FRISCO, Texas – A&M-Corpus Christi forward Garry Clark has been named the Jersey MIke's Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week as announced Monday by the conference office. It is the second time Clark has earned player of the week honors and the second straight week an Islander has earned the award.
Men's Player of the Week: Jordan Roberts, A&M-Corpus Christi – G – Jr. – Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie)
Clark posted back-to-back 20+ scoring games on the undefeated week for the Islanders, bucketing 10 field goals in each contest for a 71.4 percent (20-28) shooting from the floor. Additionally, he averaged 6.0 rpg and 2.0 apg to help the Islanders inch closer to a double bye in the postseason tournament. Clark scored 22 points last Monday in the win over Houston Christian before following that up with 21 points against Southeastern, going 10 of 14 in both contests.
Honorable Mention: Kalen Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce
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 |
Jan. 29 |
Diante Smith, Nicholls |
Feb. 5 |
Roscoe Eastmond, Southeastern |
Feb. 12 |
Nick Caldwell, Southeastern |
Feb. 19 |
Nick Caldwell, Southeastern |
Feb. 26 |
Jordan Roberts, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Mar. 4 |
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.