University of Southern Indiana senior guard Jamar Smith (Peoria, Ill./Richwood/Illinois) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Smith guided the 10th-ranked Eagles over the century mark in each of two wins last week.

 

In USI’s 106-61 victory over visiting Brevard on Tuesday, Smith posted 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was 8-for-14 (.571) from the field and connected on 7-of-10 (.700) three-point attempts. Smith also added four assists, two steals and a blocked shot in the non-conference win over the South Atlantic Conference foe.  

 

USI topped Illinois-Springfield on Saturday, 110-68, with Smith leading the way with a game-high 40 points. It marked just the second time In USI history that a player reached 40 points and was the highest output by an Eagle in the PAC which opened for the 1980-81 season.

 

Smith finished the contest 12-for-14 (.857) from the field and converted 8-of-10 (.800) three-point field goal attempts in the win. He also pulled down five rebounds and had four assists and a steal.

 

On the week, Smith averaged 31.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He shot 71.4 percent from the field (20-28), 75.0 percent from the three-point line (15-20) and 88.9 percent from the free throw line (8-9).

 

Smith is leading the league in scoring this season by averaging 24.8 points per game and is also tops in three-point field goals per game (5.08). In addition, Smith ranks in the top ten in the league in assists per game (4.08), three-point field goal percentage (54.5%) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.13).

 

USI (12-0) has posted 100-plus points in five consecutive contests and currently has a 3-0 record in league play. The Eagles will face Saint Joseph’s, Missouri S&T and Maryville this week.

 

Other top performers in the GLVC last week included Bellarmine’s Jeremy Kendle, Drury’s Chase Elliott, Indianapolis’ Darius Adams, Kentucky Wesleyan’s Chris Williams, Lewis’ Chris McClellan, Maryville’s Ryan Shotkoski, Missouri S&T’s Bryce Foster, Missouri-St. Louis’ Ryan Lawrence, Quincy’s Justin Brock, Rockhurst’s Aaron Morrissey and Saint Joseph’s Dayvon Sloan.