Phoenix, AZ -- For the second consecutive week, junior forward
Jonathan Burnett was chosen for the Pacific West Conference Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll. He averaged 10.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in three contests and capped off the week with a pair of season-highs for his first career double-double. The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Mar. 1, for games contested on Feb. 22-2.
Burnett began the week with 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench in a rematch against Notre Dame de Namur on Feb. 22. Six of his rebounds came on the offensive glass and he came through with a big layup to tie the game 37-37 in the second half. Kicking off the Urban Knights' final roadtrip of the season,
Burnett came off the bench to post four points, seven rebounds, and a pair of steals in a 73-49 loss to Grand Canyon on Feb. 25.
Two days later, the junior forward was simply special against Dixie State.
Burnett achieved new season-highs with 17 points and 11 rebounds again off the bench. He played all but one minute in the second period and while his teammate
Phillip Samuel was hitting 3-pointers,
Burnett steadily kept Academy of Art close with six points in the paint.
Looking at performances in the Pacific West Conference this past week,
Burnett was ranked seventh overall in rebounding.
This is the third selection to the PacWest Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll for
Burnett.
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