Academic Notes: Majoring in strategic communications.
2015-16: Competed in nine games before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury…Started eight of nine contests…Averaged 10.6 points and shot 35.7 percent from 3-point range…Averaged 30.9 minutes of play while shooting 34.3 percent from the floor…Collected 14 steals, dished out 19 assists, and grabbed 25 rebounds.
2014-15: Started nine of 12 games…Averaged 7.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game…Shot 35.3 percent from three-point range and 30.2 percent from the floor…Averaged 30.4 minutes per game and made 25 of 29 free throws for 86.2 percent…Registered five double digit scoring games…Recorded a career-high 17 points, five three-pointers and eight assists at Ole Miss…Tied his career-high of 17 points at Hampton…Dished out three or more assists six times...Started the season hitting his first 13 free throws…Made a career-high 10 free throws at Hampton.
Prior to NAU: Played the 2013-14 season at the College of Eastern Utah…He averaged 14.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game, en route to earning Scenic West Athletic Conference second team honors…Helped his team to 21 victories, in addition to earning SWAC and NJCAA Region 18 All-Tournament team accolades.
High School: Competed at Simeon High School for Coach Robert Smith…Helped the Wolverines win three Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4 State Championships and two city titles, while playing alongside projected NBA lottery pick Jabari Parker.
Personal: Born Jaleni Marshawn Neely on August 13, 1993 in Chicago, Ill….Son of Kevani Kareem-Neely and Charles Neely…Has two sisters, Makaliah, Nyliah, and Amaya…Majoring in universal studies.
