2 Jalen Speer
Jalen Speer
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Year:
    RS SO
  • Hometown:
    Gainesville, Fla.
  • High School:
    The Rock
  • Previous College:
    FAMU
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    17.3
  • fg %
    41.3
  • 3pt %
    30.1
  • ft %
    85.0
  • reb/g
    4.6
  • a/g
    6.3
Bio
General
  • Birthday: July 17
  • Parents: James & Lynn Speer
  • Sibling(s): Justin
  • Hometown: Gainesville, Fla.
  • High School: The Rock
  • Major: Psychology

2022-23 (So.)

  • Played in 28 games, starting in all of them as the Saints' point guard. 
  • A playmaker that led the team in minutes, points per game (17.3), and assists (6.4). 
  • Was No. 1 in the FCSAA in the assist category, which ranked him as a Top-10 distributor in the NJCAA Division I.
  • Posted double-digit scoring efforts in 26 out of his 28 games. 
  • Recorded six double-doubles, and was just two rebounds shy of a triple-double against State College of Florida on Nov. 19.
  • Season-high marks included 34 points against Florida Gateway (Nov. 30) and 14 assists at St. Petersburg (Feb. 18).
  • Totaled 33 steals defensively...
  • Hit two game-winning shots down the stretch of the season on the home floor against Eastern Florida and Polk State, with his winner against the Eagles being his final play as a Saint.
  • Named to the Central Conference First Team (Story)
  • Awarded the All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8 distinction (Story)

Previous University - Florida A&M University

2021-22 (Fr.-2)

  • Started 13 games for the Rattlers
  • Produced 10.5 points per game
  • Shot 89 percent from the free-throw line

2020-21 (Fr.)

