PacWest Weekly Awards (Nov. 27)
IRVINE, Calif. -- Junior forward Jamal Fuller of Academy of Art men's basketball has been named Player of the Week by the Pacific West Conference for the week of Nov. 20 - Nov. 26 for his performances against Stanislaus State and No. 6 Saint Martin's.
On the week, Fuller averaged 32.5 points per game, which included a 33-point performance against the Warriors on Nov. 22, which now ranks third-most in ART U program history, and scored 32 points against SMU on
Nov. 24, which ranks seventh most. These point totals put Fuller atop the leaders in the PacWest in points per game (first place) with his 22.4 average. While he leads the conference, Fuller is also ranked near the top of the NCAA Division II pool (19th place).
Fuller shot 24-for-42 (.571) from the field bringing his season average up to .513 (fifth in PacWest) and went 15-for-18 from the foul line, now placing himself at fourth in the conference (.897). While being the leading scorer in both contests for ART U, Fuller also collected 6.0 rebounds per game, while he averaged one assist and one steal on the 1-1 week for Academy of Art men's basketball.
This award is the first Player of the Week award for an Urban Knight of ART U men's basketball this season. Fuller is the eighth Urban Knight all time to be named the PacWest Player of the Week.