PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The American Athletic Conference has announced winners of the league’s final weekly men’s basketball honors for games ending March 6.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Troy Caupain • Jr. • G • Cincinnati
Caupain led the Bearcats in scoring in both games last week, averaging 16.5 points and 5.0 assists per game. He scored a game-high 14 points with five assists and five rebounds in Sunday’s 61-54 win over 24
th ranked SMU and opened the week with a game-high 19 points to go along with five assists at Houston on Thursday.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Tacko Fall • Fr. • C • UCF
Fall averaged 15 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in a 1-1 week for the Knights. The rookie recorded his third career double-double of the season against Tulane on March 2, scoring 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and finished the week with 13 points and five rebounds in a road game at UConn on March 6.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Sterling Gibbs • Gr. • G • UConn
Averaged 15.0 points and 3.0 rebounds last week, had a game-high tying 20 points at No. 24 SMU on Thursday
Shaq Goodwin • Sr. • F • Memphis
Shot 60-percent (12-of-20) from the field in a 1-1 week, averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks
Jahmal McMurray • Fr. • G • USF
Scored 20 points in 22 minutes at Tulsa on Saturday, was 5-of-8 from 3-point range vs. the Hurricane
Jaylen Bond • Sr. • F • Temple
Recorded double-doubles in both games in a 2-0 week for Temple that clinched the No. 1 seed in the American Athletic Conference Championship and the regular season title
Brandon Swannegan • Sr. • F • Tulsa
Scored a career-high 21 points and was 6-of-6 from the field to lead Tulsa to an 84-74 win over USF Saturday in the lone Hurricane game of the week