DENVER – New Mexico State senior Jemerrio Jones was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week after a stellar weekend in his final two home games in the Pan American Center.
 
This is Jones' third player of the week honor this season and seventh award for NM State this season through 16 weeks of action.
 
Jones opened the week with his 16th double-double of the year against Chicago State, tallying 12 points and 11 rebound with four assists. The Memphis, Tenn., native has now recorded double-digit rebounds in 22-of-29 games this season.
 
The 6-5 forward was a force to be reckoned with on senior day against UMKC, scoring 15 point with a whopping 23 rebounds and seven assists to finish out his career on Lou Henson Court. The senior capped off his night with a 3-pointer by the Aggie bench before exiting with a standing ovation from the Las Cruces crowd.
 
By the end of the weekend, Jones was averaging 13.5 points, 17.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists to go with pair of blocks and steals for his 17th double-double of the year. Saturday was also the fourth time he had grabbed 20-plus rebounds in a single-game, joining Sam Lacey as the only Aggie to do so in a single-season. Jones, Lacy and Billy Joe Price are the only Aggies to tally 20-plus rebounds four or more times in their career at NM State.
 
Jones is currently the nation's second-leading rebounder with 12.7 rebounds per game and is averaging a double-double with 10.7 points per game as well.
 

WATCH | #SuperJJ now with 17 double-doubles on the year after this ally oop from @ZachLofton!!! He's now got 10pts and 15rebs with 5asts#AggieUp pic.twitter.com/XArz0JfQQT

— NM State MBB (@NMStateMBB) February 25, 2018

With his 34 rebounds last week, Jones now has 364 rebounds on the year, moving him into fifth place and just 11 shy of passing Wendell McKines (374, 2011-12) for fourth place. With at least two games remaining, Jones needs 65 more rebounds to crack the top-10 in career rebounds at NM State – which would have him surpass Jeff Smith (718, 1968-71).
 
The two wins helped NM State secure the WAC Regular-Season Championship outright and gave the Aggies the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming conference tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. (March 8-10).