Scorching Start
Player of the Week (Auburn) — The 6-foot-1, 180-pound freshman guard impressed all who witnessed his collegiate debut against Alabama where he recorded 26 points, nine assists, four rebounds and three steals. This stat line matched season-high totals by Auburn players in points, assists and steals. Cooper’s 26-point performance tied the current record for the…
Petty Theft
Player of the Week Jr. (Alabama) — The 6-foot-5, 184-pound senior guard posted an average of 15 points and six rebounds in matchups against Mississippi and Tennessee. He recorded a 61.1% shooting performance, nailing 11-of-18 shots from the field, including 63.6% (7-of-11) from 3-point land. Petty (pictured) pumped in a game-high 17 points on just…
Spring Forward
Player of the Week (Tennessee) The 6-foot-4, 204-pound freshman guard posted an average of 16.5 PPG, while connecting on 14 of his 18 attempts from the field shooting 77.8% in match ups against Appalachian State and Tennessee Tech. Against Tenneessee Tech, Springer pumped in 21 points in only 22 minutes of time on the floor,…
Justin Time
Player of the Week (Auburn) — The 6-foot-6, 205-pound freshman guard tied his career high leading the Tigers with 26 points shooting 9-of-13 from the field, dropping four 3-pointers in a 74-71 victory against Memphis. In the second half, Powell took the reins, posting 15 of his team’s 37 second-half points to highlight Auburn’s come-from-behind…
Mood Swings
Player of the Week: (Arkansas) — The 6-foot-6, 205-pound freshman guard from Little Rock, Arkanssas averaged 21 points, 8.5 rebounds and two assists in a combined 48-point margin defeating UT Arlington and Lipscomb. This Arkansas team is scary hot and with Moody headlining the scoring as only a freshman, the Razorbacks are getting a glimpse…
Hitting the Ground Running
Player of the Week (LSU) — In an astounding NCAA debut, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound guard from Chesapeake, Va., averaged 26 points, two assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (SIUE) and at Saint Louis. In the contest against SIUE, Thomas dropped 27 points and became the 13th LSU player in over 40 years…
High IQ
Player of the Week [Player Immanuel Quickley], Kentucky – The 6-foot-3, 188-pound sophomore guard has boasted an average 23.5 points, three rebounds, three steals and 2.5 assists in back-to-back wins at LSU and against Florida. He started the week by putting up 21 points in their matchup with the Tigers, adding a career-high five assists…
Bama’s Spark Plug
Player of the Week [Player Kira Lewis] Jr., Alabama – The a 6-foot-2, 165-pound sophomore guard posted an average of 18.5 points, 8.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and one block against No. 11 Auburn and No. 25 LSU. His performance against Auburn marked him as the second player in history to mark a triple-double…
Tyree for Three
Player of the Week [Player Breein Tyree] – (Ole Miss), A 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior guard had a 40 point game and a 29 point effort in his past three games, shooting a fairly efficient clip and heating up from 3 point range. Tyree pumped in 20 of his team’s 41 points in the second half…
Ballin’ Out
Player of the Week [Player Anthony Edwards] – (Georgia): The 6-foot-5, 225-pound freshman guard averaged 26 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, two steals and a block against Missouri and Texas A&M. Against Mizzou, Edwards pumped in 23 points and cleaned the glass on 10 occasions. In the next matchup against the Aggies, he went off…
Tusca-Lewis
[Player Kira Lewis] Jr. (Alabama) — The 6-foot-2, 165-pound sophomore showed out in back-to-back wins against Vanderbilt and Kansas State in which he averaged 21 points and seven rebounds. In addition, he tallies four assists, two steals and 1.5 blocks. In the Crimson Tide’s last matchup against K-State, Lewis Jr. (pictured) led the team with…
Man Among Boys
Player of the Week [Player Reggie Perry], (Mississippi State) The 6-foot-10, 250-pound sophomore averaged 23.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, three assists and one steal in the Bulldogs’ first three conference games in consecutive wins against Missouri, Georgia and Arkansas. He is currently the only player in the SEC averaging a double-double thus far. Perry established his…
Improving Quickley
Player of the Week , Kentucky: The 6-foot-3, 188-pound sophomore out of Maryland produced an average of 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals in his past three games including two wins against Georgia and Alabama as well as a loss to South Carolina. He managed to put up 15 points against the…
No Paper Tigers
Player of the Week (Auburn) — The 6-foot, 185-pound senior racked up a career-high 28 points; along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in an away victory at Mississippi State. Twenty of his 28 points were scored in the second half, as he poured in 15 points with just 12:28 to go. McCormick…
Cup of Joe
Player of the Week (Kentucky) — The stud freshman guard out of Garland, Texas, chalked 27 points and seven rebounds in a win against top ranked, No. 3 Louisville. This stat marked the highest amount of points by a Wildcat in the series (UofL vs, UK) since Jodie Meeks scored 28 in January of 2009.…
Won’t Back Down
Player of the Week Jr. (Alabama) — The 6-foot-5, 184-pound junior guard upheld an average of 26.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in back-to-back victories over Samford and Belmont. In Petty’s (pictured) 39-point performance against Samford, he tied his own record for the Tide with ten 3-pointers. Petty also finished the week shooting 70.0% (14-of-20) beyond…
Razorback Standout
Player of the Week (Arkansas) The 6-foot-5, 200-pound junior guard racked up 41 points in a win against Tulsa. The 41-point performance ties for seventh-most in Arkansas basketball history in addition to its being the second-most in the history of Bud Walton Arena. He also had six rebounds, four steals, four assists and a block…
Impact Freshman
Player of the Week (Auburn) – Auburn’s freshman forward, a 6-foot-6, 225-pounder posted career marks in scoring (18 Pts) and rebounding (9 Rebs), as well as three assists and one block in the Tigers overtime win against Furman. In the 5-minute extra period, he tallied a team-best six points which included shooting 4-for-4 from the…