Saint Louis freshman guard Gibson Jimerson was named the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball Rookie of the Week for the second time in as many weeks, the league announced today.
Jimerson drilled six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points in the Billikens’ 86-62 victory over Tulane on Sunday. His six treys were part of a school-record 17 that SLU hit in the game. Overall, Jimerson finished 8-of-15 from the field and 6-of-12 from 3-point range.
For the season, Jimerson is fourth in the A-10 and 30th nationally (sixth among NCAA freshman) in 3-point field-goal percentage (.453, 24-of-53). He is averaging 11.3 ppg through the Billikens’ first nine games.
Saint Louis is back in action on Saturday when it takes on No. 12 Auburn in the Mike Slive Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama. Tip time is 3 p.m., and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
