Biography
TREVECCA CAREER NOTES
2023-2024 Season Records
#11 NCAA Era Season Record: Free-throw % - 149 (.738)
2023-2024
Cannady played in all 29 games this season and started 28...he averaged 13.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 41.9% (132-315) from the field, 31.7% (19-60) from three-point range, and 73.8% (110-149) from the foul line. He finished 11th in the league in free-throw percentage.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE
Played for coach Sean Westerlund at Bryn Athyn College (PA) where he finished third in career leading scorer (1,045pts) after just two seasons … he finished sixth in NCAA Division III in scoring last season … led the nation and conference in made free throws … earned All-Conference honors twice – he was first team as a sophomore … was a Bevo Francis Top 100 Player, a two-time City Of Brotherly Love All Area Team … City of Brotherly Love Rookie of the Year … was the fastest player in Bryn Athyn history to reach 1000 career points … broke the Bryn season record for scoring, points per game, made field goals, made free throws, and single game scoring (37 points) … career leader is made free throws and free throw percentage … is a two-time team MVP … last season he averaged 23.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, two steals per game while shooting 48.1% from the field, 41.5% from three point range, and 80.1% from the charity stripe … led the team to the top of the conference in team scoring back-to-back seasons and the most wins in school history in 2022-23 … as a sophomore scored in double figures in all but one game and collected five 30+ point games … had three 30+ point games as a freshman and scored in double figures in all but two games.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Played for coach Paul Banks at Dunbar High School for three seasons and played his senior year at New Era Academy … named DMVelite All-Maryland honorable mention as a senior with 17.4 points, four assists, and two steals per game … led the Jaguars to the 2019-2020 MPSSAA Boys Basketball 2A State Quarterfinals and the 2019-2020 Governors Challenge Championship … earned 2019-20 Governors Challenge All-Tournament Team .. he was also the Class Valedictorian … in 2018-2019 averaged 14.3 points, four assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.6 steals leading Dunbar to the Round of 16 in the 2018-2019 MPSSAA Boys Basketball 1A State Championship as a junior ... in his sophomore season at Dunbar, the team won the 2017-2018 1A State Championship, with Cannady averaging 13.5 points, six assists, four rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game … as a freshmen he averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 assists, two rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game as Dunbar made the Round of 16 at the 2016-2017 MPSSAA Boys Basketball 2A State Championship
Also played for coach Eric Brown with Team BBC where he averaged 20 points, four assists, and 2.7 steals per game … team mad the Adidas Session 1 Final Four.
OTHER NOTES
Club Team: Team BBC
His mother is Crystal Barnett and his sister is Jamia Cannady.
Coach Carroll on Cannady, “Jamal was a highly sought-after player in the portal after a tremendous two-year career at Bryn Athyn. He is a dynamic play maker with exceptional instincts for scoring and creating for others. Jamal’s ability is only surpassed by his drive and passion for the game.”
