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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

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24 Jaylen Benard

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 207
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Cypress Ranch

Biography

2025-26: Played in 32 games as one of the first players off the bench…Averaged 7.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game…Scored in double figures 11 times…Had four games with multiple steals…Hit multiple threes in 10 games…Scored 14 points in the season opener against Mary Baldwin (Nov. 3) while adding nine rebounds—tying a career high—and three steals…Set a then career high with 15 points against Delaware State (Dec. 13) by going 6-10 from the floor and 3-6 from three…Had a career-best five steals against Gardner-Webb (Jan. 21) while scoring 10 points and chipping in six rebounds…Tallied a career-best 16 points against Charleston Southern (Feb. 21) on 6-9 shooting while going 4-6 from three and adding seven rebounds…
 
2024-2025: Played in 32 games, starting seven…Made his first career start against Randolph (11/4/24)...Shot .421 (59-140) from the floor, .333 (24-72) from three and .765 (26-34) from the free throw line…Averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game…Notched 14 assists, two blocks and 11 steals…Scored in double figures four times…Scored 11 points against Morgan State (Nov. 9)...Had 12 points against USC Upstate (Jan. 25)...Scored 14 points, a career high, at Charleston Southern (Feb. 1) while going a perfect 4-4 from the floor, 2-2 from three and 4-4 from the foul line…Had nine rebounds, a season high, while scoring eight points at Presbyterian (Feb. 15)...Scored 10 points against Winthrop (Feb. 27)...
 
2023-24: Athletic combo guard who played in 16 games as a true freshman…Helped Longwood win a big South title, its second in three seasons, to advance to the NCAA Tournament while also winning at least 20 games for a third time in three seasons, a program first…Averaged 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game…Played a career high 22 minutes while scoring a career best 12 points against St. Mary’s (MD) on 11/11…Hit 4 threes in the game, which represented his first collegiate points…Scored all 35 of his points from three…
 
High School: Played at Cypress Ranch High School...Led Houston Defenders, his AAU team, to the championship of the Under Armour Association-Atlanta after his junior season...District newcomer of the year as a sophomore...

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Historical Player Information

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    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
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    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 208 lbs
    24
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    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 207 lbs
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    2026-27Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 207 lbs
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