Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
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Kessler, Jacob
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Jersey Number 15
Jacob Kessler
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Mills E. Godwin
Bio
HONORS/AWARDS
2017-18: One of four players to have started in all 30 games this season … Averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game … Compiled 156 points, 121 rebounds, 54 assists, 20 steals and 12 blocks … Shot .444 from the floor (59-of-133), which was the second-best percentage on the team … Converted on nine 3-pointers and 29 free throws … Pulled down the third-most rebounds (121) and the second-highest on the offensive glass (47) … Tied for fourth on the team in steals and finished third in blocks (12) … Posted three double-digit scoring games, with a season-high 12 points coming in Army’s opener at Hofstra … During that contest he went nearly perfect on the night at 5-of-6 from the floor, 1-of-1 from behind-the-arc, and 1-of-1 at the free throw line … Also recorded double-figure scoring against Columbia and Holy Cross … Drained a season-best 2-of-4 shots from long range in a contest with Colgate on Jan. 24 … Posted five-or-more rebounds on 13 different occasions throughout the year … Registered a season-best eight rebounds opposite Marist, Wake Forest, and Boston U. … Dished out a season-high five assists in a game at Wake Forest on Dec. 8 … His season-best in blocks came in a contest with Colgate on Feb. 21 … Played a season-high 32 minutes vs. Marist on Nov. 18 … Earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll praise.
2016-17: Saw action in all 32 games for Army, making 31 starts … Averaged 7.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Compiled 223 points, 135 rebounds, 60 assists, a team-best 31 steals and four blocks … Finished with 807 minutes, 87 field goals, and 39 3-pointers on the year … Scored double-digits on seven different occasions with a career-high 17 points coming at Holy Cross on Feb. 15 … Went 6-for-9 from the floor, 3-for-6 from behind-the-arc and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe in that game … Pulled down a career-best nine rebounds in that game as well … Drained three or more 3-pointers on six different occasions … Registered three or more rebounds in 27 of 32 games … Earned a season-best two steals against Boston University on Feb. 22 … Posted three steals in games against Columbia, Fairfield and Boston U. … Played a season-high 34 minutes in a contest with Boston U. … Handed out a career-high five assists at St. Bonaventure on Dec. 19.
2015-16: Did not compete for the team.
2014-15: Played in four games off the bench as a freshman ... Averaged 3.8 minutes and 1.3 rebounds per game ... Contributed two assists ... Made his collegiate debut in the home win over Binghamton ... Grabbed two rebounds and recorded a pair of assists opposite Coast Guard ... Hauled in one rebound in the 77-53 win at Loyola Maryland ... Made a free throw and secured two rebounds at Lehigh ... Earned a spot on the West Point Dean's List with a 3.083 grade-point average in the fall semester.
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2018, 19)
2017-18: One of four players to have started in all 30 games this season … Averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game … Compiled 156 points, 121 rebounds, 54 assists, 20 steals and 12 blocks … Shot .444 from the floor (59-of-133), which was the second-best percentage on the team … Converted on nine 3-pointers and 29 free throws … Pulled down the third-most rebounds (121) and the second-highest on the offensive glass (47) … Tied for fourth on the team in steals and finished third in blocks (12) … Posted three double-digit scoring games, with a season-high 12 points coming in Army’s opener at Hofstra … During that contest he went nearly perfect on the night at 5-of-6 from the floor, 1-of-1 from behind-the-arc, and 1-of-1 at the free throw line … Also recorded double-figure scoring against Columbia and Holy Cross … Drained a season-best 2-of-4 shots from long range in a contest with Colgate on Jan. 24 … Posted five-or-more rebounds on 13 different occasions throughout the year … Registered a season-best eight rebounds opposite Marist, Wake Forest, and Boston U. … Dished out a season-high five assists in a game at Wake Forest on Dec. 8 … His season-best in blocks came in a contest with Colgate on Feb. 21 … Played a season-high 32 minutes vs. Marist on Nov. 18 … Earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll praise.
2016-17: Saw action in all 32 games for Army, making 31 starts … Averaged 7.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Compiled 223 points, 135 rebounds, 60 assists, a team-best 31 steals and four blocks … Finished with 807 minutes, 87 field goals, and 39 3-pointers on the year … Scored double-digits on seven different occasions with a career-high 17 points coming at Holy Cross on Feb. 15 … Went 6-for-9 from the floor, 3-for-6 from behind-the-arc and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe in that game … Pulled down a career-best nine rebounds in that game as well … Drained three or more 3-pointers on six different occasions … Registered three or more rebounds in 27 of 32 games … Earned a season-best two steals against Boston University on Feb. 22 … Posted three steals in games against Columbia, Fairfield and Boston U. … Played a season-high 34 minutes in a contest with Boston U. … Handed out a career-high five assists at St. Bonaventure on Dec. 19.
2015-16: Did not compete for the team.
2014-15: Played in four games off the bench as a freshman ... Averaged 3.8 minutes and 1.3 rebounds per game ... Contributed two assists ... Made his collegiate debut in the home win over Binghamton ... Grabbed two rebounds and recorded a pair of assists opposite Coast Guard ... Hauled in one rebound in the 77-53 win at Loyola Maryland ... Made a free throw and secured two rebounds at Lehigh ... Earned a spot on the West Point Dean's List with a 3.083 grade-point average in the fall semester.
Background: Graduated from Mills E. Godwin High School in 2014 ... Four-year varsity starter ... Second team all-district selection as a sophomore ... First-team all-district and first team all-region choice as a junior ... Named team's Most Valuable Player ... Led team in points, rebounds and assists over his final two seasons ... Served as team captain and was a first-team all-conference honoree as a senior ... Averaged 16 points on 52 percent shooting during his senior campaign ... Finished his career as the third all-time leading scorer, was first in free throws made and first in two-point field goals made at Godwin High School ... Played AAU basketball for East Coast Fusion ... Four-year Honor Roll student ... Member of the all-conference scholar-athlete team ... Named to the academic all-district team all four years.
vs. Air Force
Saturday, December 08
vs. UMass Lowell (Audio Only)
Saturday, November 17
