FRISCO, Texas – Nicholls' Diante Smith has won this week's SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday. Smith is the second Colonel to earn honors this season, joining teammate Jamal West Jr., who took home the opening week honors.
Men's Player of the Week: Diante Smith, Nicholls – F – Sr. – Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Choctawhatchee)
Diante Smith drained a last second three-pointer from over 30 feet to force overtime at HCU, going on to score a career high 23 points in the Colonels' thrilling Southland opening victory. Smith started the extra period with a three-pointer, finishing the night 5 of 10 from behind the arc. He also flirted with a triple-double, totaling eight rebounds and seven assists while adding three steals and a block. In addition to ranking in the top 10 of the SLC in scoring and rebounding, Smith currently ranks first with 2.5 steals.
2023 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. 9 |
Diante Smith, Nicholls |
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.