2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Malique Jacobs
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, N.C.
- High School:
- Bull City Prep
2022-23 SEASON
Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year… Named to the All-MAC Second Team and All-MAC Defensive Team…Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches First Team…Appeared in 34 games, starting 33… Averaged 12.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and led the MAC in steals averaging 2.6 steals per game…Ranked third in NCAA for steals per game… Named MAC Co-Player of the Week on 11/21… Scored in double figures in 27 games… Recorded two double-double performances… Recorded 1000 career points on 2/25… Led the Flashes with 90 steals and set Kent State’s single-game steals record against Chicago State with 10 steals…Ranks fourth on Kent State’s individual steals list… Second on the team in scoring (436), assists (126), and rebounds (181).
2021-22 SEASON
Named to the All-MAC Defensive Team... Honorable Mention All-MAC selection... Appeared in 33 games, starting 30... Averaged 12.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game... First guard at Kent State since Demetric Shaw in 2001 to lead the team in rebounding... Recorded the first triple-double in Kent State history against Ball State (2/22) with 17 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists... Scored a career-high 28 points against Southern Utah (3/16) in the opening round of The Basketball Classic... Scored in double figures in 24 games... Recorded nine double-digit rebound performances, including a career-high 12 boards against ETSU (11/24) in the Naples Invitational Championship... Led the Flashes with 50 steals, including a career-high five steals against Buffalo (3/4)... Second on the team in scoring (423), assists (105) and blocks (26)... Led the team with 134 free throws made... One of four players in the Mid-American Conference with 8+ double-doubles.
2020-21 SEASON
Named to the All-MAC Defensive Team... Finished second in the Mid-American Conference with 45 steals... Was one of three Golden Flashes to play in all 23 games, starting 14 games... Averaged 10.0ppg and 4.8rpg, fourth on the team in both categories... Ranked second on the Flashes with 84 assists... Recorded a career-high 23 points against Ball State (2/24)... Tallied a career-high 10 rebounds against Bowling Green (2/9) and a career-high 7 assists against Northern Kentucky (12/13)... Posted a career-high 5 steals against Buffalo (3/5) and finished the season having recorded a steal in 18 of 23 games.
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
INDIAN HILLS CC
Attended same JUCO school as former Flashes Antonio Williams and Kevin Zabo... Averaged 8.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game... Ranked 66th by JucoRecruiting.com.
