Before Jordyn Jenkins was a two-time Conference Player of the Year for UTSA, she was a three-time All-State First-Team honoree for Kentridge High School in Washington State. Jenkins continued to make her mark on the West Coast when she committed to the University of Southern California. Jenkins racked up even more accolades with the Trojans, including Co-Most Improved Player of the Year and First-Team All-Pac 12 honors.
Jenkins entered the transfer portal following the conclusion of her star-studded 2021 campaign and found her way to the Alamo City.
“That leap of faith was easy for me. It was like a no-brainer,” Jenkins said in an interview with KENS5. “Karen Aston was the one telling me the vision, telling me what could happen if I’m here and we’re doing this together. I wanted to be the player that was gonna change the team and be the face [of the program].”
Aston, who was entering her second season with the Roadrunners when Jenkins arrived at UTSA, was only mildly enthused by how the acquisition of Jenkins had turned out.
“It was [divine] intervention, for sure,” Aston told KENS5.
Now, following the conclusion of her illustrious career for the Roadrunners, Jenkins is taking her talents to the next level.
“My college career has come to a close,” Jenkins said on social media. “I am inexplicably grateful for the experience at both USC and UTSA. The bonds and lifelong friendships I’ve formed throughout the past five years made my challenging days worth every minute. Playing professionally has always been a goal of mine, and for that reason, I have entered my name in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Playing in both Los Angeles and San Antonio has allowed me to grow as a player and a person — and because of this, I hope to continue my journey to playing at the highest level. Thank you to my coaches and teammates for an epic college journey.”
Since Aston took over the reins of the women’s basketball program, the team has seen many talented players dominate the hardwood. Elyssa Coleman, Sidney Love, Idara Udo, Hailey Atwood and Kyra White are all standout pieces in a masterful display of roster curation by the former University of Texas at Austin coach. However, Jenkins is the engine that has powered the women’s basketball program for the last three years. This year, the superstar forward averaged 18.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while leading the team to 26 wins — a program record. Though the American Athletic Conference tournament did not go the way the team wanted, bowing out in the quarterfinals to Rice University, there was still a lot to be proud of in her final season.
A regular season conference title is nothing to scoff at, and when you tack on conference Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference honors, Jenkins has done more than Aston could’ve asked for when she lured her to San Antonio. The Renton, Washington native smashed UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame member Monica Gibbs’ all-time scoring record during her time with the ‘Runners. That, paired with the historic 2025 season, is more than enough to warrant the hanging of her jersey in the rafters of the Historic Convocation Center. Her story doesn’t end here though; Jenkins will get her shot in the pros, and there is every reason to believe that she will continue to be what she has been in every phase of her career — a superstar.
