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Daniss Jenkins
Jenkins with the Detroit Pistons in 2026
No. 24 – Detroit Pistons
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-08-17) August 17, 2001 (age 24)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolHillcrest (Dallas, Texas)
College
NBA draft2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentDetroit Pistons
2024–2026→Motor City Cruise
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Daniss Jenkins (pronounced DAY-niss;[1] born August 17, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pacific Tigers, Odessa Wranglers, Iona Gaels, and St. John's Red Storm.

High school and college career

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Jenkins attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas. In his senior year, The Dallas Morning News selected him as the District 12-4A offensive MVP. After graduation, he studied at University of the Pacific (2019–2021),[2] Odessa College (2021–2022) and Iona (2022–2023)[3] as an undergraduate and St. John's University (2023–2024) as a graduate student.[2][4] During his freshman year at Pacific, Jenkins was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.[5] In his final year playing for St. John's, Jenkins averaged 14.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.7 triples and 1.6 steals per game on 44.6% shooting from the field and 85.1% at the line.[6] Jenkins was also named to the All-Big East second team and was the only Red Storm player named to earn all-conference recognition at the end of the regular season.[7]

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Jenkins signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 6, 2024.[2][7][8] He made seven appearances for Detroit during the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 1.0 point, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.4 assists.

On August 3, 2025, Jenkins re-signed with the Pistons on another two-way contract.[9] In a 137–135 win over the Washington Wizards on November 10, Jenkins broke out, scoring a then career-high 24 points, including the game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation.[10] He followed his performance with a game two days later, where he registered 18 points, 12 assists,[11] and helped the Pistons to a win over the Chicago Bulls. The game was also Jenkins' first career start.[12] On February 7, 2026, Jenkins' two-way contract was converted into a standard two-year contract.[13]

On March 23, 2026, Jenkins put up a career-high 30 points, along with eight assists and four rebounds in a 113–110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[14][15]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024–25 Detroit 7 0 3.3 .300 .143 .000 .3 .4 .0 .0 1.0
2025–26 Detroit 72 19 20.2 .408 .374 .832 2.3 3.9 .9 .2 9.3
Career 79 19 18.7 .407 .366 .822 2.1 3.6 .8 .2 8.6

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Pacific 32 23 22.1 .338 .246 .821 1.2 1.2 .5 .4 6.2
2020–21 Pacific 18 18 31.3 .416 .233 .721 3.2 2.1 1.2 .7 12.2
2021–22 Did Not Play - Juco
2022–23 Iona 35 35 33.7 .418 .361 .786 4.4 4.9 1.4 .6 15.6
2023–24 St. John's 33 33 30.7 .446 .354 .851 3.5 5.4 1.6 .5 14.9
Career 118 109 29.3 .414 .329 .799 3.1 3.6 1.2 .5 12.3

References

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  1. ^ Red Storm Report Ep. 4 - Daniss Jenkins Player Profile. St. John's Red Storm. February 3, 2024. Event occurs at 00:00. Retrieved April 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Hillcrest guard Daniss Jenkins signs as undrafted free agent with Detroit Pistons". Dallas News. June 28, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Daniss Jenkins - Men's Basketball". Iona University Athletics. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Corp, Sean (June 27, 2024). "Pistons land guard Daniss Jenkins on a two-way deal". Detroit Bad Boys. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Daniss Jenkins". Odessa College. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pistons' Daniss Jenkins: Agrees to two-way deal with Pistons". CBS Sports. June 28, 2024. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Cavanagh, Thomas (June 27, 2024). "St. John's basketball's Daniss Jenkins signs two-way deal with the Detroit Pistons". RumbleInTheGarden.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (July 6, 2024). "The @DetroitPistons announced today that the team has signed guard Daniss Jenkins to a two-way contract" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  9. ^ Grasso, Justin (August 3, 2025). "Detroit Pistons Bring Back Rising NBA Prospect". Detroit Pistons On SI. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  10. ^ RotoWire Staff (November 11, 2025). "Pistons' Daniss Jenkins: Erupts for career-high 24 points". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "Chicago Bulls @ Detroit Pistons – Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  12. ^ "Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons – November 12, 2025 Game Summary". NBA.com. November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  13. ^ "Daniss Jenkins signs new contract with Detroit Pistons". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  14. ^ Davis, Josh (March 23, 2026). "Pistons guard Daniss Jenkins perfectly sums up game-winning FG vs. Lakers". ClutchPoints. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  15. ^ "Pistons' Daniss Jenkins: Career night vs. LAL". CBS Sports. March 23, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
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