Jaland Lowe turned in an elite performance in Monday night’s season-opening win over Radford.
In the 40-point victory, Lowe posted an impressive stat line of 21 points, five rebounds, and six assists. He went 6 for 11 from the field, 7 for 7 from the free-throw line, and 2 for 4 from three-point range. Lowe also had three steals, and did not turn the ball over a single time.
That statline ranked very highly among all players through the first couple of days in this college basketball season, according to one national analyst.
Data analyst Evan Miyakawa ranked Lowe’s performance fifth overall among all players who played Monday and Tuesday night. Check out Miyakawa’s full site and rankings here.
Takeaways: Jaland Lowe Records Career Night in Pitt Opener
This offseason, Lowe has garnered lots of respect and hype after his stellar freshman campaign. However, he was not included on any preseason All-ACC teams. Ishmael Leggett from Pitt was selected as preseason Second Team All-ACC after winning last year’s ACC Sixth Man of the Year award.
As a freshman, Lowe tallied 109 assists, which ranked second on the team behind Bub Carrington’s 137. Lowe led the Panthers with an impressive assist-to-turnover ratio, as he had 50 turnovers on the year.
Lowe averaged 9.6 points and 3.3 assists per game as a rookie. However, he kicked his production up a notch once he was inserted into the starting lineup. Lowe started 19 games on the year, and in those games, he averaged the following stats: 13.1 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, 1.6 turnovers per game, 4.5 field goals per game, and 1.3 three pointers per game. He shot 40.7% from the field across those 19 games, and 40.3% from three-point range across those 19 games.
His 3.3 assists per game ranked 15th in the ACC. His assist–to-turnover ratio was top-five, ranking fourth in the league. Virginia’s Reece Beekman was the lone ACC player last season to average more than five assists per game (6.2).
