The Citadel Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Spring 2019)
Dean’s List (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
2x Southern Conference Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20)

JUNIOR (2020-21): Appeared in 11 games…averaged 4.6 points and 1.6 assists per game…scored six points in just seven minutes in season opener against Piedmont…scored season-high 14 points, to go along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals, against Carver…added six points against UNC Greensboro…scored nine points on the road at Mercer.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Played in five games before having season ended due to injury… Granted medical redshirt … Played 14 minutes, scoring three points and recording one assist and a rebound at Georgia (11/12/19) … Played 12 minutes at home against Campbell (11/16/19) … Set his season high with five points to go along with a pair of steals in 11 minutes of work at Illinois (11/20/19) … Played a season-high 23 minutes, scoring five points, recording five assists, four rebounds and three steals against Brevard (11/26/19).

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Saw action in 22 games … Averaged 6.5 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.2 assists per game … Played a season-high 32 minutes after making his first collegiate start in the Bulldogs’ game vs. No. 7 seed Samford in the 2019 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships presented by General Shale (3/8/19) … Scored a season-high 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and had six assists against the Bulldogs … His six assists against Samford in the SoCon Tournament are tied for the third most in program history for a tournament game … Set a season high with seven assists in just 11 minutes of action against Mid-Atlantic Christian (11/12/18) … Went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe against Johnson (Fla.) (11/14/18) … Scored eight points against both MACU and Johnson.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner and three-year captain at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio … Graduated as his program's winningest player, having been a part of 87 wins and was the second all-time winningest high school player in Ohio ... Was a part of four league championships, four district championships, three regional crowns and two state championships … Was a two-time AP All-Northeast Lakes District Player of the Year and North Coast League Player of the Year, both as a junior and senior … As a senior (2017-18), was named an AP Division II All-Ohio first-team selection as well as picked up AP All-Northeast Lakes District first-team honors … Was a North Coast League first-team honoree and was a first-team Cleveland.com All-Northeast Ohio selection … For the year, averaged 24.2 points, 6.3 assists, 5.5 rebound and 4.0 steals per game … As a junior, was named the AP Division III State Tournament Most Valuable Player and was an AP Division III State Tournament first-team selection while guiding his team to the Division III Ohio State Championship crown … Was named to the AP Division III All-Ohio first team and was an AP All-Northeast Lakes District first-team honoree to go along with North Coast League first-team plaudits … Was also named the News Herald Player of the Year after averaging 17 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game … Following sophomore season, was named to the North Coast League All-Conference first team, Northeast District first team, All-Ohio third team, Cleveland.com All-Northeast Ohio second team and the AP Division III State Tournament first team after averaging 12.8 points and 4.9 assists per game … Helped team claim runner-up honors in the Ohio State Basketball Tournament … The year prior, team claimed the Division III Ohio State Championship and finished the year ranked sixth in the country by MaxPreps.com … Was also a three-time letterwinner in football … Was a student ambassador, boasted a 4.0 grade-point average every semester and ranked fifth in his class … Was an active member of the National Honor Society, a member of school's LIFE Group and won the "Student-Athlete with a Future" award.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jerry Eugene Higgins, III … Major is biology.