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2020-21 Men's Basketball

3 Jesse Turkson

  • Height 6-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School Masterman
  • Position F
  • Major Economics

Biography

Career Honors
- Gregory Kannerstein '63 Award (2021)
- First-team All-Centennial Conference (2020)
- Two-time Centennial Conference Player of the Week (12/17/19 & 1/14/20)
- Two-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019, 21)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)

2020-21: Gregory Kannerstein '63 Award recipient … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: First-team All-Centennial Conference … Two-time Centennial Conference Player of the Week (12/17 & 1/14) … One of six players who appeared in all 26 games, starting 25 … Ceded his spot in the starting lineup only during Senior Day as he averaged 28.3 minutes per game … Ranked second in the Centennial Conference in rebounding (8.2 reb/g) and seventh in scoring (14.4 ppg) … Upped his scoring average to 15.9 points per game in Centennial Conference matchups … Made the fifth-most field goals in the conference (149) while shooting 52.3% from the field (6th CC) … Totaled 39 steals and 23 blocks to rank seventh in the conference for both categories … Led the team in both free throws made (62) and attempted (93) while shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe … Connected on 15 three-pointers in 48 attempts, a 31.3% mark … Tied for third on the team with 40 assists … Finished with a double figure scoring total 20 times, eclipsing the 20-point mark on six occasions … Led the team in scoring during 14 different games … Set season highs in points with 26 against both Ursinus (11/26) and Gettysburg (2/8) … Led the team in rebounding during 20 games, registering seven double-doubles … Pulled down a season-high 14 boards in back-to-back games versus Immaculata (1/6) and Washington College (1/9), scoring 11 points in his double-double against the Mighty Macs and pouring in 24 more points against the Shoremen … Also registered double-doubles against Lebanon Valley (11/8), Rosemont (11/13), Muhlenberg (12/14), and McDaniel (1/19).

2018-19: Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … One of five players to appear in all 25 games, ranking second on the team with 23 starts … Led the team and ranked third in the Centennial Conference by shooting 55.9 percent from the floor … Also led the team in steals (26) and tied for the team lead in assists (48), while ranking second in rebounding (7.5 per game), blocks (22), and minutes (26.5 per game) … Pulled down 8.2 boards per game during Centennial play to rank second in the conference … Finished the year with five double-doubles … Scored 10 or more points in 14 different games, pouring in a season-best 23 against Rosemont … Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in seven different contests, securing a season-best 15 rebounds as part of a double-double with 12 points at McDaniel (2/9) … Had multiple assists in 14 games, handing out six helpers in the win against Penn State Brandywine (11/14) … Blocked a shot in 13 games, denying five shot attempts at Washington College (12/8).

2017-18: Appeared in 20 games, making 10 starts … Led the team with 8.0 rebounds per game … Ranked second in field goal percentage (53.3%), total rebounds (110), and blocked shots (13) … Was fourth on the team with 9.5 points per game and 20 steals … Scored 10 or more points in nine different games, eclipsing the 20-point mark twice … Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in seven different contests … Tallied first career double-double in the win against Washington College with 11 points and 13 rebounds (11/30) … Also had a double-double in the victory at Penn State Brandywine with 12 points and 11 rebounds (1/3) … Grabbed season-high 15 rebounds as part of a double-double with 20 points at McDaniel (1/11) … Scored a season-best 21 points to along with 13 rebounds in home victory over the Green Terror (2/10).

High School: Lettered four times in basketball … Third-team AA all-state … 2016-17 division MVP … Four-time All-Public League selection … Member of the Markward Club … Played with the Hoopdreamz club team … Honor Roll student … Ferguson Academic Award recipient … Peer Counselor … Member of the African American Cultural Committee.

Personal: Son of Joyce and Samuel Turkson … Has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Brenden.

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2017-18   20-10  459  23.0  80  150  .533  0  1  .000  30  57  .526  50  110  160  8.0  43  0  26  36  13  20  190  9.5 
2018-19   25-23  662  26.5  109  195  .559  4  26  .154  34  60  .567  58  130  188  7.5  67  1  48  44  22  26  256  10.2 
2019-20   26-25  736  28.3  149  285  .523  15  48  .313  62  93  .667  49  163  212  8.2  70  2  40  58  23  39  375  14.4 
2020-21  
TOTAL  71-58  1857  26.2  338  630  .537  19  75  .253  126  210  .600  157  403  560  7.9  180  3  114  138  58  85  821  11.6 


SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking at time of graduation]:
Points: 26, Ursinus -- 11/26/19 ; at Gettysburg -- 2/8/20
Rebounds: 15, McDaniel -- 1/11/18 ; at McDaniel -- 2/9/19
Assists: 6, Penn State Brandywine -- 11/14/18
Steals: 4, 4 times
Blocks: 5 [t-6th], at Washington College -- 12/8/18
FG made: 11, Washington Col. -- 1/9/20
FG attempts: 19, Washington Col. -- 1/9/20
3FG made: 2, 4 times
3FG attempts: 4, 4 times
FT made: 9, at Johns Hopkins -- 2/22/20
FT attempts: 12, at Franklin & Marshall -- 12/4/19 ; at Johns Hopkins -- 2/22/20

CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS (at time of graduation):
Field goal percentage: 4th (.537)
Rebounding average: 8th (7.9)
Blocked shots: 10th (58)
Rebounds: t-11th (560)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS (at time of graduation):
Games played: t-1st (26 in 2019-20)
Field goal percentage: 11th (.559 in 2018-19)
Games started: t-14th (25 in 2019-20)
Field goal percentage: t-18th (.533 in 2017-18)
Blocked shots: t-18th (23 in 2019-20)
Rebounds: 19th (212 in 2019-20)
Field goals made: t-19th (149 in 2019-20)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017-18First-Year

    F
    6'4"
    3
  • 3

    2018-19Sophomore

    F
    6'4"
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Junior

    F
    6'4"
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Senior

    F
    6'4"
    3
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