FRISCO, Texas — Lamar's Alexis Marmolejos 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: Alexis Marmolejos, Lamar – Jr. – G – Santiago, D.R. (Army & Navy Academy)
Marmolejos led the Cardinals to a 2-0 start in conference play with two outstanding road wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UTRGV. He Averaged 17.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game during the two-game stretch, adding a 6-of-10 clip from three-point range. Marmolejos is currently third in the conference at scoring with 16.4 points per game.
Honorable Mention: Byron Ireland, Nicholls
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 Jr., Nicholls |
Dec. 9 |
Alexis Marmolejos, Lamar |
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.