And week one honors go to:
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
EGOR KOULECHOV, RICE
Redshirt Junior, 6-5, 210, G/F, Volgograd, Russia
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DaQUAN BRACEY, LOUISIANA TECH
Freshman, 5-11, 170, G, Baltimore, Maryland
Week two honors:
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DOMINIC ARTIS, UTEP
Senior, 6-3, 190, G, San Francisco, California
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
BYRON FROHNEN, UTSA
Freshman, 6-5, 205, G, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Week three goes to:
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JaCOREY WILLIAMS, MIDDLE TENNESSEE
R-Senior, 6-8, 205, F, Birmingham, Alabama
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
JAILYN INGRAM, FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Freshman, 6-7, 215, F/G, Madison, Georgia
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MARCUS EVANS, RICE
Sophomore, 6-2, 195, G, Chesapeake, Virginia
NOTE: This is the first career C-USA Player of the Week honor for Evans, who was named C-USA Freshman of the Week a record 10 times last season in garnering 2016 Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
NAJEE GARVIN, CHARLOTTE
Freshman, 6-7, 200, F, Lexington, S.C.
Just a hunch but got a feeling an FAU player will be the next POTW.
For Week 5, my hunch wrong about a FAU hoopster being named men’s POTW. And congrats to Grace Hunter for garnering the Lady Niners’ first conference honor of the season!
MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JON ELMORE, MARSHALL
Junior, 6-3, 191, G, Charleston, West Virginia
MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DEON BARRETT, UTEP
Freshman, 5-10, 150, G, Lancaster, Texas
Conferenceusa.com: MBK: Dec. 12 Players of the Week
WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
GRACE HUNTER, CHARLOTTE
Sophomore, Forward | Raleigh, North Carolina
Week 6 provides our first repeat winner…
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JaCOREY WILLIAMS, MIDDLE TENNESSEE [2nd POTW honor and first repeat winner]
Senior, 6-8, 205, F, Birmingham, Alabama
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
A.J. LAWSON, NORTH TEXAS
Freshman, 6-5, 185, G, Bryan, Texas
Catching up on week 7…
MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
STEVIE BROWNING, MARSHALL
Senior, 6-3, 188, G, Logan, West Virginia
MEN’S CO-FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
BYRON FROHNEN, UTSA
Freshman, 6-5, 205, G, Las Vegas, Nevada
[NOTE: this is Frohnen’s second C-USA Freshman of the Week honor]
JALEN HARRIS, LOUISIANA TECH
Freshman, 6-4, 190, G, Duncanville, Texas
Conferenceusa.com: MBK: Dec. 26 Players of the Week
WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CIARA GREGORY, CHARLOTTE
Senior, Guard | Jeannette, Pennsylvania
And catching up on week 8…
MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
REGGIE UPSHAW JR., MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Senior, 6-8, 230, F, Chattanooga, Tennessee
MEN"S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
QUENTIN JACKSON JR., CHARLOTTE
Freshman, 6-3, 175, G, Cary, North Carolina
Conferenceusa.com: MBK: Jan. 2 Players of the Week
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - [b]Charlotte senior guard Ciara Gregory[/b] and [b]Middle Tennessee senior guard Ty Petty[/b] were selected to the NCAA Starting Five for Jan. 4, as announced by the organization Wednesday. They are the second and third Conference USA student-athletes to be honored on the weekly team this season, which is determined by the NCAA office.Conferenceusa.com:[b][url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2017/1/4/WBK_0104175119.aspx]Two C-USA Student-Athletes Named To NCAA Starting Five[/url][/b]
Week 9 includes one Niner PotW and the Niners contributing to an opponent being named PotW.
MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RYAN TAYLOR, MARSHALL
Senior, 6-5, 249, F, Indianapolis
In Saturday’s high-scoring affair with Charlotte, Taylor scored 24 of the Herd’s 110 points and pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds. He was 9-of-14 (.643) from the field and was credited with three assists, two steals and one block in 33 minutes of action. This is Taylor’s first C-USA Player of the Week award of his career, but he was recognized twice as a C-USA Freshman of the Week.
MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
GIOVANNI DE NICOLAO, UTSA
Freshman, 6-3, 175, G, Padua, Italy
Conferenceusa.com: MBK: Jan. 9 Players of the Week
WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
GRACE HUNTER, CHARLOTTE
Sophomore, Guard | Raleigh, North Carolina
It is Hunter’s second C-USA Player of the Week honor this season and the seventh weekly C-USA accolade of her career after winning five C-USA Freshman of the Week awards in the 2015-16 campaign.
Like last week, Niners contribute to an opponent being honored during week 10. :
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WILLIAM LEE, UAB
Junior, 6-9, 209, F, Plantersville, Alabama
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DaQUAN BRACEY, LOUISIANA TECH
Freshman, 5-11, 170, G, Baltimore, Maryland
The true freshman point guard tied his career high with 14 points in a win at Charlotte on Thursday only to eclipse that two days later with 21 points in a victory at Old Dominion.
Week 11 a good one for Niners! And LA Tech’s DaQuan Bracey could be setting up as the frontrunner for C-USA Freshman of the Year with back-to-back honors to add to the one he garnered at the beginning of the season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JON DAVIS, CHARLOTTE
Sophomore, 6-2, 193, G, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DaQUAN BRACEY, LOUISIANA TECH
Freshman, 5-11, 170, G, Baltimore, Maryland
[NOTE: this is the third C-USA Freshman of the Week honor for Bracey]
Week 12 belongs to the conference’s UT schools…
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MATT WILLMS, UTEP
Redshirt Junior, 7-1, 235, C, Leamington, Ontario
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
BYRON FROHNEN, UTSA
Freshman, 6-5, 205, G, Las Vegas, Nevada
[NOTE: this is the third C-USA Freshman of the Week honor for Bracey, tying him with DaQuan Bracey of LA Tech]
For some reason thought a Niner or two - considering the performances of both MBB player Austin Ajukwa and WBB player Ciara Gregory over the weekend - might be POTW, but that’s not the case for week 13.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JUSTIN JOHNSON, WKU
Junior, 6-7, 240, F, Hazard, Kentucky
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
A.J. LAWSON, NORTH TEXAS
Freshman, 6-5, 185, G, Bryan, Texas
[NOTE: this is second C-USA Freshman of the Week honor for Lawson]
Week 14…
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MARCUS EVANS, RICE
Sophomore, 6-2, 195, G, Chesapeake, Virginia
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
RYAN WOOLRIDGE, NORTH TEXAS
Freshman, 6-3, 175, G, Mansfield, Texas
Week 15…
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PAUL THOMAS, UTEP
Sophomore, 6-8, 200, F, Humble, Texas
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
RYAN WOOLRIDGE, NORTH TEXAS
Freshman, 6-3, 175, G, Mansfield, Texas
[NOTE: this is Woolridge’s second C-USA Freshman of the Week honor]
Week 16 and no clear cut front runner for POY as only two players have been named POTW twice - JaCorey Williams of Middle Tennessee and Marcus Evans of Rice. As far as potential FOY, 2 players have earned FOTW 3 times - DaQuan Bracey of LA Tech and A. J. Lawson of North Texas.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
QUINTON CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN MISS
Redshirt Senior, 6-7, 192, G/F, Wilmer, Alabama
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
A.J. LAWSON, NORTH TEXAS
Freshman, 6-5, 185, G, Bryan, Texas
[NOTE: this is Lawson’s third C-USA Freshman of the Week honor]
Needless to say, just a bit behind here so here’s week 17.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
EGOR KOULECHOV, RICE
Redshirt Junior, 6-5, 210, G/F, Volgograd, Russia
[NOTE: this is Koulechev’s second C-USA Player of the Week honor]
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
JALEN HARRIS, LOUISIANA TECH
Freshman, 6-4, 190, G, Duncanville, Texas
[NOTE: This is Harris’s second C-USA Freshman of the Week honor]