The NBA today announced that Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. was named to the 2018-19 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft following his freshman season at Michigan State University, Jackson Jr. ranked second among qualified rookies in blocks per game (1.41) and averaged 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.1 minutes while shooting 50.6 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three-point range and 76.6 percent from the free throw line over 58 appearances (56 starts) for the Grizzlies.
The 19-year-old, who was the second-youngest player in the league this season, became the first rookie in NBA history to accumulate at least 50 three-pointers, 50 steals and 50 blocks while shooting at least 50 percent from the field.