Summit League Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

13. David Jenkins Jr.

A 6’2 combo guard from Tacoma, Washington, it’s fair to say that Jenkins had an extremely unique collegiate career. While we’re only focusing on his time in the Summit today, he actually played at four different schools across a six-year career. He started at South Dakota State (today’s focus) for two seasons under T. J. Otzelberger before following him to UNLV, though we’ll mention more of that later.

His time with the Jackrabbits as an underclassman was pretty successful. He’d average 16.1 points per game right off the bat as a freshman with great shooting numbers and helped South Dakota State to the NCAA Tournament, winning the regular season and tournament titles in the Summit. In year two, he’d deliver another regular season crown while averaging 19.7 points per game. While the Jackrabbits were upended in the Summit League Tournament, Jenkins did hit 45% of his 3-pointers and had a career-high 35 points in a December loss to Memphis.

Looking at the stats alone, Jenkins clearly had his most successful seasons with the Jackrabbits and was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman and First Team All-Summit for that sophomore season. He scored just under 1200 points in two seasons, becoming the league’s top long-range shooter. Jenkins would then spend one season apiece on the court for UNLV, Utah, and Purdue these last three years, though his numbers at the last two schools are laughably incomparable to his time in the Summit.