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Tulane University Athletics

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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Jaylen Forbes

25 Jaylen Forbes

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    6-5
  • Weight
    195
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Florence, MS
  • Highschool
    Florence HS

Biography

2022-2023: Started in all 31 games for Tulane… Averaged a career-high 18.5 points per game and 36.5 minutes per game… Shot a career-best and team-high .861 from the charity stripe… Was perfect from the line 14 times this year… Became the Tulane single-season record holder for made three-pointers at 84… Scored his 1000th career point versus Nevada (11/21)… Was named to the AAC Second Team following the season… Had just one game scoring less than 10 points (Tulsa, 1/21)… Dropped 26 points and totaled seven rebounds versus ULN (11/28)… Totaled a season-high 31 points versus SMU (1/11)… Went 10-10 from the line with six rebounds totaling 27 points versus UCF (1/14)… Brought down a season-high eight rebounds versus SMU (2/1)… Was named AAC Player of the Week back-to-back on 1/9 and 1/16.

2021-2022: Started in all 29 games in his second season and has made 51 consecutive starts while in Uptown… Was named to the All-AAC Second Team and earned AAC weekly honor roll honors four times throughout the season…  Ranked first in the conference in minutes per game with 36.1, third in three-point percentage at .397 and fourth in scoring averaging 16.6 points per game… Scored in double figures 23 times and recorded one double-double and had 12 games with three or more made three-pointers… Recorded a double-double with a season-high 30 points and 11 rebounds while playing 43 minutes in the victory over Drexel (11/22)… Dished out a career-high four assists versus Alcorn State and totaled 25 points (12/2)… Had back-to-back games with six made three-pointers (ECU 2/5, Memphis 2/9).

2020-2021: Started all 23 games in his first season with the Green Wave…Named to the 2021 NABC All-District Second Team…An All-American Athletic Conference Third Team pick…Selected to the All-Louisiana Men's Basketball Second Team...Selected to The American’s Weekly Honor Roll six times…Ranked first in the conference in minutes per game and fourth in both scoring and 3-pointers made per game…Led the Green Wave in scoring, rebounding, 3-pointers made, 3-point field goal percentage and free throws made…Averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 36.1 minutes per game…Shot 107-of-278 (.385) overall, 56-of-152 (.368) beyond the 3-point arc and 108-of-132 (.818) at the free throw line…Averaged 17.2 points in 17 conference games…Led the team in double-figure scoring games (19)…Led the team in scoring a team-high 14 times…Ranked second in charges taken (6)…Scored at least 20 points on seven occasions and eclipsed 30 points twice…Had one double-double…Made multiple 3-pointers in 16 games and made three or more treys nine times…Scored a career-high 37 points and made seven consecutive 3s at Cincinnati (Feb. 26)…Those 37 were the most by a Tulane player in regulation since 1997 and the most by any player in The American during the season…Debuted with 15 points, seven rebounds and four 3s made in the win over Lamar (11/27)…Scored 16 points and made four 3s in the win over Lipscomb (11/29)…Scored a game-high 21 points, shot 8-of-12 overall and made 5 treys in the win over Grambling (12/19)…Scored 20 points with a career-high five steals in the win over ECU (1/2)…Led all players with 23 points to go with eight rebounds and made four 3s in the win at Temple (1/31)…Scored 20 points in the win at Tulsa (2/10)…Had 19 points and went 3-of-3 beyond the arc in the win at USF (2/14)…Exploded for 30 points on 8-of-13 shooting, made five 3s went 9-of-11 at the free throw line and grabbed five steals against UCF (2/20)…Tallied his first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Memphis (2/24)…Scored 22 points with seven rebounds and three assists in the win over Tulsa (3/11) in the first round of the AAC Championship.

At Alabama (2019-2020): Appeared in 30 games and made one start for the Crimson Tide, averaging 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game…Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench against Penn (11/5) in his collegiate debut…Pulled down nine boards in 18 minutes against Arkansas…Made three 3-pointers and scored a season-high 11 points in just 15 minutes at Auburn…Handed out a personal-best three assists against Texas A&M.
 
High School/Prep: Rated a four-star prospect as the No. 84 overall player and No. 18 shooting guard in the class of 2019 according to ESPN.com…Tabbed the No. 2 prospect in the state of Mississippi…Earned all-district honors all four years…Finished his Florence High School career as the top scorer in school history, averaging 25.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game… A 2019 first team all-state selection by both the Clarion Ledger and USA Today as a senior after averaging 23.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game… Led Florence to the 4A state title game as a senior…He Earned all-state honors as a junior after averaging 28.4 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, which included school-record 51-point effort on his birthday… Topped the MEBO Team Hood 2018 in the Nike EYBL Circuit averaging 19.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assist per game… Named a breakout player by Prep Recruit following the Nike EYBL season.
 
Facts: Born December 15 to Michael Forbes and Denise Andrews… Has one brother, Michael Jr., and four sisters, Dajiah, Quira, Destinie and Jesire.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 185 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 185 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 192 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 195 lbs
    25