Men's Basketball Anthony Goss

UTRGV's Davis Named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Player of the Week

FRISCO, Texas — UTRGV's Cliff Davis has earned this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week award, the conference office announced Monday.  

Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Cliff Davis, UTRGV – Sr. – G – Thomasville, Ga. (Thomasville High School)
?Davis hit 14 3-pointers in one game, the most in NCAA Division I in six years, a program record and a Southland Conference record, leading the Vaqueros in a 106-56 victory over the College of Biblical Studies Ambassadors. He  finished with a career-high 42 points, tied for the second-most in NCAA Division I this season. Davis helped the Vaqueros set a new program record with 24 three-pointers hit as a team, the most in NCAA Division I in three years. Davis also helped the Vaqueros defeat Southern Utah 78-73, for their first win over the Thunderbirds in program history. 

2024 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Date Player of the Week
Nov. 11 Davion Bailey, UIW
Nov. 18 Hasan Abdul Hakim, UTRGV
Nov. 25 Sincere Parker, McNeese
Dec. 2 Michael Gray, Nicholls
Dec. 9  Alexis Marmolejos, Lamar
Dec. 16 Andrew Holifield, Lamar
Dec. 30 Cliff Davis, UTRGV


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.