Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Gaffney, Jalen

Jersey Number 12
Jalen Gaffney
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, N.J.
- Prev School:
- UCONN
- High School:
- The Westtown School
- Major:
- Public Safety
- Birthday:
- 7/30/2000
Bio
2023-24 (Senior)
2022-23 (Junior)
- Played in 34 games and made 19 starts as a guard for the Owls
- Registered 83 assists on the season, which ranked third on the team
- Averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
- Scored a season-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc in win over no. 4 Arizona
- Recorded 14 points and shot 100% from 3-point range against the win over Butler in the ESPN Events Invitational
- Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds while scoring six points in the defeat against SMU
2022-23 (Junior)
- Played in 38 games and made 23 starts in his first season with the Owls after transferring from UCONN
- Dished out 89 assists on the season which ranked second on the team
- Averaged 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
- Scored a season-high 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor and 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range in the win over Eastern Michigan
- Recorded 11 points and knocked down 3-of-6 from 3-point range in the win over Albany
- Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds while scoring eight points in the defeat against Middle Tennessee
- Dished out a season-high seven assists in the home overtime win over Louisiana Tech, which tied Giancarlo Rosado for the most assists in a single game in 2022-23
- Played three years for the Huskies from 2019-2022
- Played in every one of UCONN's games over the course of those three seasons
- Averaged 4.5 points in 16.3 minutes per game over 87 games
- Reached double figures in scoring in 12 games, with a career-high 20 coming against Seton Hall in Feb. 2021
- Member of the 2019-20 AAC All-Academic Team
- Played at The Westtown School
- Was an All-State honoree
- Was a McDonalds All-American
- Scored over 2,000 points during his high school career
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