2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

Carl Schmid - Cincinnati Athletics

3 Justin Jenifer

  • Position
    G
  • Ht./Wt.
    5-10 / 175
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Baltimore, Md.
  • High School
    Milford Mill Academy
  • Pronunciation
    3L

Biography

Jenifer Game-By-Game/Career Statistics Combined

Career Recap: Finished career playing in 110 victories at Cincinnati, second most behind only Steve Logan (111 from 1999-2002) … ranks second in school history with a .398 three-point shooting percentage (117 of 294) … completed career with 291 assists and 82 turnovers (3.56-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio)… helped the program achieve an 89-18 record during his final three seasons, the most wins in a three-year period in school history… helped UC advance to four NCAA Tournaments while winning the 2018 AAC regular-season championship and 2018 and 2019 AAC Tournament titles … tied for ninth in school history with 132 games played … started 67 of 132 career games played, averaging 4.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists. 

2018-19 Season (Senior): Started all 34 games played, averaging 8.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 26.1 minutes … finished the season with a 3.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio which would have ranked third in the nation but his assists average (2.9) was just below the minimum average required by the NCAA (3.0) … finished the season with 98 assists with 25 turnovers, recording only six multi-turnover games … ranked among the AAC leaders in three-point shooting percentage (first at .444) and three-pointers made (13th at 1.8) … shot 55.6 percent (10 of 18) from three-point range during the postseason … scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting with a trio of threes against Iowa (3/22) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … converted a career-high six three-pointers, scoring 18 points against Tulsa (1/24) … went 5-of-5 from three-point range in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament against SMU (3/15), marking only the fourth time in school history that a Bearcat shot 100 percent from long range (with a minimum of five attempts) and the first occasion since Sean Kilpatrick went 5 for 5 against Wright State in 2010-11 … matched a career high handing out nine assists with one turnover against Xavier (12/8) … scored seven of UC’s last 12 points and assisted on three others to help the Bearcats to a 60-55 home win over UCF (2/21), finished with a team-high 12 points … made at least one three in 25 of the last 30 games.

2017-18 Season (Junior): Started 33 of 36 games, averaging 4.8 points, 2.5 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 19.6 minutes … finished season with 91 assists and only 24 turnovers (3.8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio), committing only four turnovers in the last 13 games (239 minutes) … handed out a season-high seven assists against Cleveland State (12/21) … scored a career-high 16 points with four three-pointers against Coppin State (11/16) … tallied 15 points against on 6-of-12 shooting against Savannah State (11/10) … netted 11 points with a trio of three-pointers against UCF (2/6) … handed out three of more assists 14 times. 

2016-17 Season (Sophomore): Played in 35 games as a reserve, averaging 2.8 points, 1.9 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 12.7 minutes … handed out 68 assists with only 16 turnovers, a 4.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, for the season … registered 35 assists with only five turnovers, a 7.0-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, in 12.2 minutes during league play … scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with a career-best four three-pointers in 28 minutes against Bowling Green (12/4) on his birthday … tallied 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting with five assists in 23 minutes against Fairleigh Dickinson (12/17) … recorded 12 points with nine assists and five rebounds in 28 minutes against USF (1/29) … handed out nine assists without a turnover in 22 minutes against Texas Southern (12/13) … handed out three or more assists nine times.

2015-16 Season (Freshman): Played in all 34 games as a reserve, averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 assists in 8.6 minutes … shot 70.0 percent (14 of 20) from the free throw line for the season … tallied a season-high 11 points and nine assists against Robert Morris (11/15) … scored six or more points in seven games on the year … played a conference-season high 18 minutes against Tulane (1/24), posting six points on a pair of threes to go with two assists and two rebounds … registered eight points with a pair of threes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/22) … named to the Bearcat Honor Roll and the Dean’s List during the spring 2016 semester. 

Prior to Cincinnati: Earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro second-team honors while averaging 17.3 points, 7.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds as a senior at Milford Mill Academy … scored 30 or more points three times, including a 40-point effort during his final year, guiding the Millers to a 15-8 overall mark and an appearance at the regional finals … tabbed a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee as a senior … scored more than 1,000 points during his career … helped his squad advance to the Maryland Class 3A state semifinals as a junior, averaging 18 points and 13 assists during the year … claimed Baltimore Sun All-Metro first-team honors and was tabbed co-Baltimore County Player of the Year while posting double figures in every game and registered 12 double-doubles as a junior … saw his team post a 26-2 record and win the state championship as a sophomore, tallying 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in the title game … earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro second-team accolades as a sophomore … named most valuable player at the 2013 Mary Kline Classic, posting 23 points and 10 assists.

Personal: Born December 4, 1995 in Baltimore, Maryland … son of Kisha Hull and Howard Jenifer … has one sister, Raeshawnda … left-handed.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2015-16Freshman

    G
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Sophomore

    G
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017-18Junior

    G
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3