Charles Jenkins in the spotlight!

Charles Jenkins is a senior on the Pride basketball team at Hofstra University. He is a 6'3" guard. Red shirted his freshman year, he has been playing on the Pride since he was a sophomore. Jenkins has scored 1,767 career points in 95 career games and ranks eighth in Hofstra history. He is the ninth player to win two Haggarty Awards as the top player in the New York Metropolitan area in the past 77 years.

Born on Feb. 28 1989, he is originally from Queens, NY he attended and played basketball at Springfield Gardens high school. The school was named the All-New NYC team by the New York Post. In the 2009-10 season he won the award for Colonial Athletic Association player of the year.

Along with Hofstra, he was also recruited to St. John's University and Liberty University. We're just happy that he chose the Pride. Jenkins is known for his charisma and talent on the basketball court and seems like the spotlight is on him when you watch him play.