Sternberger Picks up GAC Weekly Honor

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern sophomore guard Jett Sternberger was named the Great American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week following his record setting performance in the Savage Storm win last week.
 
Sternberger ran down one of Southeastern oldest records, passing the previous high mark of 54 points posted by Jerry Shipp during the 1957 season, a 64-year gap between setting and breaking it. He had just passed the GAC record for points in a game a few minutes before, a record that was also held by a Southeastern player, this one being a 48 performance by Anton Cook during the 2017 season.
 
He made his way there on the strength of another school record, this one being the 12 threes he drained on the night, besting the previous high of 10 set by the last Jett to play for the Storm, Jett Jobe, back in 2019.  That number matches the GAC record for threes in a contest which was set by Alex Brown of Arkansas Tech in 2018.
 
Sternberger was 18-of-25 overall from the floor on the night and also managed to pull down six re bounds while chipping in an assist and a steal.
 
He and the Storm will be back in action on Nov. 23 in a road matchup with Drury in Springfield, Mo., at 7:45 p.m.