Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER
2018-2019: Started and played in 32 games as a senior… led the Gamecocks in points scored (550), points per game (17.2), blocks (29), assists (98), rebounds (308), rebounding average (9.6), free throws made (133), field goals made (194), minutes played (1082) and minutes per game (33.8) in his final season… finished his JSU career with 943 points and 518 rebounds… he and fellow senior Christian Cunningham became the last Gamecocks to have more than 900 points and 500 rebounds in a Jacksonville State uniform career since Nick Cook (2010-14)… ranks fifth all-time for career rebounds in the JSU Division-I record book… is the program’s Division-I, single-season scoring leader with 550 points, surpassing Courtney Bradley’s mark of 510 set in 2006-07… became the program’s single-season rebounding leader with 308, surpassing Cunningham’s previous record of 275 set in 2016-17… also holds the program’s Division-I, single-season records for field goals made (194) and offensive rebounds (100)… ranks second in the program’s single-season, Division-I record book for rebounding average (9.6)… became the first Gamecock selected to compete in the 3X3U National Championships, playing for Team OVC at Minneapolis’ Mall of America as part of the 2019 Final Four festivities… became the first men’s basketball played to earn Jacksonville State’s Eagle Owl Award, awarded to the top senior student-athlete each year for their performance on the court and in the classroom… was named NABC Division-I All-District First Team, All-OVC First Team and Preseason All-OVC… named College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week and OVC Player of the Week on Jan. 21 after scoring 44 points, shooting .400 and grabbing 24 rebounds in wins over Belmont and Tennessee Tech… garnered OVC Player of the Week honors for a second time March 4 after scoring 65 points, shooting .742 and pulling down 27 rebounds in wins over Eastern Illinois and SIUE… scored a career-high 30 points three times in his career… had a career-best 15 rebounds Jan. 31 vs. Murray State… finished his career with 51 double-digit scoring contests, totaling 28 as a senior… posted 10 20-point games in his final season, totaling 12 for his career… had 17 games with 10-or-more rebounds in 2018-19, finishing with 21 in two seasons at JSU… finished with 19 double-doubles with 16 coming in his final season… finished 24th in the NCAA with 9.7 rebounds per game, 33rd with 3.13 offensive boards per game and 20th with 16 double-doubles… ranked fifth in the OVC in scoring, second in rebounding, second in defensive rebounds and third in minutes played… in three seasons at the Division-I level, scored 1009 points and pulled down 556 rebounds.

2017-2018: Started 18 games and appeared in 35 in his first season at Jacksonville State... named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team following the regular season... deemed OVC Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 22 following a 20-point performance at Morehead State and a 15-point, eight-rebound game at Eastern Kentucky... one of three Gamecocks to average double-figure scoring, totaling 11.2 points per game... scored a career-high 22 points and snagged a career-best 12 rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech on Feb. 8 at Pete Mathews Coliseum... collected three double-doubles... recorded a five-block game against ULM on Dec. 9... ranked 237th in the NCAA with 1.00 blocks per game... scored in double-digits 22 times and posted two 20-point games... paced JSU with 99 free-throw attempts and 78 free throws made... scored a team-high 222 points during conference play, averaging 12.3 points per game.

PRIOR TO JSU
2016-2017: Saw action in 34 games at St. Petersburg (FL) College … averaged 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds on 54.1 percent shooting … named FCSAA State/NJCAA District Basketball Tournament MVP after averaging 17.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists during the tournament … named First Team All-State, State of Florida Player of the Year and Suncoast Conference Player of the Year … help lead the Titans to the second round of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament … scored in double figures in every game of the season … led the team in blocks with 1.4 a game … had 20-or-more points in 17 games … scored 30 points on Nov. 3 against Game on Rise and Nov. 25 at South Georgia Technical College … brought down a career-high 24 rebounds against Florida Southwestern on Jan. 14 (also had 27 points in the game) … recorded 19 double-doubles (points, rebounds).
 
2015-2016: Appeared in 24 games at Georgia Southern University … averaged 2.8 points in 7.7 minutes of game action during the season … brought down 38 total rebounds, recorded eight steals, dished out seven assists and blocked five shots.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Providence School … played under coach Jim Martin … helped lead the Stallions to the 2015 FHSAA 3-A State championship … earned state tournament MVP honors after scoring 26 points in the state championship game … selected to the all-state second team and first team all-county as a senior averaging 16.1 points and 8.5 rebounds … earned first team all state honors as a junior … also Volusia County Player of the Year following his junior season after averaging 22.2 points and 10 rebounds … earned second team all-county honors as a sophomore.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Jason Scott Burnell … born Aug. 15, 1997 in DeLand, Fla. … son of Teri and Frank Burnell … father is the head men’s basketball coach at Florida State College at Jacksonville … has one older brother, Kevin... majoring in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice.