Jarrett Hensley

Position:
Forward
Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
6-8
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Merriam, Kan.
High School:
Link Year Prep
Prev School:
Cincinnati
Major:
University Studies

2023-24
Saw action in 23 games, making one start in his first season in Carbondale ... Averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game ... Missed most of the nonconference schedule due to NCAA transfer restrictions that were lifted across the country in December ... Made his Saluki debut on December 16 on the road at Wichita State ... Played 16 minutes and scored eight points against the Shockers ... Recorded 12 blocks on the season, including a trio of three-block games ... Scored in double-digits in five games, including a pair o 15-point outings against Murray State and Bradley.

PRIOR TO SIU
Played two seasons at Cincinnati ... Appeared in 20 games, averaging 2.0 points and 0.9 rebounds over 7.9 minutes per game as a junior in 2022-23 ... Scored 11 points against EKU and added 10 versus Bryant to go with a career-high four assists ... Upped that with five more dimes two games later against Miami (Ohio) ... Pulled down season-high four boards against Cleveland State in the second game of the year ... Boasted highest max touch on the team (12 feet, 1.5 inches) ... As a sophomore in 2021-22, Hensley played in all 33 games as a reserve, averaging 1.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 7.6 minutes per contest ... Played double-digit minutes in each of the final four games after doing so only twice all AAC play prior ... Posterized an SMU defender for a dunk in the regular-season finale and went 2-for-3 from the field against ECU in the AAC First Round, his second conference game with multiple buckets ... Gave the Bearcats a unique defensive matchup based on his size, particularly in the three games against top-15 Houston ... Saw action in 28 games and averaged 1.9 points per game as a freshman at UNCG in 2020-21 … Scored a career-best 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a road win at Chattanooga … Also delivered five points in the SoCon semifinals against ETSU … Scored eight points in a win over VMI … Grabbed a career-best four rebounds in a game against USC Upstate ... Hensley was named to the 2020 Rivals Top 150 Prospect Ranking coming in at #144. Hensley was the first recruit in program history to be named to the list ... At Link Year Prep, he averaged 14.7 points and five rebounds per game ... Prior to his time at Link Year Prep, the 6-foot-8 guard/forward attended Leavenworth (Kan.) High School, where he was a first-team all-conference selection during a senior campaign in which he averaged 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists per contest.