John Jenkins (basketball)

John Logan Jenkins III (born March 6, 1991)[1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for Criollos de Caguas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

A shooting guard, Jenkins was a two-time TSSAA Class AA Mr. Basketball selection, and was the Gatorade Tennessee High School Player of the Year in 2008–09.

[4] One of the nation's top shooters, Jenkins shot 48.3% (72–149) from three in his freshman season at Vanderbilt, 40.8% (100–245) as a sophomore, and 43.9% (134–305) from beyond-the-arc as a junior.

As a sophomore, he led the Southeastern Conference in scoring (19.5) and in 3-point field goals made per game (3.1) and finished second in free throw percentage (.894)[3] and was picked to the Fifth Team All-America by Fox Sports.

[5] As a junior, he averaged 19.9 points per game, leading the SEC for the second consecutive season (the first time since LSU's Ronnie Henderson did it in 1995–96).

[3] On April 9, 2012, Jenkins announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility at Vanderbilt to enter the 2012 NBA draft.

[7][8] On July 10, 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Hawks[9] and joined them for the 2012 NBA Summer League.

[16] On February 3, 2014, the Hawks announced Jenkins underwent successful surgery on his back and subsequently missed the rest of the 2013–14 season.

On October 30, 2014, the Hawks declined to exercise Jenkins' four-year team option and thus allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent in 2015.

[22] On October 29, in just his second game for the Mavericks, Jenkins recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists as a starter in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

[32] On November 7, 2017, Jenkins signed with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos for his first professional experience in Europe.