AURORA | A profile look at Regis Jesuit junior Jamil Safieddine who is set to play for Team East in the third A-Town All-Star Boys Game set for Friday, March 16, 2018, at Rangeview High School. The boys game is scheduled for 7 p.m.:
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JAMIL SAFIEDDINE
School: Regis Jesuit High School
Year: Junior
Height: 6-foot-5
2017-18 averages: 13.8 points, 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 0.9 steals per game
Season highlights: Safieddine played a central role for a Regis Jesuit team that finished 19-6 and made it to the Sweet 16 round of the Class 5A state tournament. In his second season on the varsity, Safieddine increased his scoring average from 10.2 points per game as a sophomore to a team-leading 13.8 as a junior thanks to double-digit scoring efforts in 19 of 24 games, including a season-high 27 points against Lakewood. The All-Continental League first team selection knocked down a team-high 45 3-pointers. Safieddine also led Regis Jesuit in assists per game with 3.8 and also contributed nearly a steal per contest.
Safieddine vs. Aurora teams: vs. Overland (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; 13 points, 3 rebounds); vs. Hinkley (17 points, 4 assists, 6 steals); vs. Cherokee Trail (25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists)
