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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Julius Jenkins
| image        = 2018-05-01 Basketball, easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga, Science City Jena - Rockets StP 5092 by Stepro.jpg
| image_size   = 
| caption      = Jenkins in 2018 (# 11)
| position     = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]]
| height_m     = 1.87
| weight_kg    = 81
| league       = 
| team         = Free Agent
| number       = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1981|02|10}}
| birth_place  = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
| nationality  = American
| high_school  = [[Deerfield Beach High School|Deerfield Beach]]<br>([[Deerfield Beach, Florida]])
| college      = [[Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball|Georgia Southern]] (1999–2003)
| draft_year   = 2003
| career_start = 2003
| career_end   =
| years1       = 2003–2005
| team1        = [[Sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg|Nürnberg]]
| years2       = 2005–2006
| team2        = [[Bree BBC]]
| years3       = 2006–2011
| team3        = [[ALBA Berlin]]
| years4       = 2011–2012
| team4        = [[Brose Baskets]]
| years5       = 2012–2015
| team5        = [[EWE Baskets Oldenburg]]
| years6       = 2015–2016
| team6        = [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]
| years7       = 2016–2020
| team7        = [[Science City Jena]]
| highlights   = 
*6× [[All-Basketball Bundesliga Team|All-Bundesliga Team]] (2007–2011, 2014)
* 2× [[Basketball Bundesliga|German League]] champion (2008, 2012)
* 3× [[Basketball Bundesliga Cup|German Cup]] winner (2009, 2012, 2015)
* [[Montenegrin Basketball League|Montenegrin League]] champion (2016)
* [[Montenegrin Basketball Cup|Montenegrin Cup]] winner (2016)
* 2× [[Basketball Bundesliga MVP|Bundesliga MVP]] (2008, 2010)
* [[Basketball Bundesliga Finals MVP|Bundesliga Finals MVP]] (2008)
* 3× [[Basketball Bundesliga Best Offensive Player|Bundesliga Best Offensive Player]] (2007–2010)
}}
'''Julius Jenkins''' (born February 10, 1981) is an American professional [[basketball]] player, who most recently played for [[Science City Jena]] of the [[Basketball Bundesliga]].

==College career==
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Jenkins played collegiately at [[Georgia Southern University]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

==Professional career==
He signed a contract extension with [[ALBA Berlin|ALBA]] through the 2010–2011 season after being named the [[Basketball Bundesliga MVP|German League's MVP]] in 2008.<ref>[http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/mehr-sport/basketball/2008/10/17/alba-berlin/julius-jenkins-verlaengert-vertrag-bis-2011.html  Jenkins fliegt bis 2011 für Alba], [[Bild]], October 16, 2008. (German)</ref>

Before joining ALBA Berlin, Jenkins played professionally for [[Sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg|RCE Nürnberg]], also in Germany, and [[Euphony Bree]] in Belgium.

In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with [[Brose Baskets]] in Germany.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86837/180/brose-baskets-lands-jenkins Brose Baskets lands Jenkins]</ref> After only one year in Bamberg the club decided to cut him.

In July 2012, he sign a two-year deal with the [[EWE Baskets Oldenburg]] in Germany.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/93057/ewe-baskets-oldenburg-land-julius-jenkins.html EWE Baskets Oldenburg land Julius Jenkins]</ref> In July 2014, he re–signed with Oldenburg.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140713043808/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/138588 EWE Oldenburg re-signs Jenkins]</ref>

On December 19, 2015, he signed with the Montenegrin club [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]] for the rest of the season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/montenegro/185428/buducnost-announces-julius-jenkins.html Buducnost announces Julius Jenkins]</ref>

On August 23, 2016, he signed with German club [[Science City Jena]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/210192/science-city-jena-lands-julius-jenkins.html Science City Jena lands Julius Jenkins]</ref> On March 6, 2017, he re-signed with Jena for one more season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/228091/science-city-extend-with-julius-jenkins.html Science City extend with Julius Jenkins]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=KYC Euroleague.net profile] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150809081707/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6023589/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]

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[[Category:Deerfield Beach High School alumni|Jenkins, Julius]]
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[[Category:Shooting guards]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Broward County, Florida]]