ATLANTA - Piedmont men's basketball freshman Jackson Houston has been selected as the Collegiate Conference of the South Rookie of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon.

 

The guard from Suwanee, Georgia helped deliver the Lions a 1-1 week and came up clutch on a pair of three-pointers in the team's one-point win at LaGrange Saturday.

Houston tallied nine points to go with a season-high four blocks and three rebounds on Tuesday against Covenant in 19 minutes.

Then, on Saturday at LaGrange, he earned his first career start, scoring a season-high 16 points while grabbing seven rebounds in the 81-80 victory for the Lions. With the Lions trailing in the final two minutes, Houston swished home three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to put Piedmont in front, helping them hold off the Panthers in a critical CCS road win.

Up next, the Lions will close out CCS regular season play at Huntingdon. Tip off is scheduled for this Friday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. (ET).