2023-24 (Senior Year)
Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for fall semester … Played in 27 games, making five starts … Averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game … Shot 32-of-93 (34.4 percent) from the floor and 22-of-79 (27.8 percent) from behind the arc … Tied career high of 21 points on career-best seven 3-pointers at Coppin State (2/24), one short of the program’s single-game record … Knocked down the game-tying triple in the final minute of regulation against the Eagles … Recorded eight points and five rebounds against North Carolina Central (2/19), shooting 3-of-5 from the floor … Grabbed seven rebounds at UMES (2/5) and six against Penn State Wilkes-Barre (11/6).
2022-23 (Junior Year)
Played in 16 games, making 11 starts … Averaged 3.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per contest, shooting 20-of-59 (33.9 percent) from the field … Notched a season-high of nine points in first appearance of the season, going 3-of-5 from beyond the arc in a win over Bowling Green on Dec. 14 … Scored eight points against North Carolina Central on Jan. 30, then posted eight points again when the teams met on Feb. 27 … Recorded season-high three assists in the MEAC Championship game against Howard on Mar. 11 … Pulled down a season-high five rebounds in just 16 minutes against South Carolina State on Jan. 28.
2021-22 (Sophomore Year)
Played in 30 of the Spartans’ 31 games, making 13 starts … Averaged 6.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 74-of-173 (42.8 percent) from the field … Ranked 19
th in the MEAC in assists per game, 19
th in 3-pointers made per game (1.1), and 20
th in rebounds per game … Scored in double-digits on six occasions … Led or co-led the Spartans in points once, rebounds twice, assists twice, blocks three times, and steals once … Scored 12 points and grabbed career-high nine rebounds against Penn State-Wilkes Barre on Nov. 11 … Tallied season-high 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Bowling Green on Nov. 19, making 5-of-6 attempts from beyond the arc to tie career-best at the time … Recorded 13 points and eight rebounds at Howard on Jan. 15, shooting 5-of-7 from the field … Posted 12 points, four rebounds and three assists at South Carolina State on Jan. 29 … Tied career high of four assists against Delaware State on Jan. 12 and Morgan State on Feb. 21 … Scored seven points vs. Baylor in the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 17.
2020-21 (COVID)
Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Played in 23 games and made 13 starts … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … Shot 25-of-76 overall, including 16-of-45 (35.6 percent) from deep … Also made 14-of-19 from the free throw line … Had 80 points, 39 rebounds, 16 assists, 11 steals and three blocks on the year … Scored in double figures in three games, including a career-high 21 points in a win at Delaware State on Jan. 16 … Sank career-high five 3-pointers on six attempts, shot career-high tying 6-of-8 overall, and finished with season-highs of six rebounds and four assists … His 5-of-6 3-point shooting is tied for the second-best percentage in a game in school history … The next day on Jan. 17 in another win over the Hornets, added 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, a season-high 5-of-6 from the free throw line, with five rebounds … Totaled 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting in the season-opening win at James Madison on Nov. 27 with a pair of steals … Tied his career high with two blocks in a win over Appalachian State on March 18 in the NCAA Tournament, and had a career-high three steals against Old Dominion on Dec. 2 … Scored five points with two assists in a victory over Delaware State on Jan. 30.
2019-20 (Freshman Year)
Member of the MEAC All-Rookie Team, the ninth different player to earn the distinction for the Spartans … Named MEAC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 21 and Feb. 4 … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Competed in 24 games on the year with two starts … Averaged 4.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game, including 6.3 points in MEAC only games … Shot 37-of-96 from the floor (38.5 percent), including 15-of-54 from 3-point range … Shot 50 and 39 percent, respectively, in MEAC games … Also made 18-of-28 on the year from the free throw line … Totaled 107 points, 50 rebounds, 21 assists, 11 steals and three blocks … Had four games with 10 or more points, including a season-high 19 points in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Jan. 18 … Shot 5-of-8 overall, a season-best 3-of-4 from deep, and a career-high 6-of-6 from the free throw line that night with three rebounds and two assists … Scored 15 points on a career-best 6-of-10 shooting with another three 3-pointers, two rebounds and two assists in a victory over Coppin State on Feb. 17 … Scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting with three rebounds at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 1 … Two days later, added 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting with two rebounds and a career-high two blocks at North Carolina Central … Tallied nine points, a season-high six rebounds and one block in a career-best 34 minutes at Florida A&M on Feb. 22 … Went for seven points (3-of-5 shooting), two rebounds and a season-high two steals in a victory against Delaware State on Feb. 8 … Handed out a season-high three assists in a win at Coppin State on Jan. 6 … Added six points and three rebounds against Drexel on Dec. 21.
High School
Competed on the varsity team at Varina High School all four years … Named the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Region 5B Player of the Year his senior year in 2018-19 … Also tabbed first-team all-state, first-team all-region and first-team All-Metro by the
Richmond Times Dispatch … Led Varina to a 24-2 record that year and the state semifinals … Averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per game … Competed in the 804 All-Star Game following the conclusion of the season, featuring the top Central Virginia players … Named the VHSL Class 5 Player of the Year as a junior in 2017-18 … Also tabbed the Region 5B Player of the Year, first-team All-Region and first-team All-Metro … Led Varina to its first ever state title and a 26-2 record … Averaged 17 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.2 steals per game … Scored 21 points in the state championship over Wakefield High School … Led Varina to the state tournament his sophomore year in 2016-17, the program’s first appearance since 2002 ... Earned second-team all-region honors … Averaged 10.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game … Also went for 5.5 points, 3 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a freshman in 2015-16 … Member of the school’s All-Academic Team his freshman and sophomore years.
AAU/Club
Competed for Team Loaded VA.
Personal
Full name is Tyrese Jordan Jenkins … Born on Oct. 11, 2000 … Son of Tammy and Terris Jenkins … Has one older sister, Erica Jordan, and one older brother, Terris Jenkins Jr. … Majoring in sociology … Wants to pursue a professional career and eventually open up a business.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
21 (2x), at Coppin State (2-24-24) |
| FG Made |
7, at Coppin State (2-24-24) |
| FG Att. |
11 (2x), last: at Coppin State (2-24-24) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
7, at Coppin State (2-24-24) |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
10, at Coppin State (2-24-24) |
| FT Made |
6, vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1-18-20) |
| FT Att. |
6 (2x), last: at Delaware State (1-17-21) |
| Rebounds |
9, vs. Penn State-Wilkes Barre (11-11-21) |
| Assists |
4 (3x), at Morgan State (2-21-22) |
| Steals |
3, vs. Old Dominion (12-2-20) |
| Blocks |
2 (3x), last: vs. Wichita State (11-25-23) |
| Minutes |
34 (2x), vs. Delaware State (1-12-22) |
