Jamal Shead Named Big 12 Player of the Week

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POSTED: January 22, 2024 -- 1:23 p.m. CT

Houston senior guard Jamal Shead was honored as the Big 12 Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

In wins over #25/25 Texas Tech and UCF, Shead led the Cougars with 19.5 points, 7.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game and finished third on the team with 5.5 rebounds per contest.

Shead buried 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field while playing more than 33.0 minutes per game.

With Houston Athletics' move to the Big 12 Conference in 2023-24, he became the first Houston Men's Basketball player to earn a Big 12 regular-season weekly accolade.

Shead started the week in impressive fashion as the Cougars looked to end a season-long two-game losing streak against #25/25 Texas Tech on Wednesday. After connecting on two of his first five shots, he sank all but one of his final 11 shots on the way to a career-high 29 points.

The senior also added 10 assists with only two turnovers and four rebounds in the eighth double-double of his career.

This season, Shead is one of only three student-athletes to rank among the nation's Top-40 leaders in assists per game, steals per game and assist-turnover ratio. He owns a 104-15 record during his Houston career and needs only six more victories in 2023-24 to become the second-winning player in school history.

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Big 12 Players of the Week

Player:

Jan. 22: Jamal Shead, Houston, G, Sr.

Jan. 15: Emanuel Miller, TCU, F, Sr.

Jan. 8: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Sr.

Jan. 2: Pop Isaacs, Texas Tech, G, So. and RaeQuan Battle, West Virginia, G, Sr.

Dec. 28: RaeQuan Battle, West Virginia, G, Sr.

Dec. 18: Micah Peavy, TCU, F, Sr.

Dec. 11: Arthur Kaluma, K-State, F, Jr.

Dec. 4: Emanuel Miller, TCU, F, Sr.

Nov. 27: Kevin McCullar, Kansas, G, Gr.

Nov. 20: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Sr.

Nov. 13: Ja'Kobe Walter, Baylor, G, Fr.

Newcomer:

Jan. 22: Arthur Kaluma, K-State, F, Jr.

Jan. 15: Max Abmas, Texas, G, Gr.

Jan. 8: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Sr.

Jan. 2: Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State, G, Jr.

Dec. 28: RaeQuan Battle, West Virginia, G, Sr.

Dec. 18: Max Abmas, Texas, G, Gr.

Dec. 11: Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State, G, Jr.

Dec. 4: Chance McMillian, Texas Tech, G, Sr.

Nov. 27: RayJ Dennis, Baylor, G, Sr. and Jaylin Sellers, UCF, G, Jr.

Nov. 20: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Sr.

Nov. 13: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Sr.

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