DAYTON, OH (03/15/03) - Saint Joseph's junior Jameer Nelson, who poured in a career-high 39 points on 11-of-19 shooting against Dayton in a 76-73 semifinal loss, was named to the 2003 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.
Nelson's 39 points rank as the most scored ever in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship as well as the most ever by a junior. Only Tom Garrick (50) of Rhode Island and Duquesne's Mark Stevenson (44) have scored more points in the 27-year history of the Atlantic 10 Championship.
The 39 points also ties for the sixth most scored by a SJU player in a game, and the most since Tony Costner tied the Hawk single game mark with 47 against Alaska-Anchorage on December 30, 1983.
2003 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team (as voted on by selected media)
Sean Finn, Dayton
Ramod Marshall, Dayton*
Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
Brian Polk, Temple
David West, Xavier
*named Most Outstanding Player
