Junior Guard, Kareem Jamar, has been selected for his 3rd Big Sky Player of the Week award this season. Photo by Austin Smith.
OGDEN,Utah (March 11, 2013)-Montana’s Kareem Jamar has been selected as the final Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week of the 2012-13 season.
The 6-foot-5, junior guard/forward from Venice, Calif., led Montana to three wins as the Grizzlies clinched their second straight regular-season conference title. Jamar averaged 16.7 points, 4.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds per games. He shot .581 percent from the field and .813 from the free-throw line.
Jamar poured in 26 points with four rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot last Monday in an 86-74 overtime road win over Southern Utah. Scored 12 points with four rebounds, four assists and a steal on Thursday in a 63-52 win over Sacramento State. On Saturday in a 63-50 win over Northern Arizona, Jamar netted 12 points with five assists, three rebounds and a steal.
Jamar guided a Montana team that was without senior Mathias Ward for all three games, and without All-Conference guard Will Cherry for two of the three games. Montana finished 19-1 in conference, the most league victories in a single season.
Montana will take the No. 1 seed into this week’s Big Sky Championship, which begins on Thursday in Missoula.
This is Jamar’s third Player of the Week honor this season.
Others Nominated:
Tyler Harvey, G,Eastern Washington: Averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and 4.5 assists in a win and a loss.
Chris Hansen, F,IdahoState: Averaged 16.5 points per game in a win and a loss. ‘
Kareem Jamar, G/F,Montana
Christian Moon, G,MontanaState:MontanaState: Averaged 17 points per game in two wins.
Jamal Webb, G,North Dakota: Scored 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and four steals in a win.
Gabe Rogers, G,Northern Arizona: Averaged 20.5 points per game in a win and a loss.
Derrick Barden, F,Northern Colorado: Scored 18 points with 10 rebounds in a win.
Jackson Stevenett, F,Southern Utah: Averaged 16.points and 7.7 rebounds in three losses.
Scott Bamforth, G,Weber State: Averaged 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in two wins.