Courtesy of New Mexico Athletics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico guard Jaelen House was named a 2023-24 third-team Academic All-American, the College Sports Communicators announced on Wednesday. He was one of 15 Division I players nationally recognized for success on the court and in the classroom with Academic All-American honors.
House becomes the fifth Lobo to earn Academic All-American honors, joining Ron Becker (1968 second-team, 1969 first-team, 1970 first-team), Mark Saiers (1973 third-team, 1974 second-team), Tommy Roberts (1973 second-team) and Roman Martinez (2010 second-team).
In his final season at New Mexico in 2023-24, House helped lead the Lobos to the Mountain West Championship and the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in a decade. He was the Mountain West Tournament MVP after scoring a season-high 29 points in the quarterfinal win over Boise State and 28 points in the championship game victory over San Diego State. For the season, he led the Lobos in scoring at 15.9 points per game while leading the conference with 70 steals.
House was a three-time All-Mountain West honoree for the Lobos after transferring to UNM from Arizona State. He leaves New Mexico ranking 11th in career scoring (1,561), 17th in career field goals (496), eighth in career free throws (405), third in career FT% (.875), 14th in career 3-pointers (164), ninth in career assists (395) and second in career steals (224). The media’s pick for Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year in 2023-24, he is the NCAA active leader with 298 career steals and was the first player in Mountain West history to lead the conference in steals in three consecutive seasons.
To be eligible for Academic All-American honors, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average.
