Herbert Jones is the BamaCentral Crimson Tide Pro Athlete of the Week

Alabama basketball is on the rise, and so is one of its former players in the NBA.

Herbert Jones has firmly planted himself in the starting lineup for the New Orleans Pelicans as a rookie, and his play on the defensive end has inspired his own catchphrase for Pelicans fans, "Not on Herb!"

NOT ON HERB 🚫

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 9, 2021

NOT ON HERB 👋

leads to a jumper from Ingram 💪 pic.twitter.com/LlEywVv7xQ
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) November 30, 2021

But this past week, Jones had the best game of his young career on the offensive end. In the Pelicans 120-114 OT loss to the Nuggets on Dec. 8, Jones had a career high 19 points and also added seven rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes.

On Friday, in the win against the Pistons, Jones had another double-digit scoring performance with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Previous winners in 2021:

Dec. 29 - Jan. 5 Derrick Henry

Jan. 6 - 12 Daron Payne

Jan. 13 - 19 Levi Wallace

Jan. 20 - 26 Collin Sexton

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2. JaMychal Green

Feb. 3 - 9 Collin Sexton

Feb. 9 - 16 Kira Lewis Jr.

Feb. 17 - 23 Levi Randolph

Feb. 24 - March 2 Collin Sexton

March 3 - 9 Collin Sexton

March 10 - 16 Justin Thomas

March 17 - 23 Collin Sexton

March 24 - 30 JaMychal Green

March 31 - April 6 Collin Sexton

April 7 - April 13 Collin Sexton

April 14 - April 20 Levi Randolph

April 21 - April 27 Collin Sexton

April 28 - May 4 Davis Riley

May 5 - May 11 Collin Sexton

May 12 - May 18 Dicky Pride

May 19 - May 25 Spencer Turnbull

May 26 - June 1 Alexa Guarachi

June 2 - June 8 Kenzie Wright

June 9 - June 15 Eryk Anders

June 16 - June 22 Daniel Haugh

June 23 - June 29 Daniel Haugh

June 30 - July 7 Emma Talley

July 7 - July 13 Blake Sims

July 14 - July 20 Brett Auerbach

July 21 - July 27 Haylie McCleney

July 28 - Aug. 3 Kirani James

Aug. 4 - Aug. 10 Remona Burchell

Aug. 11 - Aug. 17 Kira Lewis

Aug. 18 - Aug. 24 Steven Setterstrom

Aug. 25 - Aug. 31 Mac Jones

Sept. 1 - Sept. 7 Justin Thomas

Sept. 8 - Sept. 14 Jalen Hurts

Sept. 15 - Sept. 21 Derrick Henry

Sept. 22 - Sept. 28- Justin Thomas

Sept. 29 - Oct. 5-Trevon Diggs

Oct. 6 - Oct. 12- Najee Harris

Oct. 13 - Oct. 19- Derrick Henry

Oct. 20- Oct. 26- Mac Jones

Oct. 27- Nov. 2- Amari Cooper

Nov. 3- Nov. 8- DeVonta Smith

Nov. 9- Nov. 15- Mac Jones

Nov. 16- Nov. 22- Jalen Hurts

Nov. 23-Nov. 29- Patrick Surtain II

Nov. 30-Dec. 6- Tua Tagovailoa