SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Davidson junior guard JP Kuhlman has been tabbed the Southern Conference’s Student-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today.
Kuhlman scored 15 points in Davidson’s 80-74 win over No.12 Kansas Monday night. The 6’4” guard connected on all four of his shots from the charity stripe in the final 1:16 of the game, securing the Wildcat win. He also tallied five rebounds and four assists in that game.
The Ponte Verda Beach, Fla., native is currently tied for eighth in the league in scoring, averaging 13.7 points a game.
Kuhlman maintains a 3.76 GPA in religion.
Other nominees included Appalachian State women’s basketball player Courtney Freeman, Elon women’s basketball player Ali Ford, Samford women’s basketball player Paige Anderson and Chattanooga women’s basketball player Taylor Hall.
2011 Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 7 Demetrios Pagonis, Cross Country, Davidson
Sept. 14 Chris Berry, Cross Country, Chattanooga
Sept. 21 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG
Sept. 28 Jessica Smith, Women’s Soccer, Furman
Oct. 5 Samantha Hodge, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina
Oct. 13 Stephanie Gerow, Women’s Soccer, Davidson
Oct. 19 Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State
Oct. 26 Jeremy Buncum, Football, The Citadel
Nov. 3 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG
Nov. 9 Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Nov. 16 Nick Millington, Men’s Soccer, Elon
Nov. 30 Kalia’Shea Menendez, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Dec. 7 Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford
Dec. 14 Brad Loesing, Men’s Basketball, Wofford
Dec. 21 JP Kuhlman, Men’s Basketball, Davidson