SAN ANTONIO – UTSA men's basketball standout guards Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace were named preseason All-Conference USA for the third consecutive season in a voting of the circuit's coaches and media, it was announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
For the third consecutive season, the UTSA guard duo earned preseason All-Conference USA in a voting of the league coaches and media. Jackson is a two-time, first-team All-Conference USA selection, while Wallace has earned all-league honors in the postseason each of the last two years. The pair of scoring guards led the nation's backcourts – and formed the NCAA's third-highest scoring duo – as juniors, combining for 45.6 points per game.
Jackson, a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, shattered the C-USA scoring record with 26.8 points per game as a junior, ranking second in the nation. He broke UTSA season and career scoring marks, while having the most prolific scoring season in league games in C-USA history. He enters his senior season with the top career scoring average in program history – and second-best in C-USA – at 22.8 points per game. He averaged 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior, ranking second among the NCAA's players six-feet and under.
Wallace, who prepped at Dallas' Richardson High School, is a two-time second-team All-Conference USA selection by the league's coaches and media. He is coming off back-to-back electric season performances, including averaging 20.2 points and 5.0 rebounds as a sophomore and 18.8 points and 4.5 rebounds as a junior. Wallace, who played in a scoring guard role as a sophomore, slid over to the point guard role as a junior after the departure of a three-year starter in the role the year before. He dished out 3.1 assists per game, while scoring 20 or more in 14 games, including eight straight in league action. Wallace enters his senior season with the sixth-most points scored in UTSA career history.
2020-21 C-USA Preseason Team
Jordan Shepherd, Charlotte
Jahmir Young, Charlotte
Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
Jarrod West, Marshall
Javion Hamlet, North Texas
Bryson Williams, UTEP
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Keaton Wallace, UTSA
Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU
Charles Bassey, WKU
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For the third consecutive season, the UTSA guard duo earned preseason All-Conference USA in a voting of the league coaches and media. Jackson is a two-time, first-team All-Conference USA selection, while Wallace has earned all-league honors in the postseason each of the last two years. The pair of scoring guards led the nation's backcourts – and formed the NCAA's third-highest scoring duo – as juniors, combining for 45.6 points per game.
Jackson, a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, shattered the C-USA scoring record with 26.8 points per game as a junior, ranking second in the nation. He broke UTSA season and career scoring marks, while having the most prolific scoring season in league games in C-USA history. He enters his senior season with the top career scoring average in program history – and second-best in C-USA – at 22.8 points per game. He averaged 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior, ranking second among the NCAA's players six-feet and under.
Wallace, who prepped at Dallas' Richardson High School, is a two-time second-team All-Conference USA selection by the league's coaches and media. He is coming off back-to-back electric season performances, including averaging 20.2 points and 5.0 rebounds as a sophomore and 18.8 points and 4.5 rebounds as a junior. Wallace, who played in a scoring guard role as a sophomore, slid over to the point guard role as a junior after the departure of a three-year starter in the role the year before. He dished out 3.1 assists per game, while scoring 20 or more in 14 games, including eight straight in league action. Wallace enters his senior season with the sixth-most points scored in UTSA career history.
2020-21 C-USA Preseason Team
Jordan Shepherd, Charlotte
Jahmir Young, Charlotte
Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
Jarrod West, Marshall
Javion Hamlet, North Texas
Bryson Williams, UTEP
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Keaton Wallace, UTSA
Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU
Charles Bassey, WKU
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