NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State men's basketball's Jordan Skyers has been named the MEAC Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
Skyers, a freshman guard from Harlem, NY, has started all three games of his Spartan career. He is averaging 14.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game while shooting 45.0 percent from the field (18-of-40). He has scored in double figures twice and recorded at least two steals in every game.
His best performance came on Nov. 4 in Norfolk State's 78-71 win over Randolph. Skyers scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 2-of-5 from three-point range, and added six steals, three rebounds and a blocked shot.
He opened his career on Nov. 2 with 11 points, three assists and two steals in the Spartans' 68-45 win over Regent. On Sunday at William & Mary, he scored nine points and added a career-high six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Through three games, Skyers has 42 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and seven assists.
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Norfolk State (2-1) hosts Old Dominion on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in the return game of the home-and-home series. The game will stream on MEAC Network.
