Chris Jenkins

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Univ. of Detroit Jesuit HS

2012-2013 (freshman): Redshirted the 2012-2013 season • Redshirt-freshman in 2013-2014 • Four years of eligibility remaining.

University of Detroit Jesuit HS: Averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game • Shot 80 percent from the free throw line; 67 percent from the field; and 40 percent from the three-point arc during his senior year • Led University of Detroit Jesuit to a 14-7 record and to the MHSAA District #21 championship game with 20 points • First-team all-state by MLive.com; third team all-state as a junior • First-team Detroit News All-Detroit as a senior • Three-time all-Catholic League first-team selection • One of 10 finalists for the Mr. Basketball Award in Michigan • As a junior, was listed as a three-star prospect on Rivals.com and played on a University of Detroit Jesuit Cubs team that was a preseason No. 4 team in Michigan’s highest classification.

Academics: College major is chemistry • Interested in pre-med and biology.

Personal: Born March 11, 1994 • Son of Lawrence Jenkins and Crystal Brown-Jenkins • Has an older brother, Lawrence Lamont • Enjoys reading and listening to music in his spare time • Selected CU because it’s the “best place to help me become the best player I can be” • Goals after college are medical school and hopes to become an anesthesiologist • Lists making the game-winning basket over rival Novi Catholic Central at the buzzer as his biggest moment of prep career • Wears jersey number 11 at CU, the same number he wore in high school.