Jerald Colonel

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-9 / 200
Position:
F
Hometown:
Savannah, Georgia
High School:
Robert W. Graves HS
Last College:
Northwestern State

HONORS
2024-25 Southland Conference All-Defensive Team

BY THE NUMBERS
Career Starts (63)
Double-figure scoring games (31)
Double-figure rebounding games (11)
Double-doubles (3)

2024-25 (NORTHWESTERN STATE)
Appeared in 30 games, starting 13, in his first season as a Demon...Led the Southland Conference in blocked shots (67) and in blocks per game (2.23)...Blocked five shots and grabbed six rebounds in a March 3 win against UIW...Hauled down a career-high 14 rebounds in a March 1 win against HCU ... Swatted four shots at Lamar (Jan. 27), his sixth game of the season with at least four blocks, and grabbed 10 rebounds...Established a career high with seven blocks — the most for a Demon since Feb. 6, 2019 — in a Jan. 6 loss to McNeese...Posted a career-high three assists and four blocks in his first Southland Conference game, including a late rejection that helped the Demons seal a Dec. 5 win at UIW...Went 6-for-6 from the field, finishing with 12 points, in a Nov. 24 win against North Alabama...Enjoyed a huge game in a Nov. 22 loss to ULM, setting career highs in points (13), rebounds (8) and blocked shots (5)...Rejected four shots, grabbed four rebounds and swiped two steals at Oklahoma (Nov. 11)...Swatted two shots and had eight points in his Northwestern State debut, a Nov. 4 win against Dallas Christian...Posted multiple blocks in each of his first nine games in a Demon uniform...

2022-23 & 2023-24 (CHIPOLA COLLEGE)
Played two seasons for the Indians...Averaged 5.8 points per game while adding 5.2 rebounds per game his freshman year...Shot 66.7 percent from the field...Averaged 9.1 ppg as a sophomore...Grabbed a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game...Averaged 1.4 blocks and 1.1 steals per game...Produced 15 double-figure scoring games...Recorded a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds against No. 5 Northwest Florida State College...Helped the Indians reach the second round of the NJCAA Tournament...

PREP
Played four years at Robert W. Groves High School for coach Kevin Evans...Brought home Groves' first regional championship in a decade as a senior...2x Defensive Player of the Year..Led the state in blocks both junior and senior year...Helped lead the Fighting Scottish Rebels to a 43-7 combined record in his career...

PERSONAL
Born on May 10, 2003...Son of Rashay Sallen and Jerald Colonel...Has three brothers, Rashamel, Antonio and Darrell...Two sisters, Rashay and Sheena...Hopes to own a business and play basketball professionally...Life’s ambition is to become successful and give back to the community and help his family live comfortably...