12/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 24, 2006
Guard Aaron Jackson (Hartford, Conn./Worcester (Mass.) Academy) has been named Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Week for his performance in Duquesne's 72-71 win over Saint Francis on Dec. 22.
Jackson, who shares the award with Charlotte's De'Angelo Alexander, put up one of the most impressive stat lines of the season with 16 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and a career-high five steals in 40 minutes of action at Saint Francis. The 6-2 sophomore's seventh assist was the biggest of the game, as Jackson found Kieron Achara alone at the top of the key for the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired.
Jackson, who is averaging an Atlantic 10-high 36.2 minutes per game, also leads the A-10 with a 2.39-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (43-18). He is second in assists (4.3 apg.) and seventh in steals (1.6 spg.).
Jackson is the first DU player to earn A-10 Player of the Week honors since Bryant McAllister on Feb. 27, 2005.
On Nov. 19, the Duquesne team was named Player of the Week - the first time a team had been honored in the 31-year history of the Atlantic 10 - after opening the season with back-to-back wins.
Duquesne (3-7), which snapped a seven-game losing streak with the win at Saint Francis, returns to action on Dec. 28 at Boston College (7-3).
