ROCK HILL, S.C. — Tusculum University guard Bryce Jackson has been named the South Atlantic Conference / WePlayed Sports Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Jackson, a graduate student from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, averaged 27.5 points per game last week as he led the Pioneers to a pair of conference wins.
In Tusculum’s 88-74 win over Mars Hill, Jackson scored a season-high 29 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists. He shot 8-of-14 from the floor with three 3-pointers and went a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
He followed with 26 points in an 89-73 victory over Newberry. He went 10-of-11 from the charity stripe and also contributed eight rebounds, five assists and made three steals.
On the week, he went 20-of-21 from the free throw line (95.2%) and average 5.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds per contest.
Jackson leads the Pioneers in scoring this season averaging 15.7 points per contest which are sixth in the league. He also leads TU in assists (2.7 apg – 16th in SAC) and minutes played per game (31.8 mpg – 8th in SAC).
Jackson’s 1,189 career points are the 22nd-most in Tusculum history. He is listed in the program’s top-10 in steals (115 – 9th), free throws made (320 – 7th) and free throw attempts (408 – 10th).
Tusculum returns to action on Wednesday when they host UVA Wise for a 7:30 p.m. contest at Pioneer Arena.
