SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer men’s basketball guard Djordje Dimitrijevic has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Jan. 8-14. The selection is made by the league office.
Dimitrijevic recorded his first 30-point game of his career on Jan. 11 at Western Carolina when he scored a game-high 34 points while shooting 10-19 from the field and hitting 12 of his 14 free throw attempts. The Grdelica, Serbia, native pulled down four rebounds and added four steals in the contest. Dimitrijevic hit two 3-pointers in the game and has now made a 3 in 15 straight games.
Dimitrijevic is a computer science major and currently holds a 3.872 grade point average.
The Bears (6-11, 0-4 SoCon) will be back in action on Jan. 15 when they host VMI for a SoCon matchup starting at 7 p.m.
General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 4 Isabella Gutierrez, Furman, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 11 Catie Cronister, Wofford, Volleyball
Sept. 18 Regan Ward, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 25 Ben Varghese, ETSU, Men’s Cross Country
Oct. 2 Natalie Srinivasan, Furman, Women’s Golf
Oct. 9 Esme Hamilton, Chattanooga, Women’s Golf
Oct. 16 Brandon Rainey, The Citadel, Football
Oct. 23 Emily Zipay, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 30 Shiso Go, ETSU, Men’s Golf
Nov. 6 Hamp Sisson, Furman, Football
Nov. 13 Leo Toledo Jr., Mercer, Men’s Soccer
Nov. 20 Blake Jeresaty, Wofford, Football
Nov. 27 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Women’s Cross Country
Dec. 4 Natalie Armstrong, Samford, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 11 Jewel Smalls, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 18 Ethan Stair, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
Dec. 24 Lauren LaPlant, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 8 Tanner Smith, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Jan. 15 Djordje Dimitrijevic, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
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