  • Played in 18 games, starting in 16 as a true freshman
  • Averaged 11.9 points per game in 31 minutes per game
  • Led all MEAC freshman in scoring to make the 1st Team All-MEAC Rookie Team
Prep
  • Attended The Rock School in Gainesville
  • A 1st Team All-State selection on two occasions
  • Two-time Gainesville Sun Player of the Year
  • Helped The Rock make two Final Four appearances
  • Scored 1500+ career points
Quick Facts
  • Hobbies/Interests: Writing, making music, playing video games, hanging out with family
  • Nicknames: GVO
  • Favorite Restaurant: IHOP
  • Favorite Childhood TV Show: Martin
  • Favorite Movie: Love Jones, Ali, Malcolm X
  • Hidden Talent: An artist
  • Superhero Superpower: To give the hopeless hope
  • A professional athlete (past or present) he'd like to meet: Allen Iverson
  • On the bucket list: Playing for an NBA Championship
  • If he played another sport, it would be: Football
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 76-63
Feb 15 Eastern Florida State College W, 81-79
Feb 18 at St. Petersburg College W, 85-66
Feb 22 Polk State College
Feb 25 Daytona State College L, 91-89
Feb 28 Polk State College W, 82-81
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 14
Games started 27 14
Minutes 919 494
Minutes per game 34.0 35.3
FG 164-397 79-203
FG Pct 41.3 38.9
3PT 53-176 21-84
3PT Pct 30.1 25.0
FT 85-100 43-50
FT Pct 85.0 86.0
Off rebounds 4 0
Def rebounds 119 67
Total rebounds 123 67
Rebounds per game 4.6 4.8
Personal fouls 59 33
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 171 108
Turnovers 102 52
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 2.1
Steals 32 11
Blocks 4 1
Points 466 222
Points per game 17.3 15.9
Points per 40 min 20.3 18.0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 9 vs. Gulf Coast State College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 vs. Chipola College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 vs. Enterprise State Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 vs. Southwest Mississippi Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Kingsmen Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 PHS Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Florida Southern   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 PHS Academy W, 117-66 1 15 6-10 60.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 14
Nov 4 vs. ASA College (Miami)   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota W, 81-71 1 38 5-13 38.5 1-5 20.0 4-4 100.0 15
Nov 10 DME Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Kingsmen Academy W, 115-72 1 18 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 16 at Hillsborough Community College L, 95-81 1 38 9-18 50.0 2-7 28.6 7-8 87.5 27
Nov 19 State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota L, 92-85 1 31 5-10 50.0 4-4 100.0 1-2 50.0 15
Nov 22 at Tallahassee Community College L, 90-73 1 32 5-15 33.3 3-11 27.3 4-4 100.0 17
Nov 26 at Central Georgia Technical College W, 85-74 1 36 5-12 41.7 4-10 40.0 5-5 100.0 19
Nov 30 at Florida Gateway College W, 99-90 1 47 11-24 45.8 5-10 50.0 7-9 77.8 34
Dec 5 Fairmont Academy W, 91-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 vs. Northwest Florida State College L, 81-63 1 33 3-14 21.4 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 11 vs. Hillsborough Community College L, 80-70 1 36 9-21 42.9 2-9 22.2 2-2 100.0 22
Dec 14 Hillsborough Community College W, 86-65 1 32 7-14 50.0 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 16
Dec 15 Florida Gateway College W, 79-69 1 34 7-14 50.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 19
Jan 2 Indian River State College L, 86-85 1 35 9-22 40.9 2-11 18.2 6-9 66.7 26
Jan 7 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 91-79 1 36 9-16 56.3 3-6 50.0 4-5 80.0 25
Jan 11 Eastern Florida State College L, 76-65 1 38 6-14 42.9 1-7 14.3 2-4 50.0 15
Jan 14 at St. Petersburg College W, 66-59 1 38 3-14 21.4 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 12
Jan 18 Polk State College W, 82-77 1 35 4-12 33.3 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 21 at Daytona State College L, 96-88 1 37 5-15 33.3 0-7 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 25 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 73-61 1 32 5-9 55.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 28 at Eastern Florida State College L, 86-79 1 31 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 1 St. Petersburg College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Polk State College L, 84-82 1 32 7-19 36.8 3-8 37.5 7-8 87.5 24
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 92-84 1 37 5-15 33.3 1-5 20.0 5-5 100.0 16
Feb 11 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 76-63 1 39 7-15 46.7 2-9 22.2 2-2 100.0 18
Feb 15 Eastern Florida State College W, 81-79 1 29 5-15 33.3 1-5 20.0 7-8 87.5 18
Feb 18 at St. Petersburg College W, 85-66 1 38 5-14 35.7 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 22 Polk State College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Daytona State College L, 91-89 1 34 9-18 50.0 4-10 40.0 3-3 100.0 25
