Men's Basketball Southern Conference

Furman?s Sibley Sweeps Weekly Basketball Awards

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Devin Sibley has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week and CRONS Freshman of the Week for all games played Jan. 13-19, the league office announced Tuesday (Jan. 20). Sibley becomes the first player to earn both awards in the same week since the freshman award was introduced for the 2013-14 season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK/CRONS FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Devin Sibley, G, Knoxville, Tenn.
Furman’s Devin Sibley averaged 23.0 points per game and shot 70 percent from the field (14-for-20) and 87.5 percent from 3-point range (7-for-8) as the Paladins split a pair of league games last week. The guard from Knoxville, Tenn., opened his week by tying his career high with 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting (4-for-4 from 3-point range) in Furman’s 67-64 loss to Mercer on Thursday. Sibley followed that up by establishing a new career high with 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a 74-62 win at The Citadel on Saturday in which 20 of his points came in the second half. In addition to his hot shooting from the field, Sibley went 11-for-13 from the free-throw line (84.6 percent) on the week. He has earned the CRONS Freshman of the Week award in consecutive weeks and is the top-scoring rookie in the league at 10.1 points per game for the season.
Other nominees for POTW: Ashton Moore (The Citadel), Rashawn Rembert (ETSU), Darious Moten (Mercer), Darius Jones-Gibson (Samford), Justin Tuoyo (Chattanooga), James Sinclair (Western Carolina) and Lee Skinner (Wofford).
Other nominees for CRONS FOTW: Jake Wright (The Citadel), Jordan Strawberry (Mercer) and Evan Taylor (Samford).

SoCon Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 18 – James Sinclair, Western Carolina
Nov. 25 – Karl Cochran, Wofford
Dec. 2 – Casey Jones, Chattanooga
Dec. 9 – QJ Peterson, VMI
Dec. 16 – Tevon Saddler, UNCG
Dec. 23 – Tyler Hood, Samford
Jan. 6 – James Sinclair, Western Carolina
Jan. 13 – Mike Brown, Western Carolina
Jan. 20 – Devin Sibley, Furman

CRONS Freshman of the Week
Nov. 18 – Christen Cunningham, Samford
Nov. 25 – Daniel Fowler, Furman
Dec. 2 – Christen Cunningham, Samford
Dec. 9 – Geoff Beans, Furman
Dec. 16 – Jake Wright, The Citadel
Dec. 23 – Geoff Beans, Furman
Jan. 6 – Jordan Strawberry, Mercer
Jan. 13 – Devin Sibley, Furman
Jan. 20 – Devin Sibley, Furman
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