FRISCO, Texas — SFA senior guard Keon Thompson has been named this week's Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. This is Thompson's third time winning the award this season. 

Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Keon Thompson, SFA – Sr. – G – Merillville, Ind. (Merrillville High School)
Thompson led the Lumberjacks to two more road wins, giving SFA its most road victories in a season since the 2019-20 campaign. He shot an efficient 64.3% from the floor and averaged 23.0 points per game behind his seventh and eighth 20+ scoring efforts of the season. This included his third game of 26+ points in '25-26 in the win at Lamar. He averaged five rebounds, four assists and 2.5 steals in addition to the high level scoring output. 

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
Jan. 19	Rob Lee Jr., Lamar
Jan. 26	Keon Thompson, SFA

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.