Saint Louis freshman guard
Gibson Jimerson earned Atlantic 10 Conference co-Rookie of the Week honors on Monday, the league announced.
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Jimerson averaged 10.0 ppg last week while helping the Billikens to a pair of victories. Against Boston College on Nov. 27, he scored 11 points, grabbed four rebounds and posted two steals.
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In SLU's win against Southern Illinois on Dec. 1, Jimerson buried 3-of-5 from 3-point range en route to nine points.
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For the season, Jimerson is averaging 10.0 ppg and leads the Billikens with 18 3-pointers (2.3 per game). His 43.9% shooting mark from distance would rank fourth in the A-10 and tied for sixth in the NCAA among freshmen, but he is just short of the statistical minimum of 2.5 makes per game to appear on the lists.
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Junior guard
Jordan Goodwin was named to the A-10 weekly honor roll after averaging 17.0 ppg and 16.5 rpg. He pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds in the win against Southern Illinois. Goodwin and junior forward
Hasahn French are tied for 19
th in the NCAA with 10.4 rpg.
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The Billikens (7-1), who are off to their best eight-game start since the 2011-12 season, are back in action on Sunday, Dec. 8, when they face Tulane in Phoenix, Arizona.
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