Army West Point Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Jalen Rucker
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Gilman (USMAPS)
Bio
Accolades and Accomplishments
2024-25: Appeared in 32 games, starting in 31 matchups and averaging a team high 33.6 minutes a game... Started the season scoring in double digits in all twelve games of Army's nonconference slate, averaging 18.9 points a game... Scored 20+ points in four of the matchups, including a season high 34 points with 13 rebounds and five assists in a career high 49 minutes at Le Moyne on 12/3... Named Patriot League Player of the Week for the first time in the season after that performance... Led the Black Knights with 27 points shooting 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from the three-point line with six rebounds and three assists against UTSA on 12/29... Earned second Patriot League Player of the Week honor of the season... Gained back-to-back Patriot League Player of the Week honors on 1/13 and 1/20 in four game stretch lasting from a game against Loyola Maryland (1/8) through Boston U (1/18)... Averaged 23.0 points a game, with three 20+ point performances, including a conference play high 29 points in a win over Lafayette on 1/15, featuing a buzzer beater that made Sportscenter's Top 10 plays... Closed the season with 12 straight double-digit performances and four straight 20+ point performances... Named to Patriot League All-League First Team and NABC North Atlantic First Team... Led Black Knights in the CBI averaging 26 points, four assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game... Scored 27 points in Army's CBI win over Elon, the program's first postseason win since 1970... Named to CBI All-Tournament Team and All-Met Second Team... Finished the season averaging a team high 18.9 points a game with 4.2 rebounds a game, alongside with adding 101 assists and earning a team high 52 steals.
2022-23: Appeared and started in all 33 of the team’s games and averaged 16.6 points per game…Tallied 15 or more points in 18 games, including a season-high 35 points at Loyola Maryland (1/5), additionally recorded 4 steals in that matchup…Scored in the double-digits in 21 straight games, beginning vs. Keystone (11/7) and ending at American (1/25)…Recorded a season-high nine rebounds vs. Holy Cross (1/28)…Compiled a season high-seven assists at Colgate (3/5)…Finished the year totaling 1070 minutes played, 548 points, and 118 assists, leading the team in all three categories.
2021-22: Appeared in all 31 and started in 30 of the team’s games…Compiled a season-high seven assists vs. Purchase (12/7)…Recorded 29 points vs. Hartford (11/13) and vs. Colgate (2/16), his highest single-game tally of the season…Totaled a season-high four steals at Air Force (12/4)…Put together a 15-game streak of double-digit scoring, beginning vs. Boston U. (1/13) and ending at Lehigh (3/3)…Ended the season with 992 minutes played, 531 points scored, and 84 three-pointers made, leading the team in all three categories…Was also the team’s runner-up in total assists with 97.
2020-21: Named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team … Appeared in all 19 of the team’s games throughout the year, earning the start in 18 … Paced the team with 50 assists … Collected Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors twice throughout the season … Recorded five-or-more assists in six different games throughout the year, which included a career-best seven at Colgate (Jan. 3) … Had a six-game streak of scoring in the double-digits, which begin during the game at Navy (Jan. 23) and ended against Holy Cross (Feb. 20) … Racked up a career-high 21 points during the Patriot League Tournament loss to Loyola Maryland (March 10) … Additionally snagged a career-best six rebounds in that outing … Finished the year fourth on the team in scoring with 9.6 ppg fourth in average minutes per game at 24.1.
Prior to West Point: Rucker comes to West Point from Gillman High School (Md.)...all-time leading Scorer at Gillman...two-time MIAA A All-Conference...company F-2.
- 2020-21 Patriot League All-Rookie Team
- 2021-22 All-Patriot League Second Team
- 2022-23 All-Patriot League First Team
- 2024-25 All-Patriot League First Team
- Patriot League Player of the Week (x7)
- 2024-25 NABC North Atlantic First Team
- 2024-25 All-Met Second Team
- 2025 College Basketball Invitational Tournament Team
- 1,800 Point Scorer (Sixth on Army All-TIme Career Scoring List)
2024-25: Appeared in 32 games, starting in 31 matchups and averaging a team high 33.6 minutes a game... Started the season scoring in double digits in all twelve games of Army's nonconference slate, averaging 18.9 points a game... Scored 20+ points in four of the matchups, including a season high 34 points with 13 rebounds and five assists in a career high 49 minutes at Le Moyne on 12/3... Named Patriot League Player of the Week for the first time in the season after that performance... Led the Black Knights with 27 points shooting 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from the three-point line with six rebounds and three assists against UTSA on 12/29... Earned second Patriot League Player of the Week honor of the season... Gained back-to-back Patriot League Player of the Week honors on 1/13 and 1/20 in four game stretch lasting from a game against Loyola Maryland (1/8) through Boston U (1/18)... Averaged 23.0 points a game, with three 20+ point performances, including a conference play high 29 points in a win over Lafayette on 1/15, featuing a buzzer beater that made Sportscenter's Top 10 plays... Closed the season with 12 straight double-digit performances and four straight 20+ point performances... Named to Patriot League All-League First Team and NABC North Atlantic First Team... Led Black Knights in the CBI averaging 26 points, four assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game... Scored 27 points in Army's CBI win over Elon, the program's first postseason win since 1970... Named to CBI All-Tournament Team and All-Met Second Team... Finished the season averaging a team high 18.9 points a game with 4.2 rebounds a game, alongside with adding 101 assists and earning a team high 52 steals.
2022-23: Appeared and started in all 33 of the team’s games and averaged 16.6 points per game…Tallied 15 or more points in 18 games, including a season-high 35 points at Loyola Maryland (1/5), additionally recorded 4 steals in that matchup…Scored in the double-digits in 21 straight games, beginning vs. Keystone (11/7) and ending at American (1/25)…Recorded a season-high nine rebounds vs. Holy Cross (1/28)…Compiled a season high-seven assists at Colgate (3/5)…Finished the year totaling 1070 minutes played, 548 points, and 118 assists, leading the team in all three categories.
2021-22: Appeared in all 31 and started in 30 of the team’s games…Compiled a season-high seven assists vs. Purchase (12/7)…Recorded 29 points vs. Hartford (11/13) and vs. Colgate (2/16), his highest single-game tally of the season…Totaled a season-high four steals at Air Force (12/4)…Put together a 15-game streak of double-digit scoring, beginning vs. Boston U. (1/13) and ending at Lehigh (3/3)…Ended the season with 992 minutes played, 531 points scored, and 84 three-pointers made, leading the team in all three categories…Was also the team’s runner-up in total assists with 97.
2020-21: Named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team … Appeared in all 19 of the team’s games throughout the year, earning the start in 18 … Paced the team with 50 assists … Collected Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors twice throughout the season … Recorded five-or-more assists in six different games throughout the year, which included a career-best seven at Colgate (Jan. 3) … Had a six-game streak of scoring in the double-digits, which begin during the game at Navy (Jan. 23) and ended against Holy Cross (Feb. 20) … Racked up a career-high 21 points during the Patriot League Tournament loss to Loyola Maryland (March 10) … Additionally snagged a career-best six rebounds in that outing … Finished the year fourth on the team in scoring with 9.6 ppg fourth in average minutes per game at 24.1.
Prior to West Point: Rucker comes to West Point from Gillman High School (Md.)...all-time leading Scorer at Gillman...two-time MIAA A All-Conference...company F-2.
vs. Air Force
Saturday, December 08
vs. UMass Lowell (Audio Only)
Saturday, November 17
