SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State's Donald Sims has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for all games played through November 16-22 the league office announced Tuesday (Nov. 23).  Sims averaged 30.5 points a game last week as the Mountaineers went 1-1.

Sims scored 21 points in just 23 minutes as ASU topped Montreat College, 101-71 last Tuesday.  Last year's Player of the Year, as selected by the media, then scored 40 points on the road at Mississippi State Friday night as the Mountaineers fell to the Bulldogs, 76-74 in Starkville, Miss. 

A native of Gaffney, S.C., Sims knocked down seven three-pointers at Mississippi State and came just two points shy of MSU's Humphrey Coliseum scoring record.  Sims finished the week with nine assists, eight rebounds and five steals.  He shot 10-of-26 (.385) from beyond the arc last week. Sims' 40 points are the second-highest by any NCAA Division I player this season.  He moved into sixth place on the ASU all-time scoring list with 1,612 career points and is just the sixth Mountaineer to reach the 1,600-point plateau.

The Mountaineers (2-0) return to action tonight when they visit Tennessee Tech at 7:00 p.m.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included College of Charleston's Andrew Goudelock, The Citadel's Austin Dahn, Davidson's Brendan McKillop, Furman's Amu Saaka, Georgia Southern's Ben Drayton III, Samford's Josh Davis, Western Carolina's Mike Williams and Wofford's Jamar Diggs.

SoCon Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 16 - Omar Carter, Appalachian State
Nov. 23 - Donald Sims, Appalachian State