FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Head Coach Chris Casey has announced that All-Patriot League forward Kyle Jenkins will join Fairfield University Men's Basketball for the 2024-25 season. Jenkins, who was a 1,000-point scorer at Lafayette College, comes to the Stags as a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining.
 
"Kyle is a versatile player who will help us on both ends of the floor," noted Casey. "He can score in the post and from three-point range and has the length and athleticism to defend multiple positions. He is a good student and a terrific young man, and we are excited to welcome him and his family to our Fairfield Basketball family."
 
Jenkins was an All-Patriot League Third Team selection for Lafayette last season, helping guide the Leopards to their best finish in the league standings in over a decade. He averaged 9.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, ranking eighth in the Patriot League with a .465 field goal percentage and also among the top-20 in three-point percentage at .339.
 
For his career at Lafayette, Jenkins scored 1,042 points in 110 games for an average of 9.5 points per contest. He hauled in over 500 rebounds with 205 assists, 100 steals and 59 blocked shots.
 
Jenkins, who will complete his undergraduate degree in Economics in May, hails from Higganum, Conn. He played two years at Xavier High School and three at The Hotchkiss School. He averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per contest as an All-NEPSAC First Team performer in his final scholastic season, leading Hotchkiss to a 24-4 record and the NEPSAC Class A Championship Game.