Feb 28 Polk State College W, 82-81 1 38 4-16 25.0 1-8 12.5 0-1 0.0 9
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 9 vs. Gulf Coast State College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 vs. Chipola College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 vs. Enterprise State Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 vs. Southwest Mississippi Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Kingsmen Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 PHS Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Florida Southern   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 PHS Academy W, 117-66 1 15 0 7 7 9 3 2 0
Nov 4 vs. ASA College (Miami)   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota W, 81-71 1 38 0 11 11 6 4 0 1
Nov 10 DME Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Kingsmen Academy W, 115-72 1 18 1 1 2 3 2 2 0
Nov 16 at Hillsborough Community College L, 95-81 1 38 0 3 3 5 3 2 0
Nov 19 State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota L, 92-85 1 31 1 7 8 10 2 0 0
Nov 22 at Tallahassee Community College L, 90-73 1 32 0 5 5 3 5 3 0
Nov 26 at Central Georgia Technical College W, 85-74 1 36 0 3 3 6 9 3 0
Nov 30 at Florida Gateway College W, 99-90 1 47 0 5 5 2 4 1 1
Dec 5 Fairmont Academy W, 91-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 vs. Northwest Florida State College L, 81-63 1 33 1 3 4 4 5 2 0
Dec 11 vs. Hillsborough Community College L, 80-70 1 36 1 0 1 5 7 2 0
Dec 14 Hillsborough Community College W, 86-65 1 32 0 4 4 2 2 1 0
Dec 15 Florida Gateway College W, 79-69 1 34 0 2 2 4 1 1 0
Jan 2 Indian River State College L, 86-85 1 35 0 1 1 4 3 2 1
Jan 7 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 91-79 1 36 0 5 5 10 4 0 1
Jan 11 Eastern Florida State College L, 76-65 1 38 0 2 2 7 4 3 0
Jan 14 at St. Petersburg College W, 66-59 1 38 0 4 4 2 2 0 0
Jan 18 Polk State College W, 82-77 1 35 0 9 9 6 2 1 0
Jan 21 at Daytona State College L, 96-88 1 37 0 4 4 11 5 0 0
Jan 25 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 73-61 1 32 0 3 3 7 3 1 0
Jan 28 at Eastern Florida State College L, 86-79 1 31 0 1 1 9 0 0 0
Feb 1 St. Petersburg College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Polk State College L, 84-82 1 32 0 6 6 5 5 1 0
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 92-84 1 37 0 6 6 5 8 0 0
Feb 11 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 76-63 1 39 0 6 6 8 3 0 0
Feb 15 Eastern Florida State College W, 81-79 1 29 0 2 2 10 1 3 0
Feb 18 at St. Petersburg College W, 85-66 1 38 0 7 7 14 4 0 0
Feb 22 Polk State College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Daytona State College L, 91-89 1 34 0 8 8 6 8 1 0
Feb 28 Polk State College W, 82-81 1 38 0 4 4 8 3 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 9 vs. Gulf Coast State College   - - - -
Oct 9 vs. Chipola College   - - - -
Oct 9 vs. Enterprise State Community College   - - - -
Oct 15 vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College   - - - -
Oct 15 vs. Southwest Mississippi Community College   - - - -
Oct 22 Kingsmen Academy   - - - -
Oct 22 PHS Academy   - - - -
Oct 29 at Florida Southern   - - - -
Nov 1 PHS Academy W, 117-66 1 0 - 3.0
Nov 4 vs. ASA College (Miami)   - - - -
Nov 5 at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota W, 81-71 1 2 - 1.5
Nov 10 DME Academy   - - - -
Nov 12 Kingsmen Academy W, 115-72 1 0 - 1.5
Nov 16 at Hillsborough Community College L, 95-81 1 2 - 1.7
Nov 19 State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota L, 92-85 1 5 1 5.0
Nov 22 at Tallahassee Community College L, 90-73 1 4 - 0.6
Nov 26 at Central Georgia Technical College W, 85-74 1 0 - 0.7
Nov 30 at Florida Gateway College W, 99-90 1 3 - 0.5
Dec 5 Fairmont Academy W, 91-65 - - - -
Dec 10 vs. Northwest Florida State College L, 81-63 1 1 - 0.8
Dec 11 vs. Hillsborough Community College L, 80-70 1 2 - 0.7
Dec 14 Hillsborough Community College W, 86-65 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 15 Florida Gateway College W, 79-69 1 2 - 4.0
Jan 2 Indian River State College L, 86-85 1 1 - 1.3
Jan 7 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 91-79 1 1 - 2.5
Jan 11 Eastern Florida State College L, 76-65 1 1 - 1.8
Jan 14 at St. Petersburg College W, 66-59 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 18 Polk State College W, 82-77 1 1 - 3.0
Jan 21 at Daytona State College L, 96-88 1 1 - 2.2
Jan 25 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 73-61 1 2 - 2.3
Jan 28 at Eastern Florida State College L, 86-79 1 3 - -
Feb 1 St. Petersburg College   - - - -
Feb 4 at Polk State College L, 84-82 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 92-84 1 2 - 0.6
Feb 11 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 76-63 1 3 - 2.7
Feb 15 Eastern Florida State College W, 81-79 1 4 - 10.0
Feb 18 at St. Petersburg College W, 85-66 1 2 - 3.5
Feb 22 Polk State College   - - - -
Feb 25 Daytona State College L, 91-89 1 4 - 0.8
Feb 28 Polk State College W, 82-81 1 3 - 2.7
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 27 34.0 6.1-14.7 2.0-6.5 3.1-3.7 17.3
Total 27 34.0 6.1-14.7 2.0-6.5 3.1-3.7 17.3

