PHILADELPHIA – Freshman forward Nick Jourdain earned his first Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week honor while freshman guard Jahlil White picked up his second straight American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week citation as the weekly awards were announced by each league Monday.
Jourdain, who also earned a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll, scored a career and game high 23 points (9-17 FG) while adding five rebounds, three blocks and two steals to lead Temple to its third straight win, and first-ever victory at Tulsa (69-64) on Jan. 12.