SAN ANTONIO – UTSA senior guard Jhivvan Jackson has been tabbed Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week, it was announced by CollegeInsider.com on Monday afternoon.
Jackson, a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, averaged 24.5 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals over the two-game sweep of Southern Miss last weekend. Jackson had 24 points, four rebounds and four assists in a Friday night win, sinking 11 of 13 free-throw attempts. On Saturday, Jackson went for a game-high 24, with six assists, four rebounds and three steals, drilling six 3-pointers.
The two outings give Jackson 71 career games with 20 or more points scored in his 104-game career.