BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Auburn freshman forward Jabari Smith (Fayetteville, Ga.) has been named SEC Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Last week, he averaged a team-leading 29.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists against Vanderbilt and Florida combined. It marked his fifth weekly award this season.
Smith registered a career-high 31 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field with a career-best seven made 3-pointers against the Commodores. He became the first Auburn player to score at least 30 points in a single game since Samir Doughty (32 points) did so at Tennessee on March 7, 2000. He also became the first Auburn freshman player to turn in a 30-point outing since Toney Douglas in 2004-05.
Smith followed that performance up with a game-high 28 points making 10-for-11 from the free throw line against the Gators. The rookie's 59 points in consecutive games was the most by a Tiger since Marquis Daniels (59 points) in 2002-03.
His marksmanship from beyond the arc over the course of the last two games (11 3-pointers) is the fifth time in the last five years an Auburn player has made 11-or-more three pointers next to Samir Doughty (13 in 2019-20), Bryce Brown (12 in 2018-19 and 11 in 2018-19) and Justin Powell (11 in 2020-21). Smith has tallied 20-or-more points in three of the team's last four contests.