Junior Zach Jackson was named to the 2018 All-Summit Second Team Wednesday.
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Jackson Recognized With All-Summit Accolades
Feb 28, 2018 | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Junior guard Zach Jackson collected second-team All-Summit accolades from The Summit League, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Jackson, a native of Wichita, Kan., has averaged 17.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his junior campaign. He ranks among the league's leaders in multiple categories: third for free throws (114), fifth for scoring (17.4), total points (521) and field goals (183), sixth for defensive rebounds (145), seventh for total rebounds (191) and rebounds per game, eighth for steals (34) and 3-point percentage (.427) and ninth for free throw percentage (.814).
Jackson has scored in double figures in all but three games with 11 20-point performances and four double-doubles this season. He was named Summit League Player of the Week on Feb. 12
Since Omaha joined the Summit League in 2012-13, 10 Mavericks have combined for 12 All-Summit awards.
Omaha heads to the Summit League Men's Basketball Championship this weekend as the tournament's No. 7 seed. The Mavericks face No. 2 seed South Dakota on Saturday, March 3 at 8:30 p.m. at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the live game broadcast will be available on ESPN3, Midco and YurView Cox Channel 1013.
2017-18 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS
All-Summit First Team
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
John Konchar, Fort Wayne
Paul Miller, North Dakota State
Matt Mooney, South Dakota
Joe Rosga, Denver
Bryson Scott, Fort Wayne
All-Summit Second Team
Daniel Amigo, Denver
Trey Burch-Manning, South Dakota
Tyler Hagedorn, South Dakota
Zach Jackson, Omaha
David Jenkins, South Dakota State
All-Summit Honorable Mention
Brandon Gilbeck, Western Illinois
Emmanuel Nzekwesi, Oral Roberts
Triston Simpson, South Dakota
Reed Tellinghuisen, South Dakota State
Kobe Webster, Western Illinois
All-Newcomer
Nick Fuller, South Dakota
Cameron Hunter, North Dakota State
David Jenkins, Jr., South Dakota State
Sam Kearns, Oral Roberts
Kobe Webster, Western Illinois
Player of the Year
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
Transfer of the Year
Austin Ruder, Oral Roberts
Freshman of the Year
David Jenkins, Jr., South Dakota State
Sixth Man of the Year
Albert Owens, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year
Brandon Gilbeck, Western Illinois
Coach of the Year
T.J. Otzelberger, South Dakota State
Jackson, a native of Wichita, Kan., has averaged 17.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his junior campaign. He ranks among the league's leaders in multiple categories: third for free throws (114), fifth for scoring (17.4), total points (521) and field goals (183), sixth for defensive rebounds (145), seventh for total rebounds (191) and rebounds per game, eighth for steals (34) and 3-point percentage (.427) and ninth for free throw percentage (.814).
Jackson has scored in double figures in all but three games with 11 20-point performances and four double-doubles this season. He was named Summit League Player of the Week on Feb. 12
Since Omaha joined the Summit League in 2012-13, 10 Mavericks have combined for 12 All-Summit awards.
Omaha heads to the Summit League Men's Basketball Championship this weekend as the tournament's No. 7 seed. The Mavericks face No. 2 seed South Dakota on Saturday, March 3 at 8:30 p.m. at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the live game broadcast will be available on ESPN3, Midco and YurView Cox Channel 1013.
2017-18 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS
All-Summit First Team
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
John Konchar, Fort Wayne
Paul Miller, North Dakota State
Matt Mooney, South Dakota
Joe Rosga, Denver
Bryson Scott, Fort Wayne
All-Summit Second Team
Daniel Amigo, Denver
Trey Burch-Manning, South Dakota
Tyler Hagedorn, South Dakota
Zach Jackson, Omaha
David Jenkins, South Dakota State
All-Summit Honorable Mention
Brandon Gilbeck, Western Illinois
Emmanuel Nzekwesi, Oral Roberts
Triston Simpson, South Dakota
Reed Tellinghuisen, South Dakota State
Kobe Webster, Western Illinois
All-Newcomer
Nick Fuller, South Dakota
Cameron Hunter, North Dakota State
David Jenkins, Jr., South Dakota State
Sam Kearns, Oral Roberts
Kobe Webster, Western Illinois
Player of the Year
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
Transfer of the Year
Austin Ruder, Oral Roberts
Freshman of the Year
David Jenkins, Jr., South Dakota State
Sixth Man of the Year
Albert Owens, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year
Brandon Gilbeck, Western Illinois
Coach of the Year
T.J. Otzelberger, South Dakota State
Players Mentioned
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