Daniss Jenkins

Jenkins attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas. In his senior year, The Dallas Morning News selected him as the District 12-4A offensive MVP. After graduation, he studied at University of the Pacific (2019–2021),^[2] Odessa College (2021–2022) and Iona (2022–2023)^[3] as an undergraduate and St. John's University (2023–2024) as a graduate student.^[2][4] During his freshman year at Pacific, Jenkins was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.^[5] In his final year playing for St. John's, Jenkins averaged 14.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.7 triples and 1.6 steals per game on 44.6% shooting from the field and 85.1% at the line.^[6] Jenkins was also named to the All-Big East second team and was the only Red Storm player named to earn all-conference recognition at the end of the regular season.^[7]

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Jenkins signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 6, 2024.^[2][7][8] He made seven appearances for Detroit during the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 1.0 point, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.4 assists.

On August 3, 2025, Jenkins re-signed with the Pistons on another two-way contract.^[9] In a 137–135 win over the Washington Wizards on November 10, Jenkins broke out, scoring a then career-high 24 points, including the game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation.^[10] He followed his performance with a game two days later, where he registered 18 points, 12 assists,^[11] and helped the Pistons to a win over the Chicago Bulls. The game was also Jenkins' first career start.^[12] On February 7, 2026, Jenkins' two-way contract was converted into a standard two-year contract.^[13]

On March 23, 2026, Jenkins put up a career-high 30 points, along with eight assists and four rebounds in a 113–110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.^[14][15]