Eastern Michigan Athletics
2/25/2019 12:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The redshirt senior averaged 19.5 points per game and led the Eagles to two crucial wins
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University men's basketball redshirt senior guard Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) was named the Mid-American Conference Co-West Division Player of the Week for his performances Feb. 18-24, the league office announced Monday, Feb. 25. Jackson, who shares the award with Central Michigan University guard Kevin McKay, is the second Eagle to earn an award this season.
In total, the guard averaged 19.5 points per game, while also dishing out 6.0 assists and pulling down 3.0 rebounds per contest. Jackson is averaging 14.8 points per game since #MACtion began.
Jackson led EMU to its second 2-0 week of MAC play, as Eastern toppled current MAC West leader Toledo, 76-69, and squeaked by Western Michigan, 77-76 in overtime. The Eagles' guard scored 19 points and dished out five assists, while also swiping a career-best five steals against the Rockets, Feb. 19, and followed that up with an eye-popping 20-point, seven-assist performance against Western, Feb. 23. The Stone Mountain, Ga. native scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the final four minutes of regulation and overtime, leading Eastern to its second OT win of the season.
Eastern Michigan returns to the Convocation Center for a key MAC West showdown with Central Michigan University Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m.
In total, the guard averaged 19.5 points per game, while also dishing out 6.0 assists and pulling down 3.0 rebounds per contest. Jackson is averaging 14.8 points per game since #MACtion began.
Jackson led EMU to its second 2-0 week of MAC play, as Eastern toppled current MAC West leader Toledo, 76-69, and squeaked by Western Michigan, 77-76 in overtime. The Eagles' guard scored 19 points and dished out five assists, while also swiping a career-best five steals against the Rockets, Feb. 19, and followed that up with an eye-popping 20-point, seven-assist performance against Western, Feb. 23. The Stone Mountain, Ga. native scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the final four minutes of regulation and overtime, leading Eastern to its second OT win of the season.
Eastern Michigan returns to the Convocation Center for a key MAC West showdown with Central Michigan University Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m.
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