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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

30 Jakari Gallon

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 230
  • Hometown Tallahassee, Fla.
  • High School Leon HS

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE AT VALDOSTA STATE (2020-21)

Played in 22 games (18 starts) … Averaged 4.7 points and 4.9 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per outing … Also added 13 blocks, eight steals and five assists … Shot 54.7 percent (41-for-75) from the field, including a 1-for-10 (.100) clip from beyond the arc … Canned 67.7 percent (21-for-31) of his free throw attempts … Scored 10 or more points on three occasions, including a season-best 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Shorter … Also notched a double-double against the Hawks with a dozen boards as well … Registered a season-high 13 rebounds against both West Georgia and Auburn Montgomery … Added 13 points against the Warhawks as well … Tallied two blocks in three different outings.
 
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT VALDOSTA STATE (2019-20)

Played in all 30 games … Averaged 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per outing … Also added seven blocks, four steals and a quartet of assists … Shot 59.2 percent (29-for-49) from the field, including 3-for-6 (.500) shooting from downtown … Made good on 14 of his 19 (.737) attempts from the charity stripe … Tallied a season-best 12 points against Shorter on 4-for-6 field goal shooting … Notched a season-best six rebounds in the season opener with Fort Valley State … Turned in a pair of blocks against both Christian Brothers and Shorter.
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT VALDOSTA STATE (2018-19)

Redshirted … Did not see game action.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

Prepped at Leon High School for coach Rick Davis … Earned his third-straight team most improved accolade as a senior after averaging 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks … Scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including a season-high 30 points against Maclay … Turned in a dozen double-double performances … Shot nearly 52 percent from the field (144-for-278), including a 24-for-55 (.436) success rate from the perimeter … Also competed with Tam Ballers Elite organization and coach Tawanda Woolfolk.
 
PERSONAL

The son of Tanya and Michael Gallon … Has an older sister, Aliyah … Maintained a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at Leon High School … Hobbies include lifting weights and designing clothes … Names his mom as his hero … Favorite movie is A Goofy Movie … Favorite sports team is the Brooklyn Nets (with Kevin Durant) and his favorite foods are burgers and shrimp alfredo … A business management major at UNCP.



 

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP (Updated: 3/13/2023)
Points 13 vs. Erskine (11/20/21)
FG 5 at Fayetteville State (11/16/22)
FGA 8, twice - last at Fayetteville State (11/16/22)
3FG None
3FGA vs. Barton (2/8/23)
FT 5 vs. Erskine (11/20/21)
FTA 5, five times - last vs. North Greenville (1/14/23)
Rebounds 12 vs. Erskine (11/20/21)
Assists 2, twice - last at Columbus State (11/19/22)
Steals 2 vs. Chowan (1/4/21)
Blocks 3, three times - last vs. Southern Wesleyan (2/1/23)
Turnovers vs. Chowan (1/4/21)
Minutes 24 at Fayetteville State (11/16/22)
Double-Figure Points 5 times
Double-Figure Rebounds 1 time
Double-Doubles 1 time
20+ Points None
7+ Rebounds 6 times
5+ Assists None
5+ Steals None
3+ Blocks 3 times

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 230 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 230 lbs
    30