The best men’s and women’s basketball players in Mississippi reside in Starkville for the third consecutive year.
MSU women’s guard Rickea Jackson was awarded the 2020 Gillom Trophy, while men’s forward Reggie Perry earned the 2020 Howell Trophy in Jackson Monday afternoon. Both trophies honor the best collegiate basketball players in the state of Mississippi.
With MSU’s clean sweep, it marks the third-straight season two Bulldogs have hoisted the respective men’s and women’s awards after Quinndary Weatherspoon and Teaira McCowan did so in 2019, and Victoria Vivians and Weatherspoon coupled for a pair of MSU wins in 2018.
Jackson earned the award over teammate Jessika Carter and Delta State standout Quantesha Patterson. Perry’s victory came at the expense of Ole Miss’ Breein Tyree and Tougaloo College’s Ledarious Woods.
Winners were chosen by a collection of Mississippi media members.
Jackson, a freshman from Detroit, is averaging 15.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. She was named to the All-SEC second team and All-Freshman team last week.
Perry currently leads the Bulldogs with 17.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game and has helped MSU to a No. 4 seed in this week’s SEC Tournament in Nashville.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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