FRISCO, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi forward Garry Clark has been named the Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week as announced Monday by the conference office. Clark is the second Islander to win the award this season, after teammate Dayne Prim did so in December.
Men's Player of the Week: Garry Clark, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – F - Jr. – St. Louis, MO. (Cardinal Ritter College Prep/Tarleton State)
Clark averaged a double-double of 17.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg to help the Islanders to a 2-0 week, with wins over both Southeastern and Nicholls. His week included a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double against the Lions. He shot 52.9 percent (13-of-25) from the field on the week and 87.5 (7-of-8) percent from the free throw line. Clark also recorded two assists, two steals and one block. He has scored 10 or more points in every SLC game this year, bucketing at least five field goals in each effort.
2023-24 Southland Men's Basketball Players of the Week
| Date |
Player of the Week |
| Nov. 13 |
Jamal West Jr., Nicholls |
| Nov. 20 |
Adam Hamilton, Lamar |
| Nov. 27 |
Jordan Johnson, New Orleans |
| Dec. 4 |
Shahada Wells, McNeese |
| Dec. 11 |
Dayne Prim, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Dec. 18 |
DJ Richards, McNeese |
| Jan. 2 |
Shahada Wells, McNeese |
| Jan. 8 |
Diante Smith, Nicholls |
| Jan. 15 |
Jordan Johnson, New Orleans |
| Jan. 22 |
Garry Clark, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.