| Jarkel Joiner | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 180 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | College Park Skyhawks |
| Number: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1999 |
| High School: | Oxford (Oxford, Mississippi) |
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| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
| Years1: | 2023–present |
| Team1: | College Park Skyhawks |
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Jarkel Joiner (born May 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Cal State Bakersfield, Mississippi, and NC State.
Joiner attended Oxford High School. As a senior, he ranked fourth nationally with 36.5 points per game. Joiner was named the 2017 Mississippi Boys Basketball Player of the Year by the Daily Journal, and helped lead the Chargers to the state semifinals. He was not highly recruited and committed to play college basketball at Cal State Bakersfield.[1]
Joiner averaged 10.3 points per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.6 points per game and was named to the First Team All-WAC. Joiner transferred to Ole Miss and sat out the season.[2] He averaged 12 points and 2.6 rebounds per game as a junior.[3] As a senior, Joiner averaged 13.2 points and 2.3 assists per game despite being hampered by a back injury. Following the season he transferred to NC State.[4] Joiner averaged 17 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game at NC State. He was named to the Second Team All-ACC and led the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.[5]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Joiner joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2023 NBA Summer League[6] and on October 4, 2023, he signed with them[7] However, he was waived on October 8[8] and joined the team's G League affiliate the College Park Skyhawks on October 29.[9]