2022-23 M. Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 43
Jason Whitens
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Powers, Mich.
- High School:
- Powers North Central
- Prev School:
- Western Michigan
Bio
THE WORD
Transfer wing from Western Michigan who missed all of season last season after tearing his ACL in the first exhibition game • Went through rehabilitation last year and has worked hard to get back on the court • Physical and high-motor wing with a knack for rebounding and defense • Does a good job moving without the basketball to create opportunities for himself and his teammates.
2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)
Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament just over a minute into this first appearance in an exhibition game against Ferris State • Had surgery and went through rehabilitation the rest of the year.
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
As a redshirt junior in 2020-21, played in 19 games and made 18 starts while averaging 23.3 minutes • Averaged 5.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists • Shot 47.2 percent from the floor and 88.9 percent from the free throw line • Scored in double figures four times • Registered a career-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field vs. Milwaukee (12/13) • Had 10 points at Northern Illinois (3/2) • As a junior in 2019-20, played in 32 games and started 29 • Averaged 4.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.4 minutes per game • Was third on the team with 42 offensive rebounds • Had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Yale (11/25) • Scored a season-high 15 points at Milwaukee (11/9) • Posted four games in double figure scoring • Led the team in rebounds five times • Sat out the 2018-19 season due to an injury • Appeared in 16 games as a freshman in 2017-18, averaging 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three state titles and posted a 108-1 record over four-year career (graduated on an 83-game winning streak) at Powers North Central • Class D player of the year as a junior and senior in both basketball and football • As a senior, finished third in the Michigan Mr. Basketball voting • Averaged 23.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game as a senior • Quarterback on the football team, led Powers North Central to consecutive 8-player state titles as a junior and senior • Broke the state finals rushing record, carrying the ball 17 times for 352 yards and six touchdowns.
PERSONAL
The son of Gerald and Faye Whitens • Born on January 4, 1998 in Escanaba, Michigan and rasied in Powers, Michigan • Has a sister, Paige • Earned his degree from Western Michigan in sales and marketing • Pursuing a master’s degree in sports coaching and leadership • Favorite movie is The Dark Knight • Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones • Favorite book is the Harry Potter series • Favorite team is the Green Bay Packers • Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant • Person he admires most is his sister, Paige, who is “the most intelligent, kind-hearted person I know. She sees the good in all things, and is able to put the right mindset in all thing when things get hard.”
Transfer wing from Western Michigan who missed all of season last season after tearing his ACL in the first exhibition game • Went through rehabilitation last year and has worked hard to get back on the court • Physical and high-motor wing with a knack for rebounding and defense • Does a good job moving without the basketball to create opportunities for himself and his teammates.
2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)
Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament just over a minute into this first appearance in an exhibition game against Ferris State • Had surgery and went through rehabilitation the rest of the year.
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
As a redshirt junior in 2020-21, played in 19 games and made 18 starts while averaging 23.3 minutes • Averaged 5.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists • Shot 47.2 percent from the floor and 88.9 percent from the free throw line • Scored in double figures four times • Registered a career-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field vs. Milwaukee (12/13) • Had 10 points at Northern Illinois (3/2) • As a junior in 2019-20, played in 32 games and started 29 • Averaged 4.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.4 minutes per game • Was third on the team with 42 offensive rebounds • Had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Yale (11/25) • Scored a season-high 15 points at Milwaukee (11/9) • Posted four games in double figure scoring • Led the team in rebounds five times • Sat out the 2018-19 season due to an injury • Appeared in 16 games as a freshman in 2017-18, averaging 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three state titles and posted a 108-1 record over four-year career (graduated on an 83-game winning streak) at Powers North Central • Class D player of the year as a junior and senior in both basketball and football • As a senior, finished third in the Michigan Mr. Basketball voting • Averaged 23.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game as a senior • Quarterback on the football team, led Powers North Central to consecutive 8-player state titles as a junior and senior • Broke the state finals rushing record, carrying the ball 17 times for 352 yards and six touchdowns.
PERSONAL
The son of Gerald and Faye Whitens • Born on January 4, 1998 in Escanaba, Michigan and rasied in Powers, Michigan • Has a sister, Paige • Earned his degree from Western Michigan in sales and marketing • Pursuing a master’s degree in sports coaching and leadership • Favorite movie is The Dark Knight • Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones • Favorite book is the Harry Potter series • Favorite team is the Green Bay Packers • Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant • Person he admires most is his sister, Paige, who is “the most intelligent, kind-hearted person I know. She sees the good in all things, and is able to put the right mindset in all thing when things get hard.”
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