2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Jalen Duren
Bio
Honors
- 2022 All-AAC Tournament Team
- 2022 AAC Freshman of the Year
- 2022 All-AAC First Team
- 2022 AAC All-Freshman Team
- 2021-22 Preseason AAC Rookie of the Year
- 2021-22 Preseason All-AAC First Team
- Had 21-point, 20-rebound game March 11 against UCF
- Averaged 14.4 points per game during a 10-game double digit stretch from Jan. 15-March 3
- Matched a career-high with 22 points against Temple on Feb. 24 in a career-best 34 minutes
- Blocked at least one shot in first 16 games played before being block-less against Tulane Feb. 9
- Was the fourth freshman in the nation since 2010-11 to have a 20-point, 19-rebound, five-block game, when he did so against Western Kentucky on Nov. 19
- Swatted six shots against Saint Louis on Nov. 16
- Had first double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds against North Carolina Central Nov. 13, after being scoreless with three rebounds in the first half
- Made Memphis debut on Nov. 9 against Tennessee Tech and had 15 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Born on Nov. 18, 2003, making him 19 the calendar year of the 2022 NBA Draft and therefore eligible due to the 19-year-old requirement
- Has a wingspan of 7-5 1/4
- Played junior season at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.
- Former Tiger and current Toronto Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa also suited up for Montverde
- Reclassified to the Class of 2021
- Was the No. 1 prospect in the nation according to Rivals and a consensus 5-star recruit
- Helped Montverde to the 2021 High School Nationals championship and averaged 14.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting 62.9 percent from the floor
- Averaged 12.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in three games at Nationals and had nine points and nine rebounds in the title game
- Excelled on the summer circuit in 2021, helping Team Final to the Nike Peach Jam Championship
- Had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in the championship game over Brad Beal Elite
- Played 15 games with Team Final in July and contributed 13.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game
- In 2019, captured a gold medal in the FIBA Americas U16 Championship representing USA Basketball
- In six games in Brazil, averaged over 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per outing
- Chose the Tigers over Kentucky, Miami, the NBA's G League and the NBL in Australia