Jacob Groves

Photo by: Ty Russell

Position:
F
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-9
Weight:
216
Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
High School:
Shadle Park HS
Prev School:
Eastern Washington

2022-23 (SENIOR): Appeared in 32 games (22 starts) ... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team ... Averaged 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest ... Tallied nine double-digit point games ... Started the season opener against Sam Houston (11/7/22) and tallied 11 points and five rebounds ... Recorded nine points and made key block to seal victory over South Alabama (11/18/22) ... Recorded a season-high 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and wrangled a team-high six boards in 69-56 victory over Nebraska (11/24/22) ... Scored 10 points and buried three 3-pointers against Seton Hall (11/25/22) ... Scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Villanova (12/3/22) ... Enjoyed a career-best performance against Central Arkansas (12/17/22) and finished with 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including four 3 pointers ... Recorded five points and six rebounds in 34-plus minutes of action against Florida (12/20/22) ... Enjoyed 17-point performance in the Big 12 opener against No. 6 Texas (12/31/22) ... Tallied seven points on 3-of-6 shooting against West Virginia (1/14/23) ... Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Oklahoma State (1/18/23) ... Recorded six points and two rebounds at No. 14/12 Baylor (2/8/23) ... Scored a team-best 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and finished 4 of 5 from deep in 61-50 victory at No. 23/21 Iowa State (2/25/23) ... Tallied 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and finished 2 of 3 from deep at No. 11/11 Kansas State (3/1/23).

2021-22 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 34 games (12 starts) ... Averaged 4.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game ... ... Started the final nine games of the season ... Scored 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting against Indiana State (11/19/21) ... Recorded eight points and four rebounds against Houston Baptist (11/24) ... Tallied five rebounds against No. 14 Florida (12/1) ... Finished 4-for-5 from the field and tallied nine points off the bench in 79-66 victory over then-No. 11 Iowa State (1/8) ... Scored 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting and added six rebounds at then-No. 21 Texas (1/11) ... Scored 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting at West Virginia (1/26) in first start in the Crimson and Cream ... Tallied six points and five boards at then-No. 1 Auburn (1/26) ... Finished 4-for-7 from the field and 3-for-5 from deep for 11 points at Iowa State (2/19) ... Scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field against Oklahoma State (2/26) ... Tallied nine points on three 3-pointers against West Virginia (3/1) ... Wrangled eight rebounds and added five points at K-State (3/5) ... Led the Sooners with 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting and tied his career high with nine rebounds in 72-67 victory over No. 3 Baylor (3/10) ... Recorded seven rebounds and two assists against No. 14 Texas Tech (3/15).

2020-21 (AT EASTERN WASHINGTON): Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic team … Appeared in 24 games with 14 starts … Averaged 9.3 points per game and 4.2 rebounds … Made 55.2% percent of his shots … Ten games with double-figure scoring …. Scored 16 points with eight rebounds in season opener at Washington State (11/28) … Added 10 points in 30 minutes at Arizona (12/5) … Recorded 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting against Idaho (12/11) … Finished 5-for-7 from the field, scoring 10 points at Northern Colorado (1/21) … Started three-game streak with double-figure scoring against Sacramento State, tallying 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting with five rebounds (2/1) … Scored 12 points in 11 minutes at Idaho (2/4) …. A then season-high 17 points against Idaho on 7-for-12 shooting (2/6) … Notched nine rebounds in 32 minutes against Idaho State (3/3) … Recorded a season-high 10 field goals made vs. Montana (3/12) … Finished with 21 points scored on 10-for-13 shooting … Tallied 15 points against Montana State in 32 minutes (3/13) … Scored a season-high 23 points in NCAA Tournament opening round against Kansas (3/20) … Four 3-pointers made were a season high …. Nine rebounds against the Jayhawks tied a season high previously set against Idaho State.

2019-20 (AT EASTERN WASHINGTON): Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team … Appeared in 24 games …. Averaged 2.5 points per game and 1.5 rebounds … First career points at High Point (11/23), scoring five points with two assists and four rebounds … Recorded a season high eight points two times – against Multnomah (12/13) and Montana (1/9) … Finished 4-for-5 from the field against Multnomah … Logged a season-high five rebounds against Montana State (2/8).

HIGH SCHOOL: Second Team All-Greater Spokane League honors as a senior at Shadle Park High School, averaging 17.6 points per game and 9.5 rebounds … Single game highs of 33 points and 15 rebounds … Helped the Highlanders to a 15-11 record overall in the first season … As a junior, averaged over 16 points and seven rebounds per game, making 60 percent from the field overall and 47 percent from the 3-point line … 3.8 GPA in high school.

PERSONAL: Volunteered at the Washington Family Ranch and participated in highway clean-ups … Parents are Randy and Tara Groves, and has two brothers Dylynn and Tanner ... Tanner, also a member of the Sooners, played three seasons at EWU … Randy played basketball at Shadle Park HS and Community Colleges of Spokane …Tara (formerly Tara Flugel) still owns the Whitworth scoring record of 2,040 points and is in the school’s Hall of Fame.