From Emory University Athletics
Emory head men's basketball coach Jason Zimmerman and
senior Jake
Davis were recipients of region honors as chosen by
D3hoops.com. Zimmerman was chosen as South Region Coach of
the Year while Davis was tabbed as an All-South Region First Team
honoree.
Zimmerman guided the Eagles to an overall record of 19-9, the
program's fifth straight winning season, which included a second
straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament where they
advanced to their first-ever Elite Eight game. Zimmerman
directed Emory to a second-place finish in the University Athletic
Association with a won-lost slate of 9-5, the fifth consecutive
year that the Eagles had finished third or higher. Zimmerman
became the program's all-time winningest coach back on Feb. 7 when
an 82-74 decision over Chicago gave him his
104th triumph. Zimmerman, who recently
completed his seventh campaign patrolling the Emory sidelines, has
a school and career ledger of 110-70, including a 93-37 effort
since the 2009-10 season.
The 6-foot-5 Davis wound up the season leading the UAA in scoring
with his 22.6 points per game ranking among the top 10 nationally
in the D-III ranks while establishing a school seasonal
record. The team's leading scorer in 16 contests, he scored
in double figures in 26 of the 27 games he saw action in and
produced 20 or more points on 16 occasions. His last 20-point
outing came at No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Tournament
Round of 16 where he finished with 26 points, including the
deciding three pointer with five seconds left in overtime, keyed
the Eagles' 76-73 victory. In addition to his scoring
average, he ranked second on the UAA ladder with an 87.0 percent
mark from the from line, with his 168 makes in 193 attempts a
school seasonal record, and was fifth among conference performers
with a 1.5 steals-per-game average.
In addition, he finished 11th in the league in both rebounding (5.7 rpg) and three-point field goals per game (1.5 tpg). Recently, he was chosen to the All-UAA First Team for the third time, just one of four Emory players in the history of the program to have accomplished that feat. Career-wise, he finished No. 2 on school's all-time lists in points (1,870 pts.), scoring average (18.3 ppg) field goals (671) and free throws (409). He closed out his stint as an Eagle in the No. 1 position with 103 starting assignments.