STOCKTON, Calif. - Jahlil Tripp earned WCC Player of the Week award for his efforts against Pepperdine and Saint Mary's, it was announced Monday by the West Coast Conference. It's the first Player of the Week award of the 2019-20 season for Pacific men's basketball and the second of Tripp's career.

Helping the Tigers win their conference opener for the first time since 2015-16, Tripp finished second on the team with 13 points while also pulling down a team-high 9 rebounds in UOP's 59-56 victory over Pepperdine. Overall, he also added two assists and one steal.
 
On Saturday, Jan. 4, Tripp enjoyed a career night in the Tigers' historic 4OT win over Saint Mary's. The Brooklyn, New York native set new career-highs in points (39), minutes (52), field goals made (12), field goal attempts (21), free throws made (14) and free throw attempts (19). Additionally, he also tied season-highs in three pointers made (1) and assists (3).
 
Dominating throughout the night, he also grabbed 11 rebounds to record his fifth double-double of the season. His 39 points were also just five short of the Pacific single-game record of 44 points set by Bill Stricker on 12/21/68 vs. Portland, and he's now just 51 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark at Pacific.