2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Jaylen Bland

  • Position Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Saginaw, MI
  • High School Cleveland HS

Biography

2015--16 Named to the All-Big West Second Team (story) ... Broke the school single season and career made three-pointers marks ... Finished the regular season ranked fourth in the nation in made threes per game ... Finished the regular season ranked fourth in the Big West in scoring (15.9 points per game), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.408), second in minutes per game (33.8), sixth in free throw percentage (.830) and third in steals (47) ... Scored 20 or more points on 10 occasions and in double figures 27 times ... Scored a season-high 25 points at Lamar on November 29 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs. UC Davis on February 6 (box score/recap) ... Handed out a career-high six assists vs. Cal Poly on February 13 (box score/recap) ... Recorded a career-high four steals on two occasions ... Blocked a season-high two shots vs. CSUN on February 3 (box score/recap) ... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 17 occasions, in rebounding five times and in assists six times ... Scored the 1,000th point of his career in the season finale vs. UC Irvine ... Scored the 1,000th point of his UC Riverside career in the first round of the Big West Tournament ... Big West Tournament Scored a game-high 22 points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out one assist in 39 minutes vs. Long Beach State on March 10 (box score/recap) ...

2014-15 Named to the All-Big West Second Team and won the Big West Newcomer of the Year award (story) ... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 13 occasions, in rebounds five times and in assists on four occasions ... Scored in double figures on 27 occasions ... Went five for five from three-point range vs. Saint Katherine on Nov. 23 ... Scored 20 or more points on seven occasions ... His seven threes vs. UC Davis on Jan. 15 tied the program Division I era record ... His 95 made three pointers are the second most in the history of the program behind Maurice Pullum's record of 100 set in 1988-89 ... Scored a career-high 29 points vs. UC Davis on January 15 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at UC Davis on March 5 (box score/recap) ... Handed out five assists on two occasions—at LMU on November 26 (box score/recap) and vs. Morgan State on December 30 (box score/recap) ... Picked up a career-high three steals on four occasions ... Blocked a career-high three shots vs. Houston Baptist on December 20 (box score/recap) ... Played a career-high 40 minutes on two occasions—at Grand Canyon on January 4 (box score/recap) and vs. UC Santa Barbara on February 19 (box score/recap) ... Big West Tournament  Scored five points, grabbed three rebounds and handed out one assist in 36 minutes in the Highlanders' 63-54 First Round loss to UC Irvine (box score/recap) ....

2012-13 (College of the Canyons) Won the League Championship under Coach Howard Fisher … Helped the Cougars to the third round of the playoffs … Selected to the First Team All-League and First Team All-State …

2011-12 (Murray State University) Helped the Racers to a 31-2 overall record … Advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament …

High School Guard for Osiris Nalls at Cleveland High School … Helped the Cavaliers to the playoffs … Selected as an All-league First Team member and All-State member … Participated in the City All-Star and Collision All Star Games … Started his prep career at Saginaw Arthur Hill High School ...

Personal Jaylen Bland is the son of Kiley Bland and Tasha Moore … Majoring in media and culture studies … Cheers for the Cleveland Cavaliers … Lists Lebron James and Damian Lillard as his favorite athletes … Enjoys eating tacos, pizza, and lasagna … His hobbies consist of listening to music, occasionally playing video games and watching movies … Favorite movies are “Love and Basketball,” “Rush Hour” and “Next Friday” … Watches “Fresh Prince” … His most memorable sporting achievement was going to the NCAA Tournament with Murray State during his freshman year … Considers his father his biggest influence because he always pushed him to be the best he could be … Wants to play professionally after graduating from UC Riverside …

 

Jaylen Bland's Murray State/Career Stats
Year Tm GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA FG% 3G-3GA 3G% FT-FTA FT% O D Tot Avg PF-DQ A TO B S Pts Avg
2011-12 MSU 12-0 74 6.2 8-19 .421 1-10 .100 3-9 .333 2 13 15 1.3 3-0 2 6 2 1 20 1.7
MSU Totals 12-0 74 6.2 8-19 .421 1-10 .100 3-9 .333 2 13 15 1.3 3-0 2 6 2 1 20 1.7
Career Totals 76-62 2,297 30.2 325-836 .389 214-547 .391 159-199 .799 41 246 287 3.8 131-1 110 135 18 91 1022 13.4

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    2014-15Junior

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    6'3" 205 lbs
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    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 205 lbs
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