IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the eighth week of the season.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, Memphis
Davis averaged 27.5 points and 8.0 assists over two conference games last week. The senior guard had 24 points, nine assists and five steals in a second-half comeback win over South Florida on Thursday and recorded 31 points and seven rebounds at Tulane on Sunday.
 
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Taylor Hendricks, F, UCF
Hendricks averaged 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds over two league games for the Knights, including 14 points and five rebounds at then-No. 3 Houston on Saturday.
 
HONOR ROLL
Brandon Johnson, So. G, East Carolina
Johnson averaged 14.0 points and 13.0 rebounds in two games for the Pirates, including his seventh double-double of the season against Temple (11 points and 18 rebounds).
 
Tramon Mark, So., G, Houston
Mark averaged 16.5 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 63.2 percent from the field in two league wins for the Cougars.
 
Samuell Williamson, Sr., F, SMU
Williamson scored a season-high 17 points along with seven rebounds and six assists in the Mustangs’ win over Tulsa on Sunday.
 
Jahlil White, R-So., G, Temple
White averaged a double-double with 12.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in two games for the Owls.
 
Sion James, So., G, Tulane
James averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds in a pair of Green Wave contests last week, including a career-high 30 points in a win over Memphis on Sunday.