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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Jaheam Cornwall

1 Jaheam Cornwall

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy

Summary

Biography

Preseason first-team All-Big South Conference selection … Is the third-best returning three-point shooter from last season at the Division I level nationally … Veteran point guard with exceptional court savvy, vision and feel … Capable of playing off the ball as well … Has played in 94 career games with 46 starts over three seasons … A career 43.0 percent shooter from three-point range entering the 2020-21 season (166-of-386) … Career 72.5 percent free throw shooter (108-of-149) … Enters fourth season with 846 career points, 275 career rebounds and 269 career assists.

2019-20 at Gardner-Webb: Started 31 of 32 games played in the backcourt … Played the point guard position for much of the season through February, but slid over to play off the ball late in the season with success in both roles … Ranked No. 6 nationally in three-point percentage, draining 44.4 percent on 87-of-196 chances … Earned honorable mention All-Big South Conference honors … Averaged a career-high 13.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game … Shot 72.1 percent from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 24 points on three difference occasions … Had 24 points vs. UT-Martin in Cancun, Mexico (11/26), making 7-of-8 shots from long range … That game wrapped up a three-game stretch that saw Cornwall shoot an eye-popping 15-of-19 (78.9%) from long distance … Scored 24 points in a home win over High Point (2/10) on the strength of 8-of-13 shooting from long range … Scored 24 points in the Big South semifinals vs. Winthrop (3/6) … Had 22 points at Wichita State (11/19) on 6-of-8 shooting from deep … Made all five three-point attempts en route to 19 points in a win at Radford (2/29) to end the regular season … Made at least four three-pointers in 10 different games.


2018-2019 at Gardner-Webb: Started 11 games of the season’s final 12 games, including all four postseason contests … Saw action in all 35 games … Team was 8-3 during his 11 starts … Averaged 6.2 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game … His 98 assists ranked third on the team behind Jose Perez (105) and David Efianayi (100) … Scored in double figures eight times … GWU went 7-1 during those games … Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Bob Jones (12/6) on 5-of-7 shooting … Netted 10 points in the win at Georgia Tech (12/17) … Averaged 11.0 points and 2.5 assists in Big South Tournament wins over High Point (3/7) and Campbell (3/8) … Scored 12 points in a win over UNC Wilmington (11/24) … Combined for 13 assists and two turnovers in home wins over Presbyterian (2/27) and Longwood (3/2) to close out the regular season.

2017-2018 at Gardner-Webb: Named to the Big South Conference All-Freshman Team … Played in 27 games and started the final four games of the season at point guard … Averaged 7.7 points, 2.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game … Also came away with 25 steals … Shot a team-best 43.9 percent from long range (43-of-98) and made a strong 80.0 percent from the free throw line … Averaged 22.2 minutes per game … Led the team with a 1.69 assist/turnover ratio … Scored a season-high 19 points on 4-of-5 shooting at eventual league champion Radford (2/1) … Netted 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting at No. 7 Florida (11/13) … Scored in double figures 10 times during the season … Dished off a season-high six assists in wins over Brevard (11/21), USC Upstate (12/2) and UNC Asheville (2/24) … Missed five games in January with an injury … Returned to the lineup on January 27 and scored 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting to spark a win over Longwood (1/27) … Had a stretch with 10 consecutive shots made over two games … Scored 15 points on 5-of-7 from long range at Liberty (2/10) … Shot at a 50 percent of better clip from three-point range in 11 different games.

High School: Played final two seasons at national power Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy under Coach Tom Espinosa … Earned third-team All-New England honors following the 2016-2017 season … Ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the Class of 2017 in Connecticut … A second-team All-League selection … Led team to the National Prep Championships Final Four and a 37-5 record … Scored 14 points, dished off 10 assists and had only one turnover in a narrow loss to eventual national champion Brewster (N.H.) Academy in the semifinals … Was the catalyst on a loaded roster with an average of 11.2 points and 4.6 assists per game … Knocked down an efficient 60-of-149 (40%) from long range … Shot 73.3 percent from the charity stripe … Scored a season-high 33 points and dished off 10 assists vs. Rock Top Academy … Scored 16 points and had eight assists in the City of Palms Tournament vs. St. Anthony (Texas) … Had 14 points and six assists vs. IMG (Fla.) Academy … Scored 15 points vs. Notre Dame (Mass.) Prep … Helped team to a national top-10 ranking … Played sophomore and junior high school basketball seasons at Francis Lewis (N.Y.) High in Queens under Coach Gerard Ciarleglio … Earned honorable mention All-Queens honors as a junior from the New York Daily News … A Class A All-State selection by the NYSSWA … Averaged 26.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in 2014-2015 … Averaged 19.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a sophomore … Chose Gardner-Webb after receiving offers from St. Bonaventure, LaSalle, Maine, LIU-Brooklyn, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Wagner and St. Francis (Brooklyn) … Played travel basketball with a very strong NY Jayhawks squad … Led Jayhawks to the 2016 Adidas Gauntlet Silver Championship in Atlanta.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    6'0" 175 lbs
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    2018-19Sophomore

    PG
    6'0" 175 lbs
    1
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    2019-20Junior

    PG
    6'0" 175 lbs
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    2020-21Senior

    PG
    6'0" 175 lbs
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