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Jersey Number 4
Jarius Hicklen
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- DeSoto HS
Bio
2023-24 (Graduate):
Sharp-shooting guard earned a bonus year of NCAA eligibility, due to COVID-19, and elected to spend it in Stillwater working on a second masters degree… Graduated in just two years from Division II Oklahoma Baptist (2019-21) and knocked out his first masters during a two-year stint at North Florida (2021-23)… Ended his five-year NCAA career with 1,450 points and 295 threes on 38.8% accuracy… Appeared in all 32 games for the 2023-24 Cowboys and averaged 4.6 points in 17.2 minutes… Scored 45 of his 48 baskets from behind the three-point line, averaging 1.41 threes on 38.8% accuracy… Made at least one triple in 17 straight games from Nov. 20 to Jan. 30 while converting 35-of-76 (.461)… Committed just 13 turnovers in 549 minutes, becoming just the third rotation player (300+ minutes) in OSU history to average less than one turnover-per-40-minutes (0.95)… Scored in double-figures four times, highlighted by a trio of 12-point efforts… Scored a dozen on 4-of-10 three-point shooting in the Nov. 24 win over Houston Christian and knocked down 4-of-8 in the Dec. 5 trip to Southern Illinois… In Big 12 play logged 10 points against No. 3 Kansas (Jan. 16) and 12 more the following week vs. TCU (Jan. 23)… Made 2-of-3 from deep against Sam Houston (Nov. 12) to help OSU tie a school record with 17 threes… Finished his career on a high note, knocking down 3-of-5 threes in his Big 12 Championship debut against UCF (Mar. 12) while clocking a season-best 29 minutes.
At North Florida (2021-23):
A steady producer in two seasons (61 games) at North Florida of the Atlantic Sun Conference, averaging 12.2 points over his two seasons with the Ospreys, while sinking a total 169 threes (2.9-per-game) on 38.1% accuracy… Had big games and against some big names scoring 27 points against Florida State, 19 at Washington, 17 at Kentucky, 15 at Pittsburgh, 14 at Texas Tech and 12 at Houston… As a senior in 2022-23, started all 31 contests and averaged 12.5 points in 32.8 minutes… Ranked fourth on the league leaderboard and 63rd nationally in threes-per-game (2.65) while connecting at a .361 clip… Set an ASUN tournament record with seven triples on 11 attempts in a first-round matchup with Bellarmine… Scored his 1,000th collegiate point on Nov. 29, 2022 against Trinity Baptist… As a junior in 2021-22 hit 87 triples in just 30 games… Ranked among the top-35 nationally in both threes-per-game (35th, 2.90) and three-point percentage (33rd, .401)… Scored a career-high 31 points on 8-of-16 three-point shooting against Liberty to earn ASUN Player of the Week Honors (Feb. 22, 2022).
At Oklahoma Baptist (2019-21):
Began his career at the Division II level with Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee… Helped the Bison to back-to-back NCAA tournament bids… Leading scorer (16.2 ppg) and a first team All-Great American Conference selection as a sophomore for a team that won the GAC West Division title… Shot 42.2% from three for the year… Reached double-figures in 15 of his 17 games, including a personal-best 31 points against Southwestern Oklahoma State… Appeared in 31 games off the bench as a true freshman and averaged 9.1 points… Helped his team to a combined 38-15 record in two seasons, including 29-10 mark in GAC play… Made the Dean’s List in three of his four semesters and completed in his bachelors degree in Sports and Recreation Management.
High School:
2019 District 7-6A Player of the Year at DeSoto High near Dallas… Was the school’s Sportsman of the Year as a senior in 2018-19… Graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA while simultaneously knocking out an associates degree in Applied Sciences from nearby Cedar Valley College.
Personal:
Born Oct. 30, 2000… Son of Jerry and Michelle Hicklen… Has two siblings, Jamal Hicklen and Emmanuel Jackson
Sharp-shooting guard earned a bonus year of NCAA eligibility, due to COVID-19, and elected to spend it in Stillwater working on a second masters degree… Graduated in just two years from Division II Oklahoma Baptist (2019-21) and knocked out his first masters during a two-year stint at North Florida (2021-23)… Ended his five-year NCAA career with 1,450 points and 295 threes on 38.8% accuracy… Appeared in all 32 games for the 2023-24 Cowboys and averaged 4.6 points in 17.2 minutes… Scored 45 of his 48 baskets from behind the three-point line, averaging 1.41 threes on 38.8% accuracy… Made at least one triple in 17 straight games from Nov. 20 to Jan. 30 while converting 35-of-76 (.461)… Committed just 13 turnovers in 549 minutes, becoming just the third rotation player (300+ minutes) in OSU history to average less than one turnover-per-40-minutes (0.95)… Scored in double-figures four times, highlighted by a trio of 12-point efforts… Scored a dozen on 4-of-10 three-point shooting in the Nov. 24 win over Houston Christian and knocked down 4-of-8 in the Dec. 5 trip to Southern Illinois… In Big 12 play logged 10 points against No. 3 Kansas (Jan. 16) and 12 more the following week vs. TCU (Jan. 23)… Made 2-of-3 from deep against Sam Houston (Nov. 12) to help OSU tie a school record with 17 threes… Finished his career on a high note, knocking down 3-of-5 threes in his Big 12 Championship debut against UCF (Mar. 12) while clocking a season-best 29 minutes.
At North Florida (2021-23):
A steady producer in two seasons (61 games) at North Florida of the Atlantic Sun Conference, averaging 12.2 points over his two seasons with the Ospreys, while sinking a total 169 threes (2.9-per-game) on 38.1% accuracy… Had big games and against some big names scoring 27 points against Florida State, 19 at Washington, 17 at Kentucky, 15 at Pittsburgh, 14 at Texas Tech and 12 at Houston… As a senior in 2022-23, started all 31 contests and averaged 12.5 points in 32.8 minutes… Ranked fourth on the league leaderboard and 63rd nationally in threes-per-game (2.65) while connecting at a .361 clip… Set an ASUN tournament record with seven triples on 11 attempts in a first-round matchup with Bellarmine… Scored his 1,000th collegiate point on Nov. 29, 2022 against Trinity Baptist… As a junior in 2021-22 hit 87 triples in just 30 games… Ranked among the top-35 nationally in both threes-per-game (35th, 2.90) and three-point percentage (33rd, .401)… Scored a career-high 31 points on 8-of-16 three-point shooting against Liberty to earn ASUN Player of the Week Honors (Feb. 22, 2022).
At Oklahoma Baptist (2019-21):
Began his career at the Division II level with Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee… Helped the Bison to back-to-back NCAA tournament bids… Leading scorer (16.2 ppg) and a first team All-Great American Conference selection as a sophomore for a team that won the GAC West Division title… Shot 42.2% from three for the year… Reached double-figures in 15 of his 17 games, including a personal-best 31 points against Southwestern Oklahoma State… Appeared in 31 games off the bench as a true freshman and averaged 9.1 points… Helped his team to a combined 38-15 record in two seasons, including 29-10 mark in GAC play… Made the Dean’s List in three of his four semesters and completed in his bachelors degree in Sports and Recreation Management.
High School:
2019 District 7-6A Player of the Year at DeSoto High near Dallas… Was the school’s Sportsman of the Year as a senior in 2018-19… Graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA while simultaneously knocking out an associates degree in Applied Sciences from nearby Cedar Valley College.
Personal:
Born Oct. 30, 2000… Son of Jerry and Michelle Hicklen… Has two siblings, Jamal Hicklen and Emmanuel Jackson
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