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Jersey Number 2
Jamel Horton Jr.
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Queens, N.Y.
- High School/Previous School:
- Holy Cross HS/UAlbany
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
2021-22 America East Defensive Player of the Year • UAlbany
2021-22 All-America East Second Team • UAlbany
2021-22 All-America East Defensive Team • UAlbany
2022-23 • GRADUATE SENIOR
Horton Jr. posted 1.4 points, 1.4 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game over his 14 appearances … Connected on 24.1 percent from the floor (7-of-29), 26.7 percent from three-point territory (4-of-15) and 40.0 percent at the foul line (2-of-5) … Scored his first basket at State off an offensive rebound putback with 34 seconds left in the first half versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) … Made three non-conference starts (Nov. 11-17) … Chipped in three points and a season-high four rebounds against Akron (Nov. 11) … Secured three points and a season’s best four assists versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13) … Handed out three assists on three additional occasions: versus Marquette (Nov. 21), against Nicholls (Dec. 17) and versus Drake (Dec. 20) … Tallied a season-high four points against Jackson State (Dec. 14) … Provided three points versus No. 8 Alabama (Dec. 28) and two assists at No. 8 Tennessee (Jan. 3) … Left the program in January 2023.
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • UALBANY
Horton Jr. played the 2020-21 season for Will Brown and the 2021-22 season for Dwayne Killings at UAlbany from the America East Conference … Started 41 of 46 career games for the Great Danes … Poured in 535 career points headlined by 32 outings in double figures … All five of his 20-plus point performances came in 2021-22 … Connected on 42.2 percent from the floor (201-of-476), 35.8 percent on three-point attempts (39-of-109) and 73.4 percent (94-of-128) at the free throw line … One of two America East players in 2021-22 to rank among the conference’s top 11 in scoring (12.8 – 11th), assists (3.9 – 2nd) and steals (1.1 – 10th) … Distributed five or more assists on 16 occasions … UAlbany won 10 of 16 games when Horton handed out at least five assists … His assist-to-turnover ratio ranked inside the America East’s top 5 during both seasons … Collected eight of his 12 career games of multiple steals in 2021-22.
BEST GAMES • UALBANY
2021-22: Horton Jr. started all 30 of his appearances as a senior … Ended the season with 20 straight games with double-digit scoring (Dec. 18-March 6) which were fueled by five outings of 20-plus points … Tallied 13 points and equaled a career-best five steals at LaSalle (Nov. 13) … Secured seven points, a career-high eight assists and three steals at No. 10 Kentucky (Nov. 22) … Garnered 23 points against Binghamton (Jan. 6) … Provided 22 points at New Hampshire (Jan. 8) … Filled the stats sheet with 15 points, six assists and six rebound at UMBC (Jan. 19) … Pumped home 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting at NJIT (Jan. 29) … Exploded for a career-high 24 points aided by a 9-for-11 clip at the foul line versus New Hampshire (Feb. 19) … Added another 24-point outing on 11-of-18 from the field against Hartford (March 1) during regular season finale.
2020-21: Horton Jr. broke into the starting five during his last 11 appearances (Jan. 9-Feb. 28) … First career game in double figures was a 10-point effort versus UMBC (Dec. 20) off the bench … Turned in 18 points against NJIT (Jan. 16) … His season-high was 19 points at New Hampshire (Jan. 23) … Notched 14 points and a career-high five steals versus UMass Lowell (Feb. 13) … Wrapped the season with a pair of 12-point, 7-assist outings against NJIT (Feb. 27) and at Hartford (Feb. 28).
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • JUNIOR COLLEGE
Horton Jr. played his freshmen season at Seward Community College located in Liberal, Kansas and his sophomore season at Pratt Community College located in Pratt, Kansas … Named a 2019-20 NJCAA All-Region 6 Second-Team pick and an All-KJCCC First-Team selection while at Pratt … Amassed 17.3 points and 4.6 assists per game, good enough for fifth-best in the KJCCC … Came away with 12 outings of 20-plus points headed by a 33-point effort against Barton CC (Jan. 13).
HIGH SCHOOL
Horton Jr. prepped at Holy Cross High School playing for Terry Tarpey in Jamaica, New York … A team captain who averaged 13.0 points per game … Notched CHSAA All-Conference Third-Team honors … Played AAU basketball for PD Nation, Almighty Force and Beacon Elite (NYC).
