Big South Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week - Feb. 17
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Charleston Southern forward
Taje’ Kelly (Atlanta, Ga) has been named the Big South Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while High Point forward
Josh Ibukunoluwa (Perth, Australia) is the Freshman of the Week honoree for games played Feb. 10-16, it was announced today.
Kelly averaged 24.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and was 18-of-28 ( =64.3 percent) from the field in two games last week. He opened with 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting with six rebounds, five assists and one block in the Bucs’ one-point victory over Presbyterian on Wednesday. Kelly then tallied a team-high 21 points with eight caroms in Saturday’s one possession defeat at UNC Asheville.
Ibukunoluwa netted 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 38 minutes off the bench last week. He opened with a career-high 10 points along with five boards, two steals, one block and one assist in 17 minutes in Thursday’s victory over Longwood, in which he was 4-of-4 from the floor and made both free throws. In Saturday’s win at Winthrop, Ibukunoluwa scored a career-best 13 points with a game-high eight rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, in 21 minutes of action. For the week, he was 9-of-12 from the field ( =75.0), made 1-of-2 three-point attempts, and was 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
Also nominated for Player of the Week:
Darryl Simmons II (Gardner-Webb),
Kezza Giffa (High Point),
Kyrell Luc (Longwood),
Kobe Stewart (Presbyterian),
Jordan Marsh (UNC Asheville),
Karmani Gregory (USC Upstate) and
Kasen Harrison (Winthrop).
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week:
Triston Wilson (Presbyterian),
Zion Walker (Radford),
Kameron Taylor (UNC Asheville),
Mister Dean (USC Upstate) at
Paul Jones III (Winthrop).