SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Myron Gordon has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO for all contests from Dec. 8-14 after scoring a career-high 29 points in a close loss at Georgia on Saturday. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Gordon scored 17 of his points in the second half as the Bulldogs nearly pulled off the upset of their SEC foe, leading for the majority of the game and not allowing Georgia in front until 1:17 remained in