2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2022 All C-USA Third Team
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
- Voted to the 2022 All-Conference USA Third Team
- Starting point guard who started all 30 games he appeared in.
- Led the team in assists per game (4.0) and 3-pointers made (68) while rating second in scoring (14.7 ppg) and playing time (34.9 mpg).
- Ranked sixth in C-USA for minutes per game, seventh in assists per game, ninth in steals per game (1.6) and 11th for scoring.
- Reached double figures in scoring in 22 different games, which included streaks of seven in a row and 11 straight.
- Led the Miners for assists in 20 games, in scoring 11 times and for rebounding six contests.
- Eighty nine of his 106 rebounds came at the defensive end
- Posted 20+ points in six different contests.
- Erupted for 36 points (25 in second half), including setting career highs for 3-pointers made (seven), in a win at Rice (2/5/22).
- It was the most points by a Miner in 12 years.
- Posted a double-double with 18 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds at UTSA (1/23/22).
- Registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists against Rice (3/3/22).
- Scored 23 points to go along with four assists and four steals in the season opener against Western New Mexico (11/9/21).
- The game was the first of seven straight in double figures to start the year before an injury halted the streak.
- Went off for a then career-high 28 points on 10-21 shooting, including 6-11 on 3-pointers, against LA Tech (1/6/22).
- Recorded 14 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 14 seconds left, in UTEP’s OT win at Old Dominion (1/15/22).
- Flirted with a double-double with eight points and eight helpers at UAB (12/30/21).
- Tallied 19 points to go along with seven assists in both games on the year against Southern Miss.
- Registered a game-high 21 points at Charlotte (1/13/22)
- Led the Miners in points, rebounds and assists in two different games.
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
- Started in all 23 games played; logged 753 minutes (32.7 mpg).
- Led Miners in assists (92) and assists per game (4.0).
- Most assists averaged by a Miner since 2016-17 season.
- Ranked sixth in Conference USA in assists per game.
- Tied third in the team in points per game (8.6); totaled 198 points.
- Ranked third on the team in steals (27) and steals per game (1.2).
- Scored career-high 24 points on career-best nine field goals; added six assists in a win against Rice.
- Opened UTEP career with a career-most nine assists, scored 12 points in a win against UTPB.
- Registered first career double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds) in a win against UTSA.
- Tallied a career-best four steals, while adding five assists, five points and two boards in a win against Charlotte (2/27).
- Scored 11 points with three assists and four rebounds in a win over FIU (2/13).
- Scored 20 points with seven assists in a win at Southern Miss (1/2); tallied 18 points and seven assists at Southern Miss the night before.
- Recorded seven points and five assists in a victory at Arizona State.
OKLAHOMA (2018-20)
- Started in 47 games at Oklahoma in two seasons, including 30 during the 2019-20 campaign.
- Averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.9 minutes.
- Shot 34.5 percent (60-174) from the field.
- Hit 79.2 percent from the foul line.
- Scored a season-high 15 points against Minnesota.
- Opened sophomore campaign with a career-high 11 rebounds against UTSA, while adding five assists.
- Dished out a season-high seven assists against TCU.
- Filled stat sheet against Oregon State with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Started in 17 games during freshman season.
- Took over starting point guard role on Jan. 19, 2019 and went on to average 6.4 points, 4.2 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals, while shooting 40.9 percent from the three-point range.
- Scored a career-high 22 points on 5-of-6 shooting (4-5 from three-point range), while passing out six assists versus West Virginia.
- Dished out a career-best eight assists twice (against Kansas on March 5 and Texas on Feb. 23).Â
HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 17.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.0 steals during senior season at Tompkins High School.
- Set program records in points, assists and steals.
- Named district MVP and selected to USA Today's All-USA Texas Boys Basketball second team.Â
- Led Tompkins to the 2018 Texas 6A Championship Game during senior season.
- Teammates with current Miners Kristian Sjolund and Emmanuel White.Â
PERSONAL: Full name is Jamal Anthony Bieniemy ... son of Troy and Laurie Bieniemy ... has one older brother ... uncle, Eric Bieniemy, was an All-American running back at Colorado, played nine seasons in the NFL is now the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs ... born in New Orleans, La. ... multidisciplinary studies major.Â
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Junior
Guard
6'5"
185 lbs
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2021-22Junior
Point Guard
6'5"
177 lbs
