EWU's Davison Earns First #BigSkyMBB Ready Nutrition Player of the Week Accolade
OGDEN, Utah (February 5, 2019) – Eastern Washington sophomore guard Jacob Davison put together a career week in leading the Eagles to two wins at home to collect Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Ready Nutrition Player of the Week honors.
The Long Beach, Calif. native averaged 31.0 points per game last week while shooting a 60 percent (21-of-35) clip from the field that included a 52.9 percentage (9-of-17) from beyond the arc. Davison was also perfect from the charity stripe, going 11-for-11 while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
Davison began the week with a 21-point performance Saturday in an 82-79 win over Southern Utah on 8-of-14 (.571) shooting. He also added five rebounds and a pair of assists to his stat line.
Davison followed up with a career night on Monday where he posted a career-high 41 points in an 82-64 victory over Northern Arizona. He shot 13-of-21 (.619) from the floor including 7-of-13 (.538) from long range while going 8-for-8 from the free throw line. He also added four rebounds and four assists.
In the win over the Lumberjacks, Davison scored 11 points in the first two and a half minutes of the game to help EWU to an 11-3 lead it would never relinquish. He helped preserve the win by scoring EWU’s last 10 points.
Davison has scored at least 19 points in his last five outings, averaging 26.0 points per game in that span. After a 1-3 start to Big Sky play, Davison has paced the Eagles to five wins in their last six games to sit in fourth place in the conference at 6-4.
The weekly honor is the first of his career and the first for Eastern Washington this season.
Other Nominees: Tyler Hall, Montana State; Ahmaad Rorie, Montana; Jerrick Harding, Weber State; Bernie Andre, Northern Arizona; Jamie Orme, Portland State; Andre Adams, Southern Utah; Marcus Graves, Sacramento State
2018-19 #BigSkyMBB Ready Nutrition Player of the Week
Feb. 5 – Jacob Davison, Eastern Washington
Jan. 29 – Jamar Akoh, Montana
Jan. 22 – Jerrick Harding, Weber State
Jan. 15 – Sayeed Pridgett, Montana
Jan. 8 – Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado
Jan. 2 – Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado
Dec. 26 – Jerrick Harding, Weber State
Dec. 18 – Cameron Oluyitan, Southern Utah
Dec. 11 – Harald Frey, Montana State
Dec. 4 – Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado
Nov. 27 – Marcus Graves, Sacramento State
Nov. 20 – Jerrick Harding, Weber State
Nov. 13 – Cameron Oluyitan, Southern Utah