2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 0
Jonathan Pierre
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hallandale, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Nova Southeastern
Bio
2023-24 (Junior | Memphis)
- Saw action in 19 games with one start in is lone season as a Tiger
- Averaged 1.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game while shooting 37.5 percent from the field (8-of-22)
- Connected on 8-of-22 from long range (36.4%) and 3-of-7 from the free throw line (42.9%)
- Posted season highs in points (10), three-pointers (3) and minutes played (15) in a road win at Temple on Feb. 8
- Drew his only start of the season on Jan. 31 against Rice, where he played seven minutes
- Scored 25 of his 35 season points in a four-game stretch in February
- Helped guide his team to an undefeated 36-0 record and a Division II National Championship, marking only the sixth undefeated season in DII history
- Averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from three-point range and 81.9 percent at the stripe
- In 33 games played, he scored in double figures 27 times and reached 20-plus on six occasions
- Also recorded four or more assists in 16 outings and knocked down two or more threes in 21 games
- Within 48 hours of entering the transfer portal on April 3, the sophomore had drawn interest from over 120 programs
- In two years at Nova Southeastern, he played in 60 games with 21 starts and averaged 9.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 48 percent from the floor, 38.4 percent from deep and 82.6 percent from the free throw line
- Appeared in 27 games for the Sharks
- Averaged 4.1 points, and 1.6 rebounds in only 11.9 minutes per contest
- Shot 39.4% from the field and 33.8 from beyond the arc, had 10 steals on the season
- Scored in double figures in five games
- Had a career high 14 points against Florida Southern (2/12) and had a season high four three point field goals made that game as well
- Recorded a career high six rebounds against Saint Leo (2/9)
- Played key minutes in the NCAA Tournament , logging 20+ minutes in the final two matches against Embry-Riddle (3/15) and Black Hills St. (3/22)
- Prepped at Hallandale Magnet just north of Miami
- Only scholarship offer was Nova Southeastern
- Began his high school career as a 5-foot-10 guard and by the time his senior year came around he was listed at 6-2, but then a rapid growth spurt hit
- Within a month's time in the middle of the season, he shot up five inches to stand at 6-foot-7
- Nova Southeastern saw Pierre at the Big 8 tournament in Broward County and after nearly averaging a triple-double against the best teams in the area, they made an offer