PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Memphis freshman forward D.J. Jeffries is the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week.
Jeffries earned the honor by scoring a team-high 18 points in Thursday's 60-49 American Athletic Conference victory over Cincinnati at FedExForum. Jeffries had his best game since missing the Tigers' Jan. 4 home game against Georgia.
In each of his previous two games, Jeffries scored only three points. He opened the Cincinnati game by matching that two-game total with a pair of 3-pointers for an early 6-0 UofM lead.
In the second half, Jeffries stepped up when the Tigers needed a spark.