of those makes coming from 3-point land.

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Joined the Canisius program in August 2016. 
• Spent the 2015-16 academic year at San Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena, Texas.
• Played 28 games at San Jac, where he was good for 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
• Helped lead San Jac to a 22-10 overall record and a trip to the NJCAA Region XIV Tournament.
• Originally signed his NLI to play at Cal State Northridge.
• A two-year starter at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C.
• In his senior year in high school, he was good for 9.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
• Helped Theodore Roosevelt win the DCIAA and DCSAA championships in 2014.
• Named the 2014 D.C. Male Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL
• The son of Gilbert Faulkner and Sheryl Thomas.
• Has seven brothers and two sisters.
• Majoring in communications.
• Born Aug. 4, 1996 in Washington, D.C.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 200 lbs
    32
  • 22

    2017-18Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 200 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2018-19Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 200 lbs
    22