2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Hellems, Jericole
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Wednesday, July 09
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Wednesday, March 26
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Wednesday, March 26
Jersey Number 4
Jericole Hellems
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Chaminade
Bio
Career: Closed career with 1,244 points, 160 three-pointers made, 469 rebounds, 142 assists and 96 steals … 55th player in program history to record 1,000 career points and was 38th on career scoring list when career ended … 160 career three-pointers was 14th most in program history when career ended … Career free throw percentage of 79.7% is 13th-best in program history.
2021-22 – Senior Season: Started all 32 games … One of only two players (Dereon Seabron) to start and play in every game … Averaged 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game … Third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding … Hit 73 three-pointers, second-most on the team, and shot 39.0 percent from long range … Led team with 84.3 percent free throw percentage … ranked fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage … Hit 27 consecutive free throws during one stretch of the season … Ranked second on the team with 17 blocks and had third-most steals with 36 … Played 34.2 minutes per game, second on the team and 12th in the ACC … Led team in steals in 10 games, in scoring in six games, in assists in four games and in rebounds in two games … Scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games, including six games of 20 or more points … Opened season with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting in win over Bucknell … Scored a career-high 31 points in win over Louisiana Tech, shot 10-of-19 from the field, including 6-of-8 from three-point range … Six three-pointers were a career-high … Eclipsed the 1,000 point career mark with 24-point effort at Miami … Scored 19 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, including 5-of-7 from three-point range in win at Louisville … Scored 21 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-9 from three-point range in win over Virginia … Scored 25 points, hitting five three-pointers at North Carolina … Scored 21 points, hitting five three-pointers, at Florida State.
2020-21 – Junior Season: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection … Appeared in all 25 games and made 24 starts … Was one of only two NC State players to appear in every game … Averaged 12.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … Second on the team in scoring and third on the team in assists (1.8) … Hit 31 three-pointers, second-most on the team, and led team in three-point field goal percentage at 38.3 percent … Shot career bests in field goal percentage (45.2%) and three-point field goal percentage (38.3%) and had season-bests in points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game and steals per game … Led the team in scoring in a team-best eight games … Led the team in steals in a team-best 10 games … Also led the team in rebounding eight times and in assists five times … Scored in double figures in 18 of 25 games … Led team with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in win over North Florida … Scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting in win over UMass Lowell … Led team in points (19), rebounds (7) and assists (5) in win over Campbell … Posted a double-double with a career-high 24 points and a season-best 10 rebounds at Syracuse … Scored 23 points against Virginia on 9-of-15 shooting … Led team with 17 points in win at Pitt … Tied for team-high scoring honors with 14 points in win at Wake Forest … Led team in points (15), rebounds (9), assists (5) and steals (2) in win over Pitt … Led team with 15 points and five assists in season-finale against Colorado State.
2019-20 – Sophomore Season: Appeared in 31 games, making 17 starts … Averaged 9.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game … Finished third on the team with 34 three-pointers … Shot 77.9% from the free throw line … Led team in scoring four times, rebounding four times, steals four teams and assists once … Scored in double figures in 14 games and had one game over 20 points … Led team with a career-high 23 points in win over Wisconsin on 8-of-13 shooting, including a career-best four three-pointers … Had career-highs in assists (6) and steals (4) in win over Little Rock on 11/23 … Scored 10 points and tied career-high with seven rebounds in win at Syracuse on 2/11 … Had 14 points and tied career-high with seven rebounds against Florida State on 2/22 … Scored 16 points, his career-best against an ACC opponent on 6-of-6 shooting in win over Pitt on 2/29.
2018-19 – Freshman Season: Appeared in all 36 games … Averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … Led the team in steals twice and blocks twice … Scored in double figures in six games … Had first career double-figure scoring game with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 10 … Had a season-best seven rebounds against UNC Asheville on Nov. 13 … Scored a season-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Western Carolina on Dec. 5 … Registered 13 points and six rebounds versus USC Upstate on Dec. 22 … Tied season-high with 16 points and had season-highs in assists (4) and blocks (2) against Loyola Maryland on Dec. 28 … Scored ACC-best 14 points against Wake Forest on Feb. 24.
Before State: Consensus four-star recruit … ranked as #83 overall player in his class by Rivals … ranked as #88 player by Scout … ranked as #3 player in Missouri by 247Sports … finished high school career ranked third on high school’s all-time scoring list behind NBA players Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum … as a senior averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists to lead program to Class 5 runner-up finish … named Metro Catholic Conference Player of the Year … first player in school’s basketball history to win four consecutive district titles … as a junior averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal for Chaminade … scored 47 points in Belleville East Classic game against Althoff … helped lead Chaminade to second consecutive Class 5 State Semifinal berth … All-Metro selection as a junior … played AAU Basketball for Bradley Beal Elite.
