IRVING, Texas – Conference USA announced 2018’s first set of weekly award winners as North Texas garnered its first nod of the campaign in Player of the Week Roosevelt Smart. UTSA claimed its sixth Freshman of the Week honor on the season as Jhivvan Jackson took home his third title. Awards are chosen by a vote from a media panel representing the 14 member schools.
 
Player of the Week
Roosevelt Smart, North Texas
Sophomore, 6-3, 185, G, Chicago, Ill.  
North Texas opened C-USA action with a pair of road wins for the first time since 1991, with credit due to sophomore Roosevelt Smart. The guard bolstered the stat sheet with an average 25.5 points and 5.5 boards in two one-point wins over UTEP and UTSA. Smart rained a game-high 29 points on 69.2 percent shooting, hitting 3-of-5 3-pointers with a pair of steals at El Paso. The transfer from New Mexico Junior College carried the hot hand to San Antonio, where he posted 22 points, including 3 treys and a 9-of-10 showing from the charity stripe. Smart hit 53.8 percent of shots from the field (14-26) and marked a 46.2 percent clip from 3-point land on the week to guide the Mean Green to its first-ever 2-0 league start. The award is the first of his career.
 
 
Freshman of the Week
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Freshman, 6-0, 160, G, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jackson nabbed his second weekly award in a row following a UTSA split in which the newcomer average 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Jackson erupted for a game-high 20 points on 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, with four assists, four rebounds and four steals in UTSA’s 79-66 victory over Rice. He followed that performance with another 17 points, five boards and three steals against North Texas. Jackson stole the show with nine of UTSA’s final 21 points, and hit the game-tying layup with 1:30 to play. Overall, he shot 46.2 percent from both the field and 3-point range in 29 average minutes. After this week, the freshman has compiled five 20+-point and 12 double-digit scoring outings in his first 15 collegiate games. The honor marks the sixth Freshman of the Week honor for UTSA and third of Jackson’s tenure (Nov. 20, 2017 and Dec. 26, 2017).
 
C-USA Players of the Week
N13:       Jon Elmore, Marshall
N20:       Nick King, Middle Tennessee
N27:       Chris Cokley, UAB
D4:         Jon Elmore, Marshall
D11:       Nick King, Middle Tennessee
D18:       Ajdin Penava, Marshall
D26:       Nick King, Middle Tennessee
J2:          Roosevelt Smart, North Texas
 
C-USA Freshmen of the Week
N13:       Keaton Wallace, UTSA
N20:       Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
N27:       Jake Ohmer, WKU
D4:         Keaton Wallace, UTSA
D11:       Keaton Wallace, UTSA
D18:       Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU
D26:       Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
J2:          Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA