JAKEENAN

GANT

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT:6’8” (203 cm)

WEIGHT: 220 lbs (100 kg)

BIRTHDATE: May 6, 1996 (Springfield, Georgia)

HIGH SCHOOL: Effingham County High School (Springfield, Georgia)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Louisiana (2019), Missouri (2016)

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM:@jakeenanG23 / @keenang

YEARS PRO: 4



PROFESSIONAL CAREER 

2022-23: Averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 21.3 minutes in 34 games withChorale Roanne Basket in the Jeep Elite in France … Recorded a season-high four steals Jan. 27 vs. Boulogne-Levallois … Blocked two shots twice (Dec. 23 and Nov. 20) … Shot 100% from the field (5-5 FG%) including a perfect two-for-two from the charity stripe Dec. 9 vs. JDA Dijon Basket … Scored a season-high 17 points, to go along with eight rebounds Nov. 20 vs. Paris Basketball.


2021-22: Averaged 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 28.4 minutes in 34 games withChorale Roanne Basket in the Jeep Elite in France … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds five times … Recorded two steals 12 times … Scored a season-high 22 points, shooting .600 from the field (9-15 FG%) while hitting three triples Jan. 14 vs. Fos Sur Mer … Recorded a season-high four blocks during his first game with the team Oct. 2 vs. AS Monaco Basket.

2021: Averaged 13.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.0 blocks and 24.8 minutes in seven games with the Saskatchewan Rattlers … Scored a season-high 27 points (10-14 FG%, 5-7 3FG%, 2-2 FT%) while also adding six rebounds, one assist, two steals and three blocks August 2 vs. Edmonton … Nabbed a season-high three steals July 22 vs. Guelph …Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in a 13-point effort June 28 vs. Brampton … Recorded 22 points and five rebounds June 26 vs. Vancouver.


2020-21: Averaged 9.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 12.9 minutes in 25 games with the Ulsan Mobis Phoebus in Korea … Scored a season-high 29 points (11-13 FG%, 5-6 3FG%, 2-2 FT%) Oct. 26 vs. Ulsan Mobis Phoebus … Recorded a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds Oct. 11 vs. Wonju Dongbu Promy … Averaged 2.3 points, 0.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 5.2 minutes in three games with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.


2019-20: Averaged 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.4 blocks and 16.5 minutes in 29 games with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA G League … Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds Jan. 15 vs. the Nets … Scored a season-high 27 points (11-19 FG%, 4-8 3PT%, 1-1 FT%) to go along with seven rebounds and two steals Jan. 3 vs. Go-Go … Recorded a season-high four blocks Dec. 28 vs. Drive.


NBA Summer League: Played four with the Indiana Pacers at the 2019 NBA Summer League and averaged 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 10.5 minutes.

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

2018-19 (Louisiana): Finished as one of the most electrifying players in the nation, earning first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors, named the league's Defensive Player for the second straight year and claiming Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America honors for the second consecutive year ... One of three captains on the team, along with seniors Malik Marquetti and Marcus Stroman ... Led Louisiana, and finished third in the Sun Belt Conference, in scoring (20.5) ... Led the league in rebounds (8.7), blocked shots (2.6) and double-doubles (13) while finishing second in the SBC in field goal percentage (.543) and offensive rebounds per game (3.2) ... Was seventh overall in the league in free throw percentage converting on 103 of 131 attempts (.786), including a string of 22 consecutive makes ... Finished as the lone Division I player to average 20 points, eight rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game ... Finished the season ranked in the top 50 among Division I players in six categories ... Ranked eighth in the nation in blocked shots per game, 12th in total blocks (82), 24th in field goals made (246), 30th in offensive rebounds per game (3.16), 32nd in double-doubles (13) and 48th in field goal percentage ... His 81 blocked shots and 2.6 blocks per game average were the fourth-best, single-season marks in school history ... Scored in double figures in 28 of 31 games played, including 16 contests with 20 or more points ... Had three games with 30+ points, paced by a career-high 45-point effort Jan. 5 vs. Little Rock, finishing 15-for-21 from the floor against the Trojans, was 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point line and a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line ... The 45-point performance set a Cajundome record, tied legendary scorer Dwight "Bo" Lamar for the 11th-highest single-game scoring total in school history and was the first 40-point game by a Ragin' Cajun since a 41-point effort by Sydney Grider at Ole Miss on Nov. 24, 1989 ... Flirted with a triple-double Dec. 1 vs. Southern, scoring 19 points, blocking 10 shots and grabbing eight rebounds ... The 10 blocks against the Jaguars were tied for the most in a single-game by a Division I athlete ... Scored 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting with eight rebounds and three blocks in an 88-84 win ... Became the first Cajun since Bryant Mbamalu in 2014 to reach the 1,000-point mark on Senior Day and the 10th player in school history to achieve the feat in two years.


2017-18 (Louisiana): Enjoyed a breakout season for Louisiana in his inaugural campaign, averaging 13.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game ... Led the Sun Belt Conference in both field goal percentage (.553) and blocked shots ... His 74 blocks on the season were the fourth-most in a single-season in school history ... Ranked 21st nationally in blocked shots per game and 24th in total blocks ... Played in 32 games during the season while making 31 starts ... Had six 20-point games on the season with three double-doubles ... Scored career-high 24 points Jan. 27 against Troy going 9-for-14 from the floor and 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point line ... Scored 23 points Dec. 6 against Loyola of New Orleans, 22 points Dec. 12 at Louisiana Tech and 21 points Dec. 16 against New Orleans … Scored 20 points in four straight games beginning with 20 points Dec. 1 at Nicholls.

2016-17: Sat out the 2016-17 season to observe the NCAA Transfer Rule.

2015-16 (Missouri): Averaged 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 30 games for Mizzou, earning starts in the first four games of the season ... Went 60-for-133 (.451) from the field, and was 26-for-36 (.722) from the free throw line ... Led Tigers with 29 blocked shots ... Scored in double figures four times during the season, including career-best 16 points Feb. 16 vs. Vanderbilt … scored 11 points in home game Jan. 30 against Mississippi State ... led team in rebounds in games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 29), Georgia (Jan. 6) and Ole Miss (Feb. 23) ... Scored 11 points in back-to-back games Dec. 4 vs. Northern Illinois and Dec. 9 vs. Omaha.


2014-15 (Missouri): Averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game as a freshman ... Shot an efficient 51.2-percent from the field in his initial season for the Tigers ... Finished the season with 14 blocks in 23 games played for a team-best average of 0.61 blocks per game ... Made one of the plays of the season Feb. 24 vs. Florida with a block of a Gator shot attempt to set-up a fastbreak alley-oop, which he finished off with an emphatic dunk to put Mizzou up 48-45 with 6:45 left in the game ... 13 points (4-of-8 FG, 1-of-4 3PT, 4-of-4 FT) in 15 minutes off the bench Dec. 13 vs. Xavier, the first action of his collegiate career ... Did not appear in the first nine games of 2014-15 during a review of his eligibility by the University of Missouri.


HIGH SCHOOL

One of the premier players in the class of 2014 and was selected to participate in USA Basketball’s U18 National Team training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the completion of his senior season ... Was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia as a senior in 2014 ... Averaged 21.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 2.8 assists for the Effingham County Rebels as a senior, helping his club to a 20-10 overall record and an appearance in the Georgia Class 5A state playoffs ... Was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year as a junior in 2013 ... Was a consensus four-star prospect nationally and ranked among the Top 60 players overall in the class of 2014.

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