Dec 18 | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (SMU/AAC) – Freshman Ethan Chargois was named the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week, and sophomore Jimmy Whitt was named to the weekly honor roll, the league announced Monday.
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In the 79-66 win against New Orleans, Chargois scored 16 points on 5-10 shooting, including 2-4 from the 3-point range, while playing 30 minutes. The Tulsa, Okla., native also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, tallied four blocks and three assists.
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Chargois is averaging 13.0 points (T17th AAC), while averaging a team-best 5.6 rebounds (T18 AAC). The freshman is shooting 55.1 percent (49-89) from the field (9th AAC) and 43.6 percent (17-39) from beyond the 3-point arc (11th AAC). The freshman has scored 10 or more points in eight of 11 games this season.
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Whitt led the Mustangs against New Orleans with a career-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. The Columbia, Mo., native added a career-high eight assists, with six rebounds and three steals in 34 minutes of work.
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Whitt leads The American with 4.9 assists per game, and is third with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. He is averaging 10.7 points on 56.0 percent (51-91) shooting (8th AAC). He is averaging 5.0 rebounds and1.5 steals (T8th AAC).
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The Mustangs host Boise State tonight at 8 p.m., before hosting Cal Poly on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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In the 79-66 win against New Orleans, Chargois scored 16 points on 5-10 shooting, including 2-4 from the 3-point range, while playing 30 minutes. The Tulsa, Okla., native also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, tallied four blocks and three assists.
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Chargois is averaging 13.0 points (T17th AAC), while averaging a team-best 5.6 rebounds (T18 AAC). The freshman is shooting 55.1 percent (49-89) from the field (9th AAC) and 43.6 percent (17-39) from beyond the 3-point arc (11th AAC). The freshman has scored 10 or more points in eight of 11 games this season.
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Whitt led the Mustangs against New Orleans with a career-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. The Columbia, Mo., native added a career-high eight assists, with six rebounds and three steals in 34 minutes of work.
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Whitt leads The American with 4.9 assists per game, and is third with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. He is averaging 10.7 points on 56.0 percent (51-91) shooting (8th AAC). He is averaging 5.0 rebounds and1.5 steals (T8th AAC).
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The Mustangs host Boise State tonight at 8 p.m., before hosting Cal Poly on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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