Personal: Born on October 6 … Son of Elizabeth Squibb and Torano Hellems … Has an older brother, Torano.
2021-22 – Senior Season: Started all 32 games … One of only two players (Dereon Seabron) to start and play in every game … Averaged 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game … Third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding … Hit 73 three-pointers, second-most on the team, and shot 39.0 percent from long range … Led team with 84.3 percent free throw percentage … ranked fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage … Hit 27 consecutive free throws during one stretch of the season … Ranked second on the team with 17 blocks and had third-most steals with 36 … Played 34.2 minutes per game, second on the team and 12th in the ACC … Led team in steals in 10 games, in scoring in six games, in assists in four games and in rebounds in two games … Scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games, including six games of 20 or more points … Opened season with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting in win over Bucknell … Scored a career-high 31 points in win over Louisiana Tech, shot 10-of-19 from the field, including 6-of-8 from three-point range … Six three-pointers were a career-high … Eclipsed the 1,000 point career mark with 24-point effort at Miami … Scored 19 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, including 5-of-7 from three-point range in win at Louisville … Scored 21 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-9 from three-point range in win over Virginia … Scored 25 points, hitting five three-pointers at North Carolina … Scored 21 points, hitting five three-pointers, at Florida State.
2020-21 – Junior Season: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection … Appeared in all 25 games and made 24 starts … Was one of only two NC State players to appear in every game … Averaged 12.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … Second on the team in scoring and third on the team in assists (1.8) … Hit 31 three-pointers, second-most on the team, and led team in three-point field goal percentage at 38.3 percent … Shot career bests in field goal percentage (45.2%) and three-point field goal percentage (38.3%) and had season-bests in points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game and steals per game … Led the team in scoring in a team-best eight games … Led the team in steals in a team-best 10 games … Also led the team in rebounding eight times and in assists five times … Scored in double figures in 18 of 25 games … Led team with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in win over North Florida … Scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting in win over UMass Lowell … Led team in points (19), rebounds (7) and assists (5) in win over Campbell … Posted a double-double with a career-high 24 points and a season-best 10 rebounds at Syracuse … Scored 23 points against Virginia on 9-of-15 shooting … Led team with 17 points in win at Pitt … Tied for team-high scoring honors with 14 points in win at Wake Forest … Led team in points (15), rebounds (9), assists (5) and steals (2) in win over Pitt … Led team with 15 points and five assists in season-finale against Colorado State.
2019-20 – Sophomore Season: Appeared in 31 games, making 17 starts … Averaged 9.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game … Finished third on the team with 34 three-pointers … Shot 77.9% from the free throw line … Led team in scoring four times, rebounding four times, steals four teams and assists once … Scored in double figures in 14 games and had one game over 20 points … Led team with a career-high 23 points in win over Wisconsin on 8-of-13 shooting, including a career-best four three-pointers … Had career-highs in assists (6) and steals (4) in win over Little Rock on 11/23 … Scored 10 points and tied career-high with seven rebounds in win at Syracuse on 2/11 … Had 14 points and tied career-high with seven rebounds against Florida State on 2/22 … Scored 16 points, his career-best against an ACC opponent on 6-of-6 shooting in win over Pitt on 2/29.
2018-19 – Freshman Season: Appeared in all 36 games … Averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … Led the team in steals twice and blocks twice … Scored in double figures in six games … Had first career double-figure scoring game with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 10 … Had a season-best seven rebounds against UNC Asheville on Nov. 13 … Scored a season-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Western Carolina on Dec. 5 … Registered 13 points and six rebounds versus USC Upstate on Dec. 22 … Tied season-high with 16 points and had season-highs in assists (4) and blocks (2) against Loyola Maryland on Dec. 28 … Scored ACC-best 14 points against Wake Forest on Feb. 24.
Before State: Consensus four-star recruit … ranked as #83 overall player in his class by Rivals … ranked as #88 player by Scout … ranked as #3 player in Missouri by 247Sports … finished high school career ranked third on high school’s all-time scoring list behind NBA players Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum … as a senior averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists to lead program to Class 5 runner-up finish … named Metro Catholic Conference Player of the Year … first player in school’s basketball history to win four consecutive district titles … as a junior averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal for Chaminade … scored 47 points in Belleville East Classic game against Althoff … helped lead Chaminade to second consecutive Class 5 State Semifinal berth … All-Metro selection as a junior … played AAU Basketball for Bradley Beal Elite.
Personal: Born on October 6 … Son of Elizabeth Squibb and Torano Hellems … Has an older brother, Torano.