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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Jaylen Fornes

  • Position G
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 195
  • Hometown Pamlico County, N.C./Word of God
  • Prev School Nicholls State

Biography

2021-22 (GRADUATE STUDENT) | UNCW
-Matched season hghs in points (19), rebounds (7) and minutes (38) in CBI final
-Contributed 11 point soff bench with 3/3 threes in CBI quarterfinal win over Drake
-Had five points in CBI firt round victory over VMI
-Finished with seven points and five rebounds in CAA championship game
-Had eight points and two points off bench in CAA quarterfinals vs. Elon
-Contributed seven points off bench in regular season finale vs. UD
-Reached double digits in third straight game with 10 points vs. Charleston
-Pitched in 13 points and five rebounds at Hofstra
-Scored 19 points and dished out career-best nine assists vs. W&M
-Scored 14 points wotj twp rebounds and four assists vs. NU
-Had 15 points with four treys at Northeastern
-Collected 13 points at Towson to go over 1,000 points in career
-Sharing scoring lead with 16 points at James Madison
-Poured in season-high 16 points off bench at Charleston
-Scored seven points and had five rebounds in season-high 24 minutes vs. UD
-Had nine points and five rebounds off bench vs. Campbell
-Contributed five points and five rebounds at HPU
-Scored 4 points and matched season high with six boards vs. MOU
-Scored 11 points off bench in at Delaward State
-Played 18 minutes vs. Coastal and had three points and five boards
-Scored 11 points with four rebounds and four assists vs. Guilford
-Started and scored 12 points in season opener at Illinois State on Nov. 9, 2021


2020-21 (SENIOR) | Nicholls State
-Made 21 total appearances, with 13 starts, including Southland Conference semifinals and championship games
-Collected 9.3 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game
-Averaged 21.3 minutes each contest
-Led squad in three-point shooting percentage (.394), finishing 26-of-66 on season from deep
-Pulled down career-best nine boards in overtime victory at New Orleans on Feb. 27, 2021
-Set new career mark in three-point field goals, drilling seven against HBU (2/24/21) in Red & Gray's best single-half performance of the year (23 points)

2019-20 | Nicholls State
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Sat out season due to NCAA guidelines

2018-19 (JUNIOR) | UNCW

-Scored five points in each of UNCW’s two games in 2019 CAA Tournament
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Had eight points and four rebounds off bench in regular season finale at Charleston
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Collected 14 points and doled out three assists vs. James Madison
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Led team in scoring with 19 points vs. Towson on Jan. 31, 2019
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Reached double figures for sixth time with 11 points at Towson
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Paced club with season-high 20 points at Georgia State on Dec. 19, 2018
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Led team with six rebounds at No. 23 Furman on Dec. 15, 2018
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Scored nine points in 23 minutes at No. 14 North Carolina on Dec. 5, 2018
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Contributed 15 points and five rebounds in victory over East Carolina on Nov. 27, 2018
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Came off bench for first time and had eight points vs. Eastern Illinois on Nov. 25, 2018
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Collected 12 points and two rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Arkansas State on Nov. 23, 2018
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Pumped 15 points vs. UNC Greensboro on Nov. 13, 2018
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Started second straight game vs. Stanford and had 13 points and five rebounds on Nov. 9, 2018
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Scored nine points in 25 minutes at Campbell in season opener

 
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE) | UNCW
-Had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in CAA semifinals vs. NU
-Scored 13 points in 93-88 victory over Hofstra in CAA quarterfinals on Mar. 4, 2018
-Had 12 points and three assists in regular season finale at Drexel
-Poured in career-high 27 points at William & Mary on Feb. 22, 2018
-Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Charleston
-Played 25 minutes vs. Elon and closed with 13 points
-Made 24th start of season and collected nine points vs. Hofstra
-Pitched in 13 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes at Northeastern
-Had 11 points and four assists in 35 minutes at Hofstra
-Scored 15 points with seven rebounds and three assists vs. W&M
-Finished with nine points and five rebounds vs. JMU
-Contributed 10 points and four rebounds vs. Towson
-Had eight points, five rebounds and four assists at Charleston
-Collected career highs of 24 points and eight rebounds vs. NU
-Led team with 20 points, including 5-of-7 from deep, at Elon
-Finished with five points, three rebounds and three assists at Towson
-Poured in career-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting vs. Drexel
-Played career-high 35 minutes vs. Delaware and had 10 points
-Had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists vs. Greensboro
-Scored six points and had five rebounds vs. Howard
-Led team with 15 points and matched career high with five boards vs NDSU
-Scored career-high 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting vs. Furman
-Made seventh start of season and had six points and five rebounds at UNCG
-Played 22 minutes at ECU and finished with 10 points
-Started fifth straight game and finished with nine points vs. Valpo
-Had six points, three rebounds and four assists vs. Loyola-Chicago in Savannah
-Poured in 18 points vs. Campbell
-Started for second straight game and had 11 points and four boards at Davidson
-Made fourth career start in season opener and scored 11 points with five rebounds vs. N.C. Wesleyan

 
2016-17 (FRESHMAN) | UNCW
-Appeared in 30-of-35 games in rookie season, making three starts
-Shot 45 percent from deep on 18-of-40 attempts
-Averaged 3.1 points and 1.0 rebounds in first year
-Played final minute in CAA championship and NCAA Tournament games
-Played 10 minutes and grabbed for rebounds vs. W&M in CAA semifinals
-Scored two points with two rebounds in CAA quarterfinals vs. Delaware
-Played nine minutes vs. Towson and scored eight points
-Scored three points and had career-high four rebounds at Elon
-Started for second straight game vs. JMU and had eight points and two assists
-Made first career start and responded with career-high 17 points vs. Delaware
-Scored eight points at William & Mary
-Contributed seven points vs. Drexel
-Collected five points and three rebounds vs. W&M
-Had season-high seven points vs. Pfeiffer
-Had five points vs. Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 25, 2016
-Came off the bench to play nine minutes at Eastern Kentucky
-Scored three points and grabbed two rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Claflin

HIGH SCHOOL
-Attended Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C.
-Played for Coach Brian Clifton at Word of God
-Member of varsity team for four seasons
-Also played football at Word of God

PERSONAL
-Full Name: Jaylen Aaron Fornes
-Born in Grantsboro, N.C.
-Son of Rebecca Fornes and Corey Green
-Played for Team Loaded AAU Team

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