Jenkins Honored As 2023 SEC Basketball Legend
February 08, 2023 | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Former Mississippi State basketball great Jerry Jenkins will be celebrated as the program's Allstate SEC Basketball Legend selection at next month's SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (March 8-12).
Jenkins captured a pair of All-SEC First-Team selections by the coaches during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. He currently sits 11th on MSU's all-time scoring list and fourth among players who played only three seasons with 1,503 career points.
Jenkins, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, is one of only seven players to secure at least 1,500 career points and 500 career rebounds in program history. He averaged 19.3 points per game over his career which is fourth only behind fellow SEC legends Bailey Howell, Jim Ashmore and Jeff Malone.
Jenkins along with Larry Fry were the program's first African American players. He also ranks among MSU's top 10 in field goals made (603 – 7th) and free throw percentage (80.7 – 9th).
The SEC Legends program was started in 1999 and returns after a two-year absence.
2023 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends
Jerry Harper (1953-56) – Alabama
Derek Hood (1996-99) – Arkansas
Layton Johns (1960-63) – Auburn
Chris Richard (2003-07) – Florida
Rod Cole (1987-91) – Georgia
Vernon Hatton (1956-58) – Kentucky
Collis Temple III (1999-2003) – LSU
Jerry Jenkins (1973-75) – Mississippi State
Steve Stipanovich (1979-83) – Missouri
Eric Laird (1982-85) – Ole Miss
Tre' Kelley (2003-07) – South Carolina
Lang Wiseman (1989-93) – Tennessee
David Britton (1978-80) – Texas A&M
Butch Feher (1973-76) – Vanderbilt
Mississippi State Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends
1999 Bailey Howell
2000 Jim Ashmore
2001 W.D. Stroud
2002 Jeff Malone
2003 Joe Dan Gold
2004 Greg Carter
2005 Jack Bouldin
2006 Rickey Brown
2007 Richard Williams
2008 Wiley Peck
2009 Tony Watts
2010 Kermit Davis Sr.
2011 Darryl Wilson
2012 Chuck Evans
2013 Horatio Webster
2014 Erick Dampier
2015 Doug Hutton
2016 Mario Austin
2017 Dontae' Jones
2018 Ray White
2019 Lawrence Roberts
2020, 2023 Jerry Jenkins
Jenkins captured a pair of All-SEC First-Team selections by the coaches during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. He currently sits 11th on MSU's all-time scoring list and fourth among players who played only three seasons with 1,503 career points.
Jenkins, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, is one of only seven players to secure at least 1,500 career points and 500 career rebounds in program history. He averaged 19.3 points per game over his career which is fourth only behind fellow SEC legends Bailey Howell, Jim Ashmore and Jeff Malone.
Jenkins along with Larry Fry were the program's first African American players. He also ranks among MSU's top 10 in field goals made (603 – 7th) and free throw percentage (80.7 – 9th).
The SEC Legends program was started in 1999 and returns after a two-year absence.
2023 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends
Jerry Harper (1953-56) – Alabama
Derek Hood (1996-99) – Arkansas
Layton Johns (1960-63) – Auburn
Chris Richard (2003-07) – Florida
Rod Cole (1987-91) – Georgia
Vernon Hatton (1956-58) – Kentucky
Collis Temple III (1999-2003) – LSU
Jerry Jenkins (1973-75) – Mississippi State
Steve Stipanovich (1979-83) – Missouri
Eric Laird (1982-85) – Ole Miss
Tre' Kelley (2003-07) – South Carolina
Lang Wiseman (1989-93) – Tennessee
David Britton (1978-80) – Texas A&M
Butch Feher (1973-76) – Vanderbilt
Mississippi State Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends
1999 Bailey Howell
2000 Jim Ashmore
2001 W.D. Stroud
2002 Jeff Malone
2003 Joe Dan Gold
2004 Greg Carter
2005 Jack Bouldin
2006 Rickey Brown
2007 Richard Williams
2008 Wiley Peck
2009 Tony Watts
2010 Kermit Davis Sr.
2011 Darryl Wilson
2012 Chuck Evans
2013 Horatio Webster
2014 Erick Dampier
2015 Doug Hutton
2016 Mario Austin
2017 Dontae' Jones
2018 Ray White
2019 Lawrence Roberts
2020, 2023 Jerry Jenkins
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