2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Jamal Cain
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pontiac, Mich.
- High School:
- Cornerstone Health & Technology HS
Honors and Awards:
2019-20
Father William Kelly Team Morale Award
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017-18
Marquette's Most Improved Player Award
2020-21 Season Notes (Sr.): Opened season with 16 points and six rebounds in win over UAPB (Nov. 25) … Finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Ok. State (Dec. 1) for first career double-double … Chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds against Seton Hall (Dec. 17) … Shot 6-of-11 from the field en route to 15 points against Villanova (Dec. 23) … Netted career-high 25 points at Georgetown (Jan. 2) on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-5 from distance … Knocked down game-clinching trey to put MU up four points in final minute … Also added six rebounds vs. Hoyas … Shot 6-of-9 from the floor against St. John’s (Jan. 31), finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds, three steals and an assist in 35 minutes … Chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds against Butler (Feb. 2) … Scored 11 of his 14 points in the first half against Creighton (Feb. 6) … Collected second double-double with 14 points and personal-best 14 rebounds at Butler (Feb. 17) … Also had two assists and a pair of steals vs. the Bulldogs … Finished with nine points and nine rebounds at DePaul (March 2) … Collected 13 points and seven rebounds in home finale against Xavier (March 6) on Senior Night.
2019-20 Season Notes (Jr.): Appeared in all 30 games, earning one starting assignment … Played 27 minutes in a Gavitt Tipoff Game victory over Purdue (Nov. 13) and posted six points and seven rebounds ... Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds in 27 minutes and added eight points, three assists and a pair of steals against Jacksonville (Dec. 4) … Chipped in career-best 17 points in road win against Kansas State (Dec. 7) … Made lone start of the season in win over Central Arkansas (Dec. 28) … Contributed 13 points off the bench at Villanova (2/12) … Shot 6-of-11 from the floor en route to 15-point night against Georgetown (2/26) … Earned third letter.
2018-19 Season Notes (So.): Played in 29 games and made three starts as a sophomore ... Averaged 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game... Posted seven points and six rebounds in the season opener against UMBC (Nov. 6) ... Started three early-season games against Presbyterian (Nov. 17), No. 2 Kansas (Nov. 21) and Louisville (Nov. 23) ... Played a season-high 27 minutes against Southern (Dec. 28) and notched season-bests of eight rebounds and four steals.
2017-18 Season Notes (Fr.): Played in 34 of 35 games as a true freshman, contributing 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game ... Finished fourth on the squad with 26 3-pointers made and his 47.3 3-point percentage was second ... Made his collegiate debut against Mount St. Mary's where he totaled 12 minutes, three points and one rebound (Nov. 10) ... Notched 10 points and five rebounds against Chicago state in 22 minutes, while shooting 50 percent from the floor (Nov. 29) ... Posted eight points and a rebound against Georgia (Dec. 2) ... Set a career high with 16 points, shooting 4-of-6 behind the arc and 5-of-8 from the floor against Xavier (Dec. 27) ... Went 3-of-4 from the field and hit a pair of three-pointers against Georgetown for eight points (Dec. 30) ... With seven rebounds, Cain set a career high against DePaul, also notching eight points on the night (Jan. 15) ... Scored eight points and grabbed five boards against No. 1 Villanova (Jan. 28) ... Scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in the win over St. John's (Feb. 21) ... Had an active stat line with five points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal in the overtime win against Georgetown (Feb. 26) ... Posted 11 points and nabbed six rebounds in the opening round of the NIT against Harvard (March 14) ... Notched seven points and six boards versus Penn State in the third round of the NIT (March 20).
High School: Rated as high as 77th in the nation by Rivals.com … Ranked as second-best player in state by The Detroit Free Press … Concluded his prep career with over 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds … Spent each of his last three seasons at Cornerstone Health & Technology … Finalist for Michigan’s Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award as a senior … Averaged 24.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2016-17 … First team all-state honoree as a junior and was named the Michigan Class C Player of the year in 2015-16 … Chipped in 26.0 points and 15.7 rebounds per contest that season … Competed on the AAU circuit with The Family Detroit … Played his freshman campaign at Melvindale Academy for Business & Technology.
Personal: Born March 20, 1999 in Pontiac, Mich. … Son of Amanda Branner … Has one brother, Warren, and two sisters, Kyla and Icysis … Majoring in communication studies.
