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Zep Jasper Season 2021-22

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Zep Jasper Season 2021-22

PositionG
Weight185 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownAugusta, Ga.
Previous SchoolCollege of Charleston

CAREER HONORS
• 2020-21 All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team
• 2020-21 CAA All-Defensive Team
• 2020-21 NABC All-District 10 Second Team
• CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 8, 2021)
 
GRADUATE SENIOR (2022-23)
One of only two players on the team to play and start in all 34 games of the season … One of the oldest players in NCAA Division I (25 years old) … Ended his five-year career at College of Charleston and Auburn with a combined 968 points, 228 assists and 105 steals … Played in 149 career games with 129 starts … Scored a season-high eight points twice against Winthrop (11/15/22) and Texas Southern (11/18/22) … Guarded the other team’s best player throughout the season including a crucial win over No. 12-ranked Tennessee (3/4/23) to keep the Tigers’ postseason hopes alive.
 
SENIOR (2021-22)
One of the top on-ball defenders in the country ... Played and started in 32 games of the season averaging 5.1 points per game ... Shot .810 percent from the free throw line (34-42) and was tied for second on the team in assists per game (2.1) … Had a team-best 2.72 assist-to-turnover ratio and led the nation in the category during the season … Had no turnovers in 14 contests … Committed just 25 turnovers in 736 minutes, which is one turnover every 29.4 minutes ... Missed two games during conference play due to a non-COVID illness … Returned to the starting lineup against Texas A&M (2/12/22) … Recorded double figures in five games including 13 points in road wins at South Florida (11/19/21) and at South Carolina (1/4/22) ... Equaled his career high dishing out six assists versus ULM (11/12/21) and Loyola Chicago (11/25/21) at the Battle 4 Atlantis ... Turned in six points, five steals and five assists in a win over Nebraska (12/11/22) ... Poured in nine points along with three rebounds and two steals versus Oklahoma in the Big 12/SEC Challenge (1/29/22) ... Had a streak of eight-consecutive SEC games without a turnover … Scored a season-high 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting from long range against Ole Miss (2/23/22) ... Registered 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from three with three assists, three rebounds and two steals in an overtime win at Mississippi State (3/2/22) ... Tallied six points and four assists against Jacksonville State in the NCAA First Round (3/18/22).
 
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (2020-21)
Team captain … Played and started in all 19 games … Team’s leading scorer averaging 15.6 points per game which ranked eighth in the Colonial Athletic Association … Poured in double figures in 16 contests including four 20+ point outings ... Collected CAA Player of the Week honors for the first time of his career (2/8/21) … Led the Cougars to a 2-0 weekend and series sweep of Towson with 21 points and four boards in a 90-88 double-overtime win (2/6/21) … Equaled his career high with seven rebounds against Towson (2/7/21) … Ended the season on a career-best eight-game double-digit scoring streak …  Knocked down a career-high 38 points on 13-of-18 shooting from the field, 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc and 8-for-9 from the charity stripe against Columbus State (2/20/21) … His 38 points was the fifth-most points scored in a single game in school history and tied as the third-most in the program’s NCAA Division I Era ... Scored a game-high 27 points versus Drexel in the CAA Quarterfinals (3/7/21) … Honored on the All-CAA Second Team and CAA All-Defensive Team.
 
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Saw action in 31 games with 30 starts … Averaged 7.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … Ranked third on the team in steals (28) … Scored in double figures on 13 occasions including three-straight games with 12 points at Drexel (12/28/19), at Delaware (12/30/19) and versus Towson (1/2/20) … Also dished out a career-high six assists at Drexel … Registered a season-high 13 points versus Delaware in the CAA Quarterfinals (3/8/20).
 
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Played in all 33 games with 14 starts … Team’s fourth-leading scorer averaging 5.4 points per game … Also best 3-point shooter on the team with a 40.0 percent accuracy beyond the arc … Made his first career start versus Presbyterian College registering a career-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field (11/6/18) … Scored in double figures on six occasions including 10 points against Rhode Island (11/13/18) and 13 points at VCU (12/15/18) … Recorded 14 points and a career-best five rebounds at Delaware (2/7/19) … Dished out a career-high four assists versus Drexel in the CAA Quarterfinals (3/10/19).
 
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Redshirted the 2017-18 season … Member of the scout team … Prepared the Cougars for their NCAA first-round meeting versus Auburn.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 21 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per game during his senior season at Laney High School ... Led the Wildcats to a region title and Class AAA state quarterfinals appearance ... Honored as the All-Area Georgia Boys Co-Player of the Year by The Augusta Chronicle ... Team compiled an 84-15 overall record and made three Final Four appearances in the state playoffs during his four years at Laney ... Became the fifth player in school history to reach 1,000 career points … Four-Time first team all-state and first team all-region selection … Garnered Freshman of the Year and first-team all-defense honors ... Played one post-grad year of basketball at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass., averaging 22.3 points per game.
 
PERSONAL
Son of William and Sandra Jasper ... Goes by the nickname, Zep, which is short for Zephaniah … Has one brother, Vonte, and one sister, Latoya … Nicknamed the “Honey Badger” for his on-ball defense … Graduated from College of Charleston in Summer of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies with minors in leadership, change and social responsibility and coaching.
 
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 38 vs. Columbus State (2/20/21)
Field Goals Made: 13 vs. Columbus State (2/20/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 vs. Drexel (3/7/21)
3-Point FG Made: 5 vs. Drexel (3/7/21), vs. Limestone (11/28/20)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 10 vs. Drexel (3/7/21)
Free Throws Made: 10 vs. Towson (1/2/20)
Free Throws Attempted: 10 vs. Towson (1/2/20)
Rebounds: 7 vs. Towson (2/7/21), at Towson (2/1/20)
Assists: 6 (three times)
Blocks: 1 (seven times)
Steals: 5 vs. Nebraska (12/11/21)
Minutes Played: 42 vs. Columbus State (2/20/21)
Double-Figure Games: 40
30-Point Games: 1
20-Point Games: 4
10-Rebound Games: None
10-Assist Games: None
Double-Doubles: None
Dunks: 1

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Graduate Student
2022-23

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6-1 / 190 lbs