Temple University Athletics
Pierre-Louis Named to AAC Men's Basketball All-Rookie Team; Rose Earns Honorable Mention
3.5.18 | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An impressive debut season has led to a big honor for Temple men's basketball freshman guard Nate Pierre-Louis, who has been named to the 2018 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team. Sophomore Quinton Rose, named All-Rookie a year ago, earned All-Conference Honorable Mention selection.
Pierre-Louis began seeing quality minutes starting in the Owls' game at Georgia on Dec. 22, and has made a huge impact since then. He then had a true breakout game in his first career start against Memphis on Jan. 13, exploding for a career-high 23 points and was named the AAC Rookie of the Week.
In a big win vs. UConn on Jan. 28, Pierre-Louis came off the bench for 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, and in another big win vs. #16/16 Wichita State, he scored 11 off the bench. He tied for team-high honors with 13 points in the Owls' loss to Houston on Feb. 18, and scored 11 in a win vs. UCF on Feb. 25.
In American Athletic Conference games, Pierre-Louis finished as the Owls' third-leading scorer with 9.9 points per game in just 20.4 minutes per game. His overall extrapolated scoring average (over 40 minutes) of 19.0 points per game leads all Temple players.
Rose has been the Owls' leading scorer nearly all season, and is averaging 14.9 points per game to rank seventh in the AAC as Temple heads into tournament play. He also ranks fifth in the league with 1.6 steals per game, leading the Owls with 47 total steals. Rose has scored 20 or more points in eight games, with 19 points in two other games.
The Philadelphia Big 5 named Rose its Player of the Week on Feb. 12 after he scored a game-high 20 points and recorded a season-high four steals in a win at USF, and led all players with 23 points in a win vs. ECU. Rose was also twice named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll.
The awards were voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. The conference's Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Sportsmanship Award and Team Academic Award will be announced on Tuesday. The American Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, March 7.
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For more information on the American Men's Basketball Championship, please visit championship central at www.theamerican.org/mbb.
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2018 American Athletic Conference All-Conference, All-Rookie Teams
First Team All-Conference
Gary Clark, Sr., F, Cincinnati*
Jacob Evans III, Jr., G/F, Cincinnati
Rob Gray, Sr. G, Houston
Shaquille Morris, R-Sr., F, Wichita State
Landry Shamet, R-So., G, Wichita State
Second Team All-Conference
Jalen Adams, Jr., G, UConn
Junior Etou, R-Sr., F, Tulsa
Melvin Frazier, Jr., G, Tulane
Jeremiah Martin, Jr., G, Memphis
Shake Milton, Jr., G, SMU
Honorable Mention All-Conference
A.J. Davis, R-Sr., G/F, UCF
Quinton Rose, So., G, Temple
Kyle Washington, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati
All-Rookie Team
Ethan Chargois, F, SMU
David Collins, G, USF
Nate Pierre-Louis, G, Temple
Fabian White, F, Houston
Shawn Williams, G, ECU*
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*unanimous selection
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Pierre-Louis began seeing quality minutes starting in the Owls' game at Georgia on Dec. 22, and has made a huge impact since then. He then had a true breakout game in his first career start against Memphis on Jan. 13, exploding for a career-high 23 points and was named the AAC Rookie of the Week.
In a big win vs. UConn on Jan. 28, Pierre-Louis came off the bench for 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, and in another big win vs. #16/16 Wichita State, he scored 11 off the bench. He tied for team-high honors with 13 points in the Owls' loss to Houston on Feb. 18, and scored 11 in a win vs. UCF on Feb. 25.
In American Athletic Conference games, Pierre-Louis finished as the Owls' third-leading scorer with 9.9 points per game in just 20.4 minutes per game. His overall extrapolated scoring average (over 40 minutes) of 19.0 points per game leads all Temple players.
Rose has been the Owls' leading scorer nearly all season, and is averaging 14.9 points per game to rank seventh in the AAC as Temple heads into tournament play. He also ranks fifth in the league with 1.6 steals per game, leading the Owls with 47 total steals. Rose has scored 20 or more points in eight games, with 19 points in two other games.
The Philadelphia Big 5 named Rose its Player of the Week on Feb. 12 after he scored a game-high 20 points and recorded a season-high four steals in a win at USF, and led all players with 23 points in a win vs. ECU. Rose was also twice named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll.
The awards were voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. The conference's Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Sportsmanship Award and Team Academic Award will be announced on Tuesday. The American Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, March 7.
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For more information on the American Men's Basketball Championship, please visit championship central at www.theamerican.org/mbb.
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2018 American Athletic Conference All-Conference, All-Rookie Teams
First Team All-Conference
Gary Clark, Sr., F, Cincinnati*
Jacob Evans III, Jr., G/F, Cincinnati
Rob Gray, Sr. G, Houston
Shaquille Morris, R-Sr., F, Wichita State
Landry Shamet, R-So., G, Wichita State
Second Team All-Conference
Jalen Adams, Jr., G, UConn
Junior Etou, R-Sr., F, Tulsa
Melvin Frazier, Jr., G, Tulane
Jeremiah Martin, Jr., G, Memphis
Shake Milton, Jr., G, SMU
Honorable Mention All-Conference
A.J. Davis, R-Sr., G/F, UCF
Quinton Rose, So., G, Temple
Kyle Washington, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati
All-Rookie Team
Ethan Chargois, F, SMU
David Collins, G, USF
Nate Pierre-Louis, G, Temple
Fabian White, F, Houston
Shawn Williams, G, ECU*
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*unanimous selection
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Players Mentioned
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