BIRMINGHAM – UAB’s Tavin Lovan, Quan Jackson and Trey Jemison have been named to Conference USA All-Conference Teams, the league office announced on Monday.
Lovan was named to the second-team. He finished the regular season averaging 12.1 points per game, shooting 54.2% from the floor and had a team-high 62 assists. Lovan recorded 17 double-figure scoring games and posted a career-high 32 points and season-high 11 rebounds in UAB’s 86-74 victory over Rice on Jan. 23. For his efforts, he was named Conference USA Co-Player of the Week Presented by Surf & Turf Golf. The junior guard had a career-high eight assists and six steals in the Blazers’ 61-37 win at Charlotte on Jan. 15. Lovan started 25 of UAB’s 27 games this season.
Jackson and Jemison were named to the All-Defensive Team. The duo helped make the Blazer defense one of the toughest in the nation. UAB has the sixth-best scoring defense in the NCAA, allowing only 60.1 points per game. The Blazers are fourth in the country in turnover margin (5.4) and 10th in total steals (218).
Jackson leads the league and is 17th in NCAA with 51 steals and third in Conference USA with 2.2 steal per game despite missing 34 days due to injury. He had a season-high nine rebounds in his UAB debut against Alcorn State. The Georgia Southern transfer has played in 23 games, making 16 starts.
Jemison ranks 18th in the NCAA with 59 total blocks and is 27th in the country with 2.2 blocks per game, both third in C-USA. He is also sixth in the league with 7.1 rebounds per game. The Birmingham native recorded a career-high six blocks against Alcorn State in his UAB debut Nov. 25. Additionally, he recorded four double-doubles on the year. Jemison is the only Blazer who started all 27 games this year.
“I am excited that Tavin, Quan and Trey were acknowledged by Conference USA for having tremendous seasons,” said head coach Andy Kennedy. “Tavin blossomed his junior year into a true ‘go-to’ guy for us down the stretch.”
“Quan and Trey anchored us defensively all season. Having two of the six members of the C-USA All-Defensive Team, further exemplifies our path to 21 overall victories and 13 wins in C-USA was initiated on the defensive end,” added Kennedy.
The Blazers (21-6) have earned a first round bye into the quarterfinal round as the No. 2 seed in the West for the 2021 Air Force Conference USA Championship. UAB plays on March 11 at 6 p.m. against either Southern Miss, Rice or Marshall.
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