This is the ninth time Cincinnati Bearcats guard Jarron Cumberland has received recognition by the American Athletic Conference this season. Cumberland helped the Bearcats go 2-0 last week and I’m sorry I didn’t post a recap of the 71-69 win versus Memphis were he snapped out of his few game slump for 26 points. He averaged 19.0 points, 6.5 rebound and 3.5 assists last week.
Congrats to Cumberland!
Note: The Bearcats are ranked 20th in the AP and 19th in Coaches.
I’m adding Cincinnati/Memphis highlights:
Per GoBearcats
University of Cincinnati’s Jarron Cumberland (Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington High School) has been named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll. It marks a league-high ninth time this season the junior guard has been recognized by the conference.
Cumberland averaged 19.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists last week in a pair of wins for 20th-ranked Cincinnati (25-4, 14-2 AAC), who has won five in a row and 13 of its last 14 overall.
Cumberland scored a team-high 26 points with six rebounds and three assists in a 71-69 home win over Memphis on Saturday. He shot 6 of 12 from the floor and 13 of 16 from the free throw line. It marked Cumberland’s 14th game this season with 20 or more points, the ninth such occurrence during league play. He has scored 25 or more points seven times in 2018-19.
Cumberland’s efforts in the Memphis victory extended Cincinnati’s current home-court win streak to 16 games and 25 consecutive conference home contests at Fifth Third Arena. The close win marked Cincinnati’s 10th victory in 11 tries this season in games decided by five points or less.
Earlier in the week, Cumberland came through in the clutch, scoring eight of Cincinnati’s last 10 points inside the last 2:32 of the game in a 52-49 win at SMU on Feb. 27. He finished the contest with a team-high 12 points to go with seven rebounds and a team-best four assists.
Cumberland enters the final week of the regular season averaging 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals while leading the Bearcats in scoring in 13 of 16 league games. He ranks among AAC leaders in eight categories: three-point field goal percentage (second at .411), points (third at 18.6), three-pointers made (sixth at 2.4), free throw percentage (seventh at .786), assists (11th at 3.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (13th at 1.4), steals (14th at 1.2) and minutes played (15th at 32.0).
A preseason first-team all-conference pick by the league coaches, Cumberland was named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List and one of 10 to be considered for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List in recent weeks.
Cumberland has been recognized a league-high eight previous times by The American, earning player of the week honors a conference-best four times (Nov. 26, Dec. 24, Jan. 21 and Jan. 28) and weekly honor roll accolades four times (Jan. 14, Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18).
