SFA’s Kevon Harris Tabbed First Southland Basketball Player of the Week
Southland Conference Week Two Release (PDF)
FRISCO, Texas – Stephen F. Austin guard Kevon Harris is the Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.
Harris averaged a league-high 25 points per game through the opening week of contests and grabbed 7.5 rebounds a game in a pair of wins to tip off the ‘Jacks season. SFA opened the year with a 79-60 win over LeTourneau and followed it up with a 94-64 drubbing of North Carolina Central, the largest home win by the ‘Jacks in their last 22 games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Helping SFA to its second-straight 2-0 start, Harris was 18-of-31 (.581) from the field and nailed half of his 14 three-point attempts. He hiked his career point total to 1,342, which is the 14th-highest in program history. The ‘Jacks continue their four-game homestand to begin the 2019-20 campaign against Niagara at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and versus Drexel at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – Kevon Harris, Stephen F. Austin – Senior – Guard – Ellenwood, Ga.
Harris opened his final season in a ‘Jacks uniform with an 18-point outing against LeTourneau, converting 50 percent of his shots from both inside and beyond the arc. He tallied eight rebounds, including a pair on offense, and dished out two assists.
After shaking off the cobwebs in the season opener, Harris exploded for 32 points against North Carolina Central, the fifth 30-point outing of his career. He set a career high with 12 field-goals made on 19 attempts to go with seven rebounds. Harris’ five made threes marked the most in a game since Feb. 24, 2018.
Honorable Mention: T.J. Atwood, Lamar; Hayden Koval, Central Arkansas; Dexter McClanahan, Nicholls; Payten Ricks, Abilene Christian.