Jaren Sina

Jaren Sina (born March 12, 1994) is an Albanian American college basketball player who plays for the George Washington Colonials. ^[1]

Sina averaged 7.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists for Seton Hall in 2014-15. As a freshman in 2013-14, he was named to the Big East Conference's All-Rookie team. He is a member of the Kosovo national basketball team. Sina holds both Kosovan and US passports.

Personal

He was Born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Kosovo-Albanians parents who originate from Diber. He was raised in New Jersey, USA. He is the Son of Jill and Mergin Sina. His Father played Basketball professionally in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Argentina and Portugal where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame and holds the country's single game scoring record (69). Has a sister Jasmine who is a member of the Binghamton women's basketball team.^[2]

High School career

Sina was Three-time All-State guard who scored 2,146 points and handed out 861 assists at Gill St. Bernard's School. Also was Four-star recruit who ranked in the top-100 nationally in the 2013 class by ESPN.com. He was Three-time Somerset County Player of the Year who helped transform Gill St. Bernard's into a national power. The Knights broke into the USA Today High School top-25, rising as high as No. 15 in 2012. Also played for his father, Mergin Sina, who was a two-year letterwinner at Seton Hall (1984–86). He finished as the all-time leading scorer and assist leader in Somerset County history, and was second in three-pointers. As a senior, led Gill St. Bernard's School averaging 21.3 points, 9.1 assists and buried 117 threes.^[3]

2013-14

In this season he was Big East Conference All-Rookie Team selection, also earned Big East Conference Academic All-Star recognition. Sina was One of two players to appear in all 34 games, earning 19 starts. He Started eight of the final nine games, including all three Big East Conference Tournament contests. Averaged 6.0 points, 2.4 assists and 1.4 rebounds. Led the team in assists seven times and had three 5+ assist games. He Ranked 10th in the conference shooting 38.2% (39-102) from three-point range in BIG EAST games. Also made starts in nine of 18 BIG EAST appearances and averaged 2.7 assists (2.4 assist/turnover ratio) in conference starts.

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