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 27 27 919 164-397 41.3 53-176 30.1 85-100 85.0 466
Total 27 27 919 164-397 41.3 53-176 30.1 85-100 85.0 466

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 27 919 34.0 7.1-17.3 2.3-7.7 30.1 3.7-4.4 20.3
Total 27 919 34.0 7.1-17.3 2.3-7.7 30.1 3.7-4.4 20.3

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 27 0.1 4.4 4.6 6.3 3.8 1.2 0.1
Total 27 0.1 4.4 4.6 6.3 3.8 1.2 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 27 27 4 119 123 171 102 32 4
Total 27 27 4 119 123 171 102 32 4

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 27 0.2 5.2 5.4 7.4 4.4 1.4 0.2
Total 27 0.2 5.2 5.4 7.4 4.4 1.4 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 27 34.0 6.1-14.7 2.0-6.5 3.1-3.7 17.3
Conference 14 35.3 5.6-14.5 1.5-6.0 3.1-3.6 15.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 13 31.4 5.8-13.5 1.8-5.8 2.5-3.2 15.9
Away 12 36.8 6.3-15.5 2.2-7.0 4.2-4.8 19.1
Neutral 2 34.5 6.0-17.5 2.0-8.5 1.0-1.0 15.0
Result            
Wins 15 33.7 5.8-13.7 1.9-5.7 2.9-3.4 16.4
Losses 12 34.5 6.4-16.0 2.1-7.6 3.4-4.1 18.3
Month            
November 8 31.9 6.2-13.6 2.9-6.9 3.8-4.2 19.1
December 4 33.8 6.5-15.8 1.8-6.5 1.5-1.8 16.3
January 8 35.3 5.8-14.1 1.2-5.8 2.9-3.8 15.6
February 7 35.3 6.0-16.0 1.9-7.0 3.7-4.1 17.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 27 27 919 164-397 41.3 53-176 30.1 85-100 85.0 466
Conference 14 14 494 79-203 38.9 21-84 25.0 43-50 86.0 222
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 13 13 408 76-176 43.2 23-75 30.7 32-41 78.0 207
Away 12 12 442 76-186 40.9 26-84 31.0 51-57 89.5 229
Neutral 2 2 69 12-35 34.3 4-17 23.5 2-2 100.0 30
Result                    
Wins 15 15 505 87-205 42.4 28-85 32.9 44-51 86.3 246
Losses 12 12 414 77-192 40.1 25-91 27.5 41-49 83.7 220
Month                    
November 8 8 255 50-109 45.9 23-55 41.8 30-34 88.2 153
December 4 4 135 26-63 41.3 7-26 26.9 6-7 85.7 65
January 8 8 282 46-113 40.7 10-46 21.7 23-30 76.7 125
February 7 7 247 42-112 37.5 13-49 26.5 26-29 89.7 123

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 27 919 34.0 7.1-17.3 2.3-7.7 30.1 3.7-4.4 20.3
Conference 14 494 35.3 6.4-16.4 1.7-6.8 25.0 3.5-4.0 18.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 13 408 31.4 7.5-17.3 2.3-7.4 30.7 3.1-4.0 20.3
Away 12 442 36.8 6.9-16.8 2.4-7.6 31.0 4.6-5.2 20.7
Neutral 2 69 34.5 7.0-20.3 2.3-9.9 23.5 1.2-1.2 17.4
Result                
Wins 15 505 33.7 6.9-16.2 2.2-6.7 32.9 3.5-4.0 19.5
Losses 12 414 34.5 7.4-18.6 2.4-8.8 27.5 4.0-4.7 21.3
Month                
November 8 255 31.9 7.8-17.1 3.6-8.6 41.8 4.7-5.3 24.0
December 4 135 33.8 7.7-18.7 2.1-7.7 26.9 1.8-2.1 19.3
January 8 282 35.3 6.5-16.0 1.4-6.5 21.7 3.3-4.3 17.7
February 7 247 35.3 6.8-18.1 2.1-7.9 26.5 4.2-4.7 19.9

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 27 0.1 4.4 4.6 6.3 3.8 1.2 0.1
Conference 14 0.0 4.8 4.8 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 0.2 4.3 4.5 6.2 3.2 1.4 0.1
Away 12 0.0 5.0 5.0 6.8 4.0 0.8 0.3
Neutral 2 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 6.0 2.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 15 0.1 4.9 4.9 6.5 3.1 1.1 0.2
Losses 12 0.3 3.8 4.1 6.2 4.6 1.3 0.1
Month                
November 8 0.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 4.0 1.6 0.3
December 4 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.8 3.8 1.5 0.0
January 8 0.0 3.6 3.6 7.0 2.9 0.9 0.3
February 7 0.0 5.6 5.6 8.0 4.6 0.9 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 27 27 4 119 123 171 102 32 4
Conference 14 14 0 67 67 108 52 11 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 13 13 2 56 58 81 42 18 1
Away 12 12 0 60 60 81 48 10 3
Neutral 2 2 2 3 5 9 12 4 0
Result                  
Wins 15 15 1 73 74 97 47 16 3
Losses 12 12 3 46 49 74 55 16 1
Month                  
November 8 8 2 42 44 44 32 13 2
December 4 4 2 9 11 15 15 6 0
January 8 8 0 29 29 56 23 7 2
February 7 7 0 39 39 56 32 6 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 27 0.2 5.2 5.4 7.4 4.4 1.4 0.2
Conference 14 0.0 5.4 5.4 8.7 4.2 0.9 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 0.2 5.5 5.7 7.9 4.1 1.8 0.1
Away 12 0.0 5.4 5.4 7.3 4.3 0.9 0.3
Neutral 2 1.2 1.7 2.9 5.2 7.0 2.3 0.0
Result                
Wins 15 0.1 5.8 5.9 7.7 3.7 1.3 0.2
Losses 12 0.3 4.4 4.7 7.1 5.3 1.5 0.1
Month                
November 8 0.3 6.6 6.9 6.9 5.0 2.0 0.3
December 4 0.6 2.7 3.3 4.4 4.4 1.8 0.0
January 8 0.0 4.1 4.1 7.9 3.3 1.0 0.3
February 7 0.0 6.3 6.3 9.1 5.2 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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