GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Head Coach Paul Sather and the University of North Dakota men’s basketball team announced Jalun Trent and Victor Ndoukou have signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) to join the Fighting Hawks for the 2022-23 season.
Sather on Trent:
“Jalun is a stat-filling high-energy point guard that plays with great pace and can guard multiple positions. He was the Defensive Player of the Year in his region while leading the country in assists at the NJCAA Division I level. He also averaged 9.4 points per game and hauled in 7.2 rebounds per game. During Jalun’s time at Cochise College, their team went 66-12.”
About Trent | PG | 6-4 | Baltimore, Md. | Cochise College
- Averaged 9.4 points per game, 8.0 assists per game and 7.2 rebounds per game at Cochise College
- Shoots 78.3 percent at the free throw line and 61.0 percent from the field
- 2021-22 ACCAC & NJCAA Region I Defensive Player of the Year
- 2021 First-Team All-ACCAC & First Team NJCAA All-Region I
- 2020 Second-Team All-ACCAC & Second Team NJCAA All-Region I
- Helped Cochise College win the both the 2021-22 & 2020-21 ACCAC Championship in Region I
Sather on Ndoukou:
“Victor is a highly skilled forward that can really shoot the basketball. He has a college-ready body and has played at the highest level of basketball in the U.K. His Charnwood team took home the EABL Championship and he was voted MVP of the tournament, scoring 30 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the final game.”
About Ndoukou | F | 6-8 | Wigan, England | Charnwood College
- Named the 2021-22 Elite Academy Basketball League Most Valuable Player
- Put up 30 points in the EABL Championship and 24 points in the semi-final
- Averaged 10.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game in 2020-21
- Shot 33.3 percent from distance his first year at Charnwood College
- In 2018-19 helped the Manchester Magic U-16 club reach their final four
- Named first-team all-conference as a senior
- Earned second-team all-conference as a junior
*Tyler Wells, UND Athletics
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