Jackson named C-USA Freshman of the Week for the seventh time

IRVING, Texas – For the seventh time this season UTSA's Jhivvan Jackson has been named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, for the week ending Feb. 18, the league office announced Monday.
 
Jackson, who ranks as the fifth-leading freshman scorer in the nation at 19.2 points per game, was also recognized as the league's top frosh on Nov. 20, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 8, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. Jackson along with teammate Keaton Wallace (Nov. 13, Dec. 4, Dec. 11) have combined to win 10 of the 15 weekly C-USA freshman honors this season.
 
Moreover, Jackson is the fourth player in league history to earn at least seven Conference USA Freshmen/Rookie of the Week honors since the award was instituted starting with the 2008-09 season. He joins Marcus Evans (Rice – 10 in 2015-16), Ricky Tarrant (Tulane – 7 in 2011-12) and Tyreke Evans (Memphis – 9 in 2008-09), each of whom went on to be named C-USA Freshman of the Year.
 
Jackson, a Bayamón, Puerto Rico native, averaged 26.0 points and 2.0 assists along with leading UTSA in points, field goals made and 3-point field goals made in a road split. He closed the week shooting 51.4 percent overall and 55.6 percent from three in 32.5 minutes per outing as a starter. He made 51.4 percent of his attempts from two and 42.9 percent from three.
 
The combo guard opened the week with a team-high 22 points at Old Dominion. He became the UTSA all-time leading freshman scorer in the contest with a deep 3-pointer with 8:22 to play in the second half., In all, he shot 53.3 percent, which included five 3-pointers, against the Monarchs.
 
He then totaled a game-high 30 points to lead UTSA to an overtime win at Charlotte. His performance included an 11 of 22 shooting effort from the floor with four threes against the 49ers. He scored 18 points in the second half and seven in overtime. His scoring output included 10 of UTSA's final 15 points in regulation, along with a game-tying 16-foot jumper with four seconds left in regulation. He then opened overtime with a 3-pointer, assisted on a Byron Frohnen layup and converted two scores inside to either score or assist on nine of the Roadrunners' 13 overtime points.
 
Jackson, who has totaled 518 points on the year, is the first player in UTSA history to eclipse 500 points during a freshman season. He has tallied four 30-point, 14 20-point and 24 double-digit (16 straight) scoring performances in his 27 career games. His 21.2 points per C-USA game rank third in the league.
 
Second-year head coach Steve Henson has now coached 14 C-USA Freshman of the Week award winners – the 10 this season along with Byron Frohnen's three last season and Giovanni De Nicolao's one. UTSA had never produced a C-USA Freshman of the Week prior to Henson's arrival.
 
UTSA returns to the Convocation Center court this week for its final two regular season home games. The Roadrunners host Southern Miss at 7 p.m. on Thursday and LA Tech at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

2017-18 Conference USA Freshman of the Week Winners

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