University of Houston Athletics
Jasmyne Harris Named American Freshman OTW
2/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
PROVIDENCE â€" For the third time this season, freshman shooting guard Jasmyne Harris has been named American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week for her play against USF, East Carolina and SMU, the league office announced Tuesday.
Harris averaged 13.7 points and 6.3 rebounds over three games while also picking up six assists and two steals in 99 combined minutes of action. Harris also won the award on Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 and it is Houston's fourth this season after Angela Harris claimed the award on Nov. 28.
Jasmyne Harris had a breakout game against East Carolina in the Cougars' final contest inside Hofheinz Pavilion. The Freeport, Texas, native scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including a 4-of-6 mark from beyond the 3-point line. Harris pulled down eight rebounds in the contest en route to helping lead the Cougars to an 81-65 win over the Pirates.
Harris appeared in all 29 games of the regular season while making 10 starts and logging 804 minutes. She leads the Cougars with 11.4 points per game, and in the matchup against East Carolina, Harris became just the fifth freshman in school history to score more than 300 points and pull down 150 rebounds.
UP NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Houston will head to the American Athletic Conference Championship at the Mohegan Sun Arena, in Uncasville, Conn., on Friday. The Cougars will play as the No. 10 seed against No. 7 Cincinnati at 5 p.m., CT, with the contest airing live on ESPN3. The winner of Houston's matchup with the Bearcats will advance to play No. 2 Temple who received a first-round bye.
FERTITTA PLEDGES $20 MILLION TO ATHLETICS
Tilman J. Fertitta, globally recognized entrepreneur and Chairman of the University of Houston System Board of Regents, presented a historic $20 million gift to the University of Houston to transform the UH basketball arena into a state of the art collegiate sports facility and rename the arena Fertitta Center. Fertitta's gift is the largest individual donation to UH Athletics.
The Fertitta gift is a significant step forward in the $60 million University of Houston Basketball capital renewal project for the center's design and renovation. Design work is currently underway. Renovations and construction are scheduled to follow the 2016-17 season, with completion expected during the 2018-19 season. Plans for the Cougars' home facility during the 2017-18 season have not been finalized.
The facility will feature a premium club area and a courtside club. The reconfigured bowl will move mid-court seating locations closer to game action with floor-level seating opposite the team benches for UH students. Renovations include a new audio system, sports lighting and video boards as well as new concession stands and expanded restrooms. The facility's exterior also will be refreshed.
Prominent to the center's exterior, the renovation will preserve the legacy of the Hofheinz family and its contributions to both UH and the city of Houston. UH will transform an area adjacent to the new facility into Hofheinz Plaza, where fans will be greeted by a bronze statue of former Harris County Judge Roy Hofheinz. The University of Houston will request that city officials rename a portion of Holman Street in front of the arena after the Hofheinz family. In addition, Roy Hofheinz's records will be permanently archived and publicly accessible as a special collection in the UH library and the Alumni Center will house an area describing the lives and public service of Roy and Irene Hofheinz.
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