Jackson-Davis Named National Player of the Week
11/29/2021 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, set a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record by scoring 43 points against Marshall, breaking the previous mark (42) set by Steve Alford against Michigan State.
For his efforts, he was named National Player of the Week by Dick Vitale on ESPN.com.
He made a career-high 18-of-24 field goal attempts and 7-of-9 from the line.
The leading returning scorer in the Big Ten, has been named a first-team 2021-22 Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, and selected to the watch list for the Karl Malone Watch, the NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He was a third-team All-American (Sporting News) last season.
He started all 27 games in 2020-21 and was the only high major player to average at least 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds. The Big Ten Player of the Week on 11/15 is averaging 20.5 points and 7.7 rebounds, while shooting 66.2% from the floor. He leads the Big Ten with 3.8 blocks per game. He has had two double-doubles this season and 24 in his career with IU posting a 19-5 record in those games.
Jackson-Davis became the 54th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark against St. John's and now has scored 1,072 points as a Hoosier, rating 50th all-time in IU lore.
The Hoosiers will be back in action at Syracuse on Tuesday night. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
For his efforts, he was named National Player of the Week by Dick Vitale on ESPN.com.
He made a career-high 18-of-24 field goal attempts and 7-of-9 from the line.
The leading returning scorer in the Big Ten, has been named a first-team 2021-22 Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, and selected to the watch list for the Karl Malone Watch, the NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He was a third-team All-American (Sporting News) last season.
He started all 27 games in 2020-21 and was the only high major player to average at least 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds. The Big Ten Player of the Week on 11/15 is averaging 20.5 points and 7.7 rebounds, while shooting 66.2% from the floor. He leads the Big Ten with 3.8 blocks per game. He has had two double-doubles this season and 24 in his career with IU posting a 19-5 record in those games.
Jackson-Davis became the 54th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark against St. John's and now has scored 1,072 points as a Hoosier, rating 50th all-time in IU lore.
The Hoosiers will be back in action at Syracuse on Tuesday night. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
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