SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI’s Julian Eleby has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for all games played Dec. 13-19. The senior scored a game-high 31 points as VMI topped Charleston Southern (88-83) last week.

The Fayetteville, N.C., native connected on 9-of-13 field goal attempts and was 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the win. He added five rebounds, three assists and a steal for the Keydets. Eleby scored 27 of his 31 points in the second half, which tied for the third-highest scoring output in a half in school history.

Eleby ranks seventh in the league in scoring (14.6 ppg) and ranks fourth in the SoCon in made 3-pointers per contest (3.0 3fg).

VMI (2-7) returns to action tonight (Dec. 20) when it hosts Frostburg State. The Keydets will then travel to Dayton on Friday before opening conference play at ETSU on Dec. 31.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included The Citadel’s Preston Parks, ETSU’s T.J. Cromer, Furman’s Devin Sibley, Mercer’s Ria’n Holland, UNCG’s James Dickey, Samford’s Christen Cunningham, Chattanooga’s Casey Jones and Wofford’s Eric Garcia.

SoCon Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 15 – Zane Najdawi, The Citadel
Nov. 22 – Wyatt Walker, Samford
Nov. 29 – Demetrius Denzel-Dyson, Samford
Dec. 6 – Zane Najdawi, The Citadel
Dec. 13 – Tre’ McLean, Chattanooga
Dec. 20 – Julian Eleby, VMI