ARIZONA STATE BASKETBALL

Jahii Carson’s play continues to be recognized

Feb 1, 2013, 9:38 PM | Updated: 11:08 pm

Can we get a heat check for Jahii Carson?

After being selected to the Freshman Player of the Year Watch List Thursday, the point guard’s outstanding play for the Sun Devils (17-4) continued to earn him national recognition, this time by ESPN.com writer Jeremy Lundblad.

In his NCAA men’s basketball January recap, Lundblad chose Carson as “Freshman of the Month,” crediting the point guard’s ability to shoot and dish the ball as the main reason for keeping ASU’s post-season tournament hopes alive.

He averaged 17.5 PPG (third among D-I freshmen) and 4.6 APG (tied for ninth among freshmen) during the month. On the season, he’s on pace to be the first major conference freshman since Shaheen Halloway in 1996-97 to average 17 PPG and 5 APG.

Carson ended the month on a high note Thursday by dropping 25 points at Washington State, with 21 of them coming in the second half, leading ASU to a 63-59 victory in Pullman.

In 21 games through the season, the frosh point guard is averaging 17.6 points and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 45 percent from the field.

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