PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The American Athletic Conference has announced winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for games ending Feb. 28.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Damyean Dotson • R-Jr. • G • Houston
Dotson led the Cougars to a 2-0 record last week with a pair of road wins at UCF and at UConn. The redshirt junior averaged a double-double with 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game and made 66.7-percent (16-of-24) of his shots from the field, including 50-percent (7-of-14) from the 3-point line. Dotson made at least three 3-pointers in each game last week.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jacob Evans • Fr. • G • Cincinnati
Evans scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting with four 3-pointers to go with seven rebounds and two assists in Saturday’s 65-56 win at East Carolina. His 18 points marked the most points scored in a game by a Bearcat freshman since Sean Kilpatrick produced 18 points or more six times during the 2010-11 season. Evans made his fourth start of the season versus the Pirates in place of the injured Shaq Thomas.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Tacko Fall • Fr. • C • UCF
Posted second career double-double (13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds) in a 63-61 loss to Temple
Kentrell Barkley • Fr. • G/F • East Carolina
Averaged a double-double for the week with 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds as ECU split a pair of games
Dedric Lawson • Fr. • F • Memphis
Averaged 22.5 points and 8.0 rebounds during a 1-1 week for the Tigers, made 15-of-30 shots from the field
Ben Moore • Jr. • F • SMU
Recorded a double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds) in Sunday’s win over Tulane, finished 6-of-6 in free-throws
Obi Enechionyia • So. • F • Temple
Averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as the Owls split a pair of games, led the team in scoring in both games