Miles Named Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week
KATY, Texas -
Lamar guard Anthony Miles has been named the Southland Conference Men's
Basketball Player of the Week, the league office announced Sunday.
Miles
led the Cardinals to the East Division title as Lamar grabbed conference wins
over Texas State and McNeese State last week. The senior from Houston, Texas
(Clear Brook H.S.), opened the week with 25 points in an 81-65 win over Texas
State, adding eight rebounds and eight assists in the game. He capped the week
with a 17-point performance over McNeese State, recording six rebounds, five
assists and two steals. Miles also shot a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw
line as Lamar clinched the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. With the
wins, Lamar reached 20 victories for the first time since 1988. Miles is a
three-time player of the week this season. His other two honors came in
back-to-back weeks on Nov. 28 and Dec. 5.
Honorable
mention this week goes to Southeastern Louisiana junior forward Roosevelt
Johnson, Stephen F. Austin junior forward Taylor Smith, UTSA junior guard
Michael Hale III and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi senior forward Chris
Hawkins-Mast.