SAN ANTONIO– UTSA sophomore guards Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace have been tabbed first-team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, it was announced on Thursday afternoon.
The pair were among the five Conference USA first-team selections, joining Old Dominion guards B.J. Stith and Ahmad Caver, and WKU center Charles Bassey. Marshall had a pair of guards, Jon Elmore and C.J. Burks join the second-team all-district, along with FIU's Brian Beard, Charlotte's Jon Davis and Southern Miss guard Tyree Griffin.
It marks the second all-district honor for Jackson, who was tabbed first-team All-District (inclusive of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas) by the United States Basketball Writers Association. Jackson has also earned first-team All-Conference USA accolades in a voting of league coaches and media.
A product of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Jackson led the league with 22.9 points per game as a sophomore, despite returning from a season-ending injury in 2017-18 that interrupted his C-USA Freshman of the Year campaign. Jackson returned from injury for the fourth game of 2018-19 and played on a minute restriction for the following five outings. Over his last 24 games as a starter, Jackson averaged 24.1 points per game.
Wallace, a native of Dallas, was named second-team All-Conference USA in 2018-19 after a breakout season as the league's fourth-highest scorer, averaging 20.2 points per game. He added 5.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while sporting 22.1 points and 58 rebounds per game in C-USA action.
The duo combined to 43.1 points per game to become the highest scoring backcourt in college basketball. As the fourth-highest scoring duo in the NCAA, Jackson and Wallace ranked only behind South Dakota State's Mike Daum and David Jenkins, Duke's R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson, and C-SUN's Lamie Diane and Terrell Gomez.
Jackson sported 23 games of at least 20 points as a sophomore, including a stretch of eight straight. His 22.9 points are the third-most in single-season history and the marked the highest points per game average since Derrick Gervin in 1984-84. He is averaging 20.6 points in his career, the second best total in school annals.
Wallace finished the year ranked 45th in the NCAA in scoring, fourth in the nation in 3-pointers made per game and has advanced to 14th on the all-time UTSA scoring list with 1,044 points. He set the single-season program mark with 121 3-pointers and his 195 career treys ranks second in UTSA history. He finished with 16 games of at least 20 points, including a career-high 45 points at Marshall, the second-most in C-USA history.
First Team
Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky
B.J. Stith, Old Dominion
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Keaton Wallace, UTSA
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion
Second Team
Jon Elmore, Marshall
Brian Beard, FIU
C.J. Burks, Marshall
Jon Davis, Charlotte
Tyree Griffin, Southern Mississippi
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