Jax State guard Jaron Pierre Jr. earns conference, national weekly honors

Not even a month into his time on the court with Jacksonville State, Jaron Pierre Jr. is already earning honors.

The Jax State guard garnered three weekly honors for his performances for the second full week of college basketball. He was named Conference USA player of the week, Lou Henson national player of the week and Oscar Robertson national player of the week.

These are the first weekly honors for any Jax State player this season.

Pierre’s performances saw him score 27 points and five assists in the Gamecocks’ home win over Georgia State and score a career-high 31 points in a road win against Coastal Carolina.

The team’s 72-67, comeback win over Georgia State saw Pierre go 8-for-18 from the field and 8-for-10 from the free throw line, also grabbing two rebounds.

His 31 points powered the Gamecocks to a 71-53 rout of Coastal Carolina, with Pierre going 11-19 from the field.

Pierre’s 25.8 points per game is tied for third among all Division I players, tied with Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner and Green Bay’s Anthony Roy.

The redshirt senior and New Orleans native transferred to Jax State from Wichita State, where he played two seasons after two years at Southern Miss.

Jax State (3-1) will play against East Carolina on Thursday in the Boardwalk Battle tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla.