2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
CAREER
Took a total of 67 charges in his career, including a C-USA leading 18 in 2015-16 and 33 in 2016-17 ... career three-point field goal percentage of 36.6 (85-for-232) ranks 13th in school history.
2017-18 (SENIOR)
Averaged 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg and 12.4 mpg ... shot 85.7 percent (12-for-14) from the line ... played 11 minutes off the bench in the opener against Louisiana College and scored two points at the foul line ... collected a steal in 12 reserve minutes versus South Carolina ... made his first start of the season against Appalachian State ... led the Miners with three assists in 20 reserve minutes at NM State ... snared three rebounds in 13 minutes versus Lamar ... tallied four points and two assists against New Mexico ... hit a three-pointer versus North Dakota State ... buried two triples and blocked a shot against Rice ... pulled down three boards at Southern Miss ... tied his season high for rebounds (three) and matched his career-high for assists (three) versus WKU ... drew a couple of charges, and posted five points, three rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes against UTSA ... played his season-high 30 minutes at Old Dominion with two rebounds and a career-high tying three assists ... started on “Senior Night,” hit a three and took a charge in his final home game versus Southern Miss ... scored for a season-high third straight game with a three-pointer at North Texas, while drawing a charge against the Mean Green.
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Led Conference USA in charges drawn for the second straight year with 33, giving him a total of 57 in his career ... started 27 games, averaging 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds ... shot 37.9 percent from the floor, 38.8 percent from three-point territory and 77.8 percent from the line ... established UTEP single-season highs across the board for games played (32), starts (27), minutes (907), field goals made (47), field goals attempted (124), three-point field goals made (45), three-point field goals attempted (116), free throws (21), free throw attempts (27), rebounds (91), assists (38), blocks (seven), steals (10) and points (160) ... had 20 assists and only three turnovers in C-USA play (29.1 mpg) ... committed one turnover in his last 14 league games ... finished with five points, four rebounds, two assists, a block and three charges drawn in the opener versus Louisiana College ... broke out against Western Michigan with 13 points, making 4-of-5 three pointers ... came off the bench for the first time this season versus Southeastern Louisiana and hit a couple of three-pointers with three rebounds ... returned to the starting lineup and produced 14 points against Northwestern State ... tied his career-best with three assists at New Mexico ... blocked a career-high two shots versus NM State ... posted his top-scoring game as a Miner against Northern Arizona with 15 points ... made his UTEP-best five three-point field goals versus the Lumberjacks ... collected a collegiate best nine rebounds while matching his career-high three assists against Maryland Eastern Shore ... also had three assists versus UC Irvine ... played a career-high 36 minutes at UTSA and was 2-for-2 from three-point range ... contributed four rebounds off the bench at LA Tech ... made three three-pointers and scored 11 points against UTSA ... snared seven rebounds at WKU ... pulled down seven boards for the second straight game at Marshall ... hit a couple of threes and scored nine points versus UAB ... also buried two triples against Middle Tennessee ... made 3-of-5 three point shots versus Southern Miss ... perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc with nine points, three rebounds, a block and a steal at Rice ... drew three charges in the second half at Florida Atlantic ... scored eight points with four rebounds against the Owls ... tied his career-high with three assists against Old Dominion.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
Averaged 2.2 ppg ... shot .431 from the field and .417 from three-point territory ... topped the team with a C-USA best 18 charges drawn ... played in 31 games with four starts ... made his first career start in the opener against Loyola and posted six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals ... went 3-for-4 from outside versus Texas State (nine points) ... came off the bench for the first time this season against Alcorn State and tallied six points ... perfect from the field (2-for-2) and outside (1-for-1) in a five-point night versus Florida A&M ... made a big three pointer at the end of the first half against Southern Illinois, sending the Miners to the locker room with a 34-30 lead ... pulled down five rebounds at NM State ... made a couple of three-point field goals versus Texas Arlington while adding three rebounds and two assists in a starting assignment ... scored 10 points (first game in double figures for UTEP) with two rebounds and two assists at UAB ... hit two three-pointers against Marshall ... also nailed a triple versus UTSA.
2014-15
Redshirted.
2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 30 games and played a total of 370 minutes (12.3 avg.) as a true freshman ... averaged 2.1 ppg with a .345 field goal percentage and .317 three-point field goal percentage ... played 15 minutes or more in 14 of the last 20 contests ... missed the season opener with an ankle injury ... made his UTEP debut versus West Alabama and played 16 minutes ... scored the first points of his college career in 12 minutes against Iowa ... hit his first collegiate three pointer versus New Orleans and another against Northwestern State ... buried two three pointers while contributing two rebounds and a steal versus Montana State ... earned 29 minutes of playing time against Denver ... chipped in with three points and two assists in 17 minutes versus Charlotte ... played 16 minutes against Marshall, with two points and a rebound ... tallied three points in 15 minutes at Middle Tennessee ... hit two three pointers in the first half at UAB ... scored four points with a steal in 19 minutes versus UTSA ... buried two second half three pointers to assist in the Miners' game-ending 30-10 run against Rice ... tied his season best with two assists at East Carolina while blocking a shot ... also had two assists at Old Dominion ... season high five rebounds at Tulane ... played 22 minutes at North Texas and scored his season-high nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from three-point land ... picked up five points and two steals in the C-USA Championship versus East Carolina ... played 22 minutes against Southern Miss in the tournament quarterfinals with five points and four rebounds.
PRIOR TO UTEP
All-District, District MVP, All-Area and team MVP as a senior at Lovejoy HS ... averaged 17 ppg, eight rpg and six apg as a senior ... earned first team All-District 11-3A honors as a junior, averaging 10 points, five rebounds and three assists ... helped the Leopards to a 29-8 record, district championship and no. 17 state ranking ... named Lovejoy's offensive player of the year and was also tabbed to the Grady's Texas Shootout and Whataburger All-Tournament teams ... coached by Kyle Herrema at Lovejoy HS ... as a sophomore at Central (La.) Private School, averaged 16 ppg and eight rpg as part of a 33-3 squad that averaged over 100 points per game while capturing district and conference titles ... earned All-State and All-District honors that year.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jakob John Flaggert ... parents are Matthew and Lisa Flaggert ... has one brother and three sisters ... born 12/2/94 (Dallas, Texas) ... earned his Marketing degree from UTEP in May of 2017 and pursuing a second bachelor's in General Management.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Forward/Guard
6'7"
195 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
Forward/Guard
6'7"
200 lbs
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2015-16Sophomore
Forward/Guard
6'7"
200 lbs
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2016-17Junior
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs
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2017-18Senior
Forward
6'7"
210 lbs
