- January 6, 1999
- Release: Upon Receipt
SMITH RANKED 13TH IN NCAA SCORING
GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- Furman junior guard/forward Jackie
Smith is currently ranked 13th in NCAA Division I with a 21.7 points per
game average.
Smith, the reigning Southern Conference Player of the Year, leads the
conference in scoring, rebounding, and offensive rebounds and in the last
two weeks has improved from 38th to 13th in the national rankings for points
per game. Smith has scored in double figures 12 times this season, has
topped the 20-point mark six times, and has twice topped the 30-point mark.
The current NCAA scoring leader is Jackie Stiles of Southwest Missouri,
who is averaging 27.0 points per game.