Former Wayne State College men's basketball standout Kendall Jacks recently signed a professional contract to play overseas in Portugal this fall.
            Jacks, a graduate of Bettendorf High School in Iowa, signed a one-year contract with Team Barreirense (barrier – entz) from Barreiro, Portugal, a team in the top professional league in Portugal that won its division (2^nd tier) last season and moves up to the top professional league (LPB) in Portugal.
            The 6-4 guard is one of three import players to be signed by the club and Jacks will play the point guard position. 
            Jacks will depart the United States September 10-15 and begin play with the Portugese team starting the first week in October.
            Jacks was a standout guard for the Wayne State men's basketball team from 2014-19.  He was a First Team All-NSIC selection this past season, averaging 16.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while helping WSC to a 21-10 record and a share of the NSIC South Division regular season title.
            He closed his Wildcat career as the schools' all-time leading scorer in NSIC games (1,220 pts), second in all-time scoring at WSC with 1,626 points, third in career field goals made (619), eighth in free throws made (318) and ninth in assists (241).