Jalen Pickett (Aquinas) garnered Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Week as announced by the league, Monday.
Pickett (Siena College) averaged 23 points, eight assists and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of games last week. The 6-foot-4 guard connected on 10 of 19 from the floor including four of eight from long range to finish with 25 points in a Siena loss to Lehigh.
Three days later, he followed that with 21 points in an 84-79 loss to Colgate in which Pickett hit 9-of-16 on the night. He handed out 16 assists while committing four turnovers during the two games.
Read the complete MAAC release here.
Pickett’s 3:1 assist to turnover rate ranks seventh nationally among Division I freshmen. Through five games, he is scoring 15 points per game with four rebounds and 2.5 steals.
Pickett averaged 19.6 points and grabbed nine rebounds per game during his senior season at Aquinas. He earned All-Tournament team honors as a junior when AQ won the Section V title under then head coach Mike Grosodonia. He was named MVP when Aquinas won the program’s first state title in a run which included a win over reigning champ Shenendehowa and recent NBA draft pick Kevin Huerter. He also earned another All-Tournament nod in the Federation Tournament of Champions when the Li’l Irish fell in the final to Jefferson, 72-65.
Pickett played one season at SPIRE Institute in Ohio after Aquinas.
The Saints next game will be at Hofstra on Wednesday, November 28th. They will later travel to St. Bonaventure in a Franciscan Cup battle with the Bonnies on Wednesday, December 5th. That game can be seen on ESPN+.
Siena’s Saturday, January 5th meeting with Canisius will be carried on ESPN3. Their Friday, January 11th game at Marist will be televised on ESPNU.
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