PERSONAL
Born on May 1, 1998 … Graduated with a degree in communication from UAlbany in Summer 2022.
2021-22 America East Defensive Player of the Year • UAlbany
2021-22 All-America East Second Team • UAlbany
2021-22 All-America East Defensive Team • UAlbany
2022-23 • GRADUATE SENIOR
Horton Jr. posted 1.4 points, 1.4 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game over his 14 appearances … Connected on 24.1 percent from the floor (7-of-29), 26.7 percent from three-point territory (4-of-15) and 40.0 percent at the foul line (2-of-5) … Scored his first basket at State off an offensive rebound putback with 34 seconds left in the first half versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) … Made three non-conference starts (Nov. 11-17) … Chipped in three points and a season-high four rebounds against Akron (Nov. 11) … Secured three points and a season’s best four assists versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13) … Handed out three assists on three additional occasions: versus Marquette (Nov. 21), against Nicholls (Dec. 17) and versus Drake (Dec. 20) … Tallied a season-high four points against Jackson State (Dec. 14) … Provided three points versus No. 8 Alabama (Dec. 28) and two assists at No. 8 Tennessee (Jan. 3) … Left the program in January 2023.
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • UALBANY
Horton Jr. played the 2020-21 season for Will Brown and the 2021-22 season for Dwayne Killings at UAlbany from the America East Conference … Started 41 of 46 career games for the Great Danes … Poured in 535 career points headlined by 32 outings in double figures … All five of his 20-plus point performances came in 2021-22 … Connected on 42.2 percent from the floor (201-of-476), 35.8 percent on three-point attempts (39-of-109) and 73.4 percent (94-of-128) at the free throw line … One of two America East players in 2021-22 to rank among the conference’s top 11 in scoring (12.8 – 11th), assists (3.9 – 2nd) and steals (1.1 – 10th) … Distributed five or more assists on 16 occasions … UAlbany won 10 of 16 games when Horton handed out at least five assists … His assist-to-turnover ratio ranked inside the America East’s top 5 during both seasons … Collected eight of his 12 career games of multiple steals in 2021-22.
BEST GAMES • UALBANY
2021-22: Horton Jr. started all 30 of his appearances as a senior … Ended the season with 20 straight games with double-digit scoring (Dec. 18-March 6) which were fueled by five outings of 20-plus points … Tallied 13 points and equaled a career-best five steals at LaSalle (Nov. 13) … Secured seven points, a career-high eight assists and three steals at No. 10 Kentucky (Nov. 22) … Garnered 23 points against Binghamton (Jan. 6) … Provided 22 points at New Hampshire (Jan. 8) … Filled the stats sheet with 15 points, six assists and six rebound at UMBC (Jan. 19) … Pumped home 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting at NJIT (Jan. 29) … Exploded for a career-high 24 points aided by a 9-for-11 clip at the foul line versus New Hampshire (Feb. 19) … Added another 24-point outing on 11-of-18 from the field against Hartford (March 1) during regular season finale.
2020-21: Horton Jr. broke into the starting five during his last 11 appearances (Jan. 9-Feb. 28) … First career game in double figures was a 10-point effort versus UMBC (Dec. 20) off the bench … Turned in 18 points against NJIT (Jan. 16) … His season-high was 19 points at New Hampshire (Jan. 23) … Notched 14 points and a career-high five steals versus UMass Lowell (Feb. 13) … Wrapped the season with a pair of 12-point, 7-assist outings against NJIT (Feb. 27) and at Hartford (Feb. 28).
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • JUNIOR COLLEGE
Horton Jr. played his freshmen season at Seward Community College located in Liberal, Kansas and his sophomore season at Pratt Community College located in Pratt, Kansas … Named a 2019-20 NJCAA All-Region 6 Second-Team pick and an All-KJCCC First-Team selection while at Pratt … Amassed 17.3 points and 4.6 assists per game, good enough for fifth-best in the KJCCC … Came away with 12 outings of 20-plus points headed by a 33-point effort against Barton CC (Jan. 13).
HIGH SCHOOL
Horton Jr. prepped at Holy Cross High School playing for Terry Tarpey in Jamaica, New York … A team captain who averaged 13.0 points per game … Notched CHSAA All-Conference Third-Team honors … Played AAU basketball for PD Nation, Almighty Force and Beacon Elite (NYC).
PERSONAL
Born on May 1, 1998 … Graduated with a degree in communication from UAlbany in Summer 2022.
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