Jernard Jarreau

Height:
6-10
Weight:
235
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
McDonogh 35

2015-16: Played in 18 games, making 11 starts ... Scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in his debut for the Green Wave against Alabama A&M ... Added 12 points in the overtime win against Drake ... Brought down eight rebounds against Appalachian State ... Had 10 boards and nine points in the win over Stephen F. Austin ... Scored 15 points and added four assists against Liberty in Nashville ... Notched his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 boards against UNO ... Had seven points against Georgia Tech ... Blocked five shots against Prairie View A&M, while also adding six points and eight rebounds ... Had 10 points and eight rebounds at No. 11 North Carolina ... Scored eight points and added six boards and three assists at Mississippi State ... Had five points and six rebounds against Southern Miss ... Bounced back against UConn, blocking five shots, grabbing five rebounds and adding 13 points off the bench ... Scored six points and added five rebounds in the win at USF ... Added five points, five boards and three steals against No. 10 SMU ... Missed the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury. At Washington: Graduated from Washington in June of 2015, eligible to play immediately ... After missing the 2013-14 season with a torn ACL, bounced back to start all 21 games of his redshirt-junior season, 5.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 24.3 minutes ... Played 31 games in his first season, averaging 3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 12.7 mpg ... Redshirtted as a freshman at Washington. High School: Was District 10-4A Player of the Year earning all-metro and all-state after averaging 17.9 ppg, 9.8 rpg and 3.0 bpg as a senior... Missed junior season due to broken wrist ... Started school as a 6-foot-3 guard before growing seven inches ... Played with the New Orleans Elite D1 Ambassadors AAU team. Personal: Born Jernard Joseph Jarreau on Aug. 30, 1992, in New Orleans ... Son of Alfred and Katrina Gaines ... Has three younger brother and a younger sister ... Graduated in the Spring of 2015 from the University of Washington with a degree in American ethnic studies ... Will study liberal arts at Tulane.