Jalen Hood-Schifino

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

Position:
Guard
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Montverde Academy

2022-23 (Freshman)
• Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Finalist
• USBWA All-District V
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Media and Coaches)
• All-Big Ten Second Team (Media), Third Team (Coaches)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (Media and Coaches)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
• 4x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 9, Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb. 27)
Started all 32 games played… averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game… finished second on the team in points and assists… fourth in program history for total assists (117) in a season by a freshman… third in scoring (13.5), second in assists (3.8), and fourth in rebounds (4.1) among Big Ten freshmen… tallied seven points, four assists, two rebounds, and one steal in the season-opener against Morehead State (Nov. 7)… compiled eight points, a team-best eight assists, five rebounds, and two steals in the win over Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 10)... scored three points to go along with five rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the road win over Xavier (Nov. 18)... recorded 12 points, five rebounds, and two assists in the victory over Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 20)... tallied 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and one steal in the win over Little Rock (Nov. 23)... scored four points to go along with a team-high six assists and three rebounds in the victory over Jackson State (Nov. 25)... tallied 14 points, six rebounds, two assists, and one steal in Indiana’s win over No. 18/15 North Carolina (Nov. 30)... missed Rutgers (Dec. 3), Nebraska (Dec. 7), and Arizona (Dec. 10) games due to injury... returned to the lineup to score 11 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals at No. 8/6 Kansas (Dec. 17) ... poured in 17 points to go along with seven assists, two rebounds, and two steals against Elon (Dec. 20) ... scored a 18 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists against Kennesaw State (Dec. 23)... tallied 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the 3-points at Iowa (Jan. 5)... dished out a career-best nine assists to go along with three rebounds and one steal against the Hawkeyes... scored 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor and 5-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line against Northwestern (Jan. 8)... added three rebounds and three assists against the Wildcats... finished with 11 points, six rebounds, and four assists at Penn State (Jan. 11)... tallied 16 points, five rebounds, four assists, and one steal against No. 18/18 Wisconsin (Jan. 14)... scored 10 points to go along with four assists, three rebounds, and one steal at No. RV/23 Illinois (Jan. 19)... posted two points, two rebounds, and three assists against Michigan State (Jan. 22)... recorded six points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals at Minnesota (Jan. 25)... drilled a career-best six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 24 points against Ohio State (Jan. 28)... added three assists, two steals, and a rebound against the Buckeyes... tallied three points, five rebounds, four assists, and one blocked shot at Maryland (Jan. 31)... secured 16 points, four assists, and two steals against No. 1/1 Purdue (Feb. 4)... posted seven points, three rebounds, three assists, and one steal against No. 24/RV Rutgers (Feb. 7)... contributed 21 points, four rebounds, and five assists at Michigan (Feb. 11)... compiled 13 points, four rebounds, and two assists at Northwestern (Feb. 15)... scored 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists against Illinois (Feb. 18)... provided 16 points, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal at Michigan State (Feb. 21)... torched No. 5/5 Purdue (Feb. 25) for a career-high 35 points to go along with seven rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one blocked shot... finished with eight points, five rebounds, and two assists against Iowa (Feb. 28)... scored 13 points to go along with two rebounds and two assists against Michigan (March 5)... tallied 19 points, six rebounds, two assists, and three blocks against Maryland (March 10)... scored 11 points to go along with three rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block against Penn State (March 11)... recorded eight points, four rebounds, three assists, and one steal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Kent State (March 17)... notched 19 points, five rebounds, three assists, and one block against No. 16/15 Miami in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (March 19).

Prep/Personal
A 2022 graduate of Montverde (Fla.) … played for coach Kevin Boyle … highest rated incoming recruit in the Big Ten (247Sports) … led team to back-to back and its sixth GEICO High School national championship in senior season … Naismith third-team All-American… scored 14 points and hit three triples in the Jordan Brand Classic … team won the 2021 Geico High School National Title … five of his teammates also are signing Division I letters of intent … played for coach Norton Hurd IV and Team Thad, an AAU program founded by NBA player Thaddeus Young, in the off-season … also played for Team CP3 (Chris Paul) AAU program … ranked 17th by Rivals.com, 22nd by 247Sports, and 24th by ESPN … originally from Pittsburgh but moved to Charlotte while in middle school … son of Glenn Hood and Adrianne "Angel" Hood-Schifino … born June 19, 2003.