FRISCO, Texas — Nicholls graduate guard Jaylen Searles has been named this week's Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Searles is a first-time winner of this award this season and a second-time winner overall. Searles also represents the second Colonel to earn this award this season with Jalik Dunkley claiming the honor last week. 

Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Jaylen Searles, Nicholls – Gr. – G – Everett, Wash. (Jackson High School)
Seares had a sensational showing in the Colonels' 2-0 week, averaging 21.5 points on 57.7% from the field and adding 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks. His campaign began with 18 points and six rebounds in Nicholls' 74-72 win over Northwestern State. He played all 40 minutes at New Orleans, scoring his Colonel career-high 24 points to go with four steals and four assists. Pieced together 10 consecutive points in the second half to give Nicholls its largest lead of the day at 19 points. He and the Colonels enter the week 7-0 in conference play and in first palce atop the Southland standings

2025-26 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Date	Player of the Week
Nov. 10	Keon Thompson, SFA
Nov. 17	Coleton Benson, New Orleans
Nov. 24	Davion Bailey, UIW
Dec. 1	Gianni Hunt, East Texas A&M
Dec. 8	Keon Thompson, SFA
Dec. 15	Tyshawn Archie, McNeese
Dec. 22	Davion Bailey, UIW
Jan. 5	Jalik Dunkley, Nicholls
Jan. 12	Jaylen Searles

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.