AS A JUNIOR (2017-2018)
HONORS: SSC Defensive Player of the Week (1/8/2018, 1/22/2018, 2/5/2018) ... started all 32 games for the Mocs, averaging 8.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.9 bloks per game ... led the SSC and ranked 29th nationally in total blocks (58) ... had 11 performances with 10 otmore points, including a season-best 24 in a win over Florida Tech (2/10/18) ... had 15 points in an upset of No. 1 seeded Morehouse in the first rounf of the NCAA South Regional (3/10/18) ... pulled down 10 or more rebounds three times ... had six games with at least four blocks, including a season-best five against Palm Beach Atlantic (11/18/17).
AT QUINNIPIAC (2016-17)
Played in 16 games, averaging 1.1 points and 1.8 rebounds ... Saw his first action in nearly two months against Niagara (2/4) and scored three points, grabbed five rebounds and a recorded a block in 14 minutes off the bench against Niagara (2/4/17) ... had four points and six rebounds in a win over Fairfield (2/6/17) ... grabbed six rebounds against Saint Peter’s (2/9/17) ... scored six points on 2-2 shooting from the floor and 2-2 at the line at Rider (2/11/17).
AT WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE (2015-16)
Averaged 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds last season for Wabash Valley College in Illinois ... scored in double figures in each of his first eight games, including a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds in his debut against Elizabethtown ... had a season-high 19 points against Owens Community College during that stretch.
HIGH SCHOOL
Overcame a broken leg which ended his junior season to earn All-New York State honors (Class AA, 11th team) as a senior in 2013-14, helping his team to a Section 9 championship ... tallied a triple-double with 16 points, 25 rebounds and 10 blocks against Middletown, the same team he suffered his injury against one year prior ... led the conference in double-doubles ... first team all-conference selection as a senior.
PERSONAL
Son of Valerie Carlton ... has three siblings, one brother (Daquan) and threes sisters (Amiyah, Prevniesha, and My-Love) ... given first name is Ja'Kwan, but goes by "Slinky", a nickname which he has gone by since childhood.
