2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Jalen Cannon

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-6
  • Weight
    235
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Highschool
    William Alllen

Biography

Quick Hitters: Became the 29th member of the Terriers’ 1,000 Point Club at FDU (1/23/14) and was the first player since Ricky Cadell ‘11 (school-record 1,662 pts) to hit the mark in his junior season...Now has 1,176 career points which is 15th on the school list...Needs 218 rebounds to become just the second Terrier ever with 1,000 points and 1,000 boards (Jerome Williams ‘76, 1490 pts, 1,018 reb (school-record)...Is now 2nd on the all-time school list in the category (782)...Needs 251 boards to become the NEC’s all-time leading rebounder...Has produced 28 career double-doubles... Has 13 career 20 pt games.

2013-2014: Named to the NEC First Team All-Conference Squad...Led the Terriers with nine double-doubles...Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards in the victory at Miami Fl. (11-8-13)...Recorded a pair of clutch field goals in the overtime period...Just missed another double-double with 15 points and 9 boards in the win at FAU (11/11/13)...Paced the Terriers with 14 points and 8 rebounds at Dayton (11/16/13)...Led the Terriers with  game-high 16 pts and 8 caroms at Syracuse...Scored a season-high 22 points in victory vs. Oakland (11/24/13) and had a huge conventional 3-pt play in closing seconds...Scored a season-high 23 points in the victory at Stony Brook (12/1/13) and hit a clutch trey with 40 seconds left to spot the Terriers a 68-66 lead...Scored team-high 19 points and grabbed a game-high nine boards in the win vs. Lafayette (12/19)...Scored 19 points and grabbed a season-high 14 boards, including a career-best 9 offensive caroms in the win against LIU Brooklyn (1/9/14)...Scored a career-high 25 points (11-of-14 fg) and added 11 boards in a losing cause at the Mount (1/11/14)...Scored 23 points and grabbed 11 boards at FDU (1/23/14)...Also recorded his 1,000th career point and 700th career rebound in the contest...Tied his career-best three blocks at Bryant (1/25/14)...Scored 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the win at Sacred Heart (1/29/14)...Had 19 points and 11 boards against Wagner in a career-high 44 minutes...Recorded a double-double of 16 points and 12 boards vs. CCSU (2/18/14)...Recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 boards in the victory against FDU (3/1/14)

2012-2013: Named to the Second Team All Northeast Conference Squad...Finished second in the league in rebounding (8.9 rpg.), 5th in field goal percentage (.556) and tied for ninth in scoring (14.7)...Also tied for second in the conference with 10 double-doubles...Was 53rd in the NCAA in rebounding for the second straight season...Recorded a double-double (13 points, 13 rebounds) in the victory at Lafayette (11/9/12) in the season-opener...Pulled down 11 boards at Illinois (11/12/12)...Scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting vs. Army (11/20/12)...Also grabbed 10 boards against the Black Knights...Produced 20 points on 10-12 shooting and also tied career-high’s in assists (3) and steals (3) at Brown (11/24/12)...Came up with 23 points at Boston College (12/8/12) and added 13 boards...Produced his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 boards against St. John’s in the Barclays Center (12/15/2012)...Scored a career-high 24 points on 11-for-16 shooting in the win against Colgate (12/22/12)...Recorded his 5th double-double with 23 pts and 12 rebounds at NJIT (12/30/12)...also converted a career-best 10-of-12 from the line against the Highlanders...Was named the NEC Co-Player of the Week (12/31)...Scored 20 points and ripped down a season-high 16 rebounds at Sacred Heart (1/5/13)...Recorded a double-double against LIU Brooklyn (1/24/13) with 21 points and 10 boards. Hit a career-best two treys against the Blackbirds....Garnered 14 boards and added 18 points at Central Connecticut State (1/26/13)...Recorded his final double-double of the season against St. Francis (PA) (2/2/13) with 20 points and 11 boards.

2011-2012: Was Named to the NEC All Rookie Team...Was the second-leading freshmen rebounder in the country at 8.8 rpg and finished tied for 53rd overall.....Was 5th in the NCAA in rebounds per 40 minutes (14.4)...Tied an NEC single-game high with 20 boards at FDU (2/25/12)…Averaged 23.4 minutes per game...Paced the  team in rebounding at 8.8 per game, which was good for 4th in the conference...Was third in the NEC in offensive boards (3.4 pg.)...Recorded an NEC freshmen-high eight double-doubles, tied for the 3rd most in the league...Finished second in the NEC with 9.4 rebounds per game and a .598 field goal percentage in league games...Named NEC Rookie of the Week (1/16/12)...Nearly recorded a double-double with a 10 point, 9 rebounds effort in the victory at Mount (12/1/11)...Recorded a season-high 14 points (7-9 fg) and pulled down eight boards at Colgate (12/10/11)....Recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the victory at Howard (12/12/11)...Recorded 10 points and nine boards in the win against Brown (12/29/11)...Pulled down a then career-high 13 caroms at Army (12/31/11) in his first career start...Tied his season-high with 14 points in the victory against Quinnipiac (1/5/12)...Recorded his second double-double with a 13 point, 12 rebound performance against Monmouth (1/12/12)...Garnered his third double-double against FDU (1/14/12) with 10 points and 12 boards...Produced double-double #4 against the Mount with 10 points and 11 caroms...Added his 5th double-double with 13 points and 11 boards in the win at Robert Morris (1/28/12)...Grabbed 10 boards against CCSU (2/2/12)...Recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 boards against Bryant (2/4)...Pulled down 19 boards in the victory at Quinnipiac (2/16/12) and added 13 points for his seventh double-double...Recorded his 8th double-double with 15 points and 14 boards at Monmouth (2/23/12).

Prior to SFC: Cannon was named the Morning Call (Lehigh Valley) Co-Player of the Year along with Villanova sophomore Darrun Hilliard.  Cannon helped lead the Canaries to a 23-5 record and was named Second Team All-State (PIAA 4A) after averaging 19.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game.  Cannon poured in 550 points in his senior season and recorded two games of 30 or more points (vs. Whitehall and Pocono Mountain East).  Cannon also scored 22 points and ripped 20 caroms in the District II Class 4A Championship game victory against Liberty.


DOB: May 5, 1993
Major: Business Management/ Sports Management
High School: William Allen High School
Parents: Suzanne Masters and Alton Cannon
Siblings: Hana Cannon, 19, and Adonis Cannon, 17.
 
Athletic Honors: LVC All Conference 2010, 2011; Morning Call All Area 2010, 2011; Morning Call Player of the Year 2011; PIAA 4A 2nd Team All State.
Best Performance in a Single Game: 22 points, 20 Rebounds in District Championship game.
Team’s Best Accomplishments: Class 4A District Champions.
 
My Favorites
Food: Hamburger
Movie: Above the Rim/ Love and Basketball
Sports Team: Miami Heat
Playing on my iPod: Meek Mill
Athlete: Dwayne Wade
Saying/ Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2011-12Freshman

    Forward
    6'6" 0 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2012-13Sophomore

    Forward
    6'6" 0 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2013-14Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 0 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2014-15Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 235 lbs
    5