Posted: Jun 05, 2013
MIDDLETOWN, PA - Penn State Harrisburg´s Steve Jones (Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg) was selected as the North Eastern Athletic Conference Men´s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 7th.
Jones, a 6´0" freshman guard led the Nittany Lions to a 1-0 week with a 92-78 win over Lancaster Bible College, in which he tallied 27 points, 10 steals, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, going 3-for-3 from the foul line, and shooting .545 from the field.
Jones recorded his third career double-double this week while setting a school record 10 steals which also would be the most by any player this season in NCAA DIII play. Jones receives this award for the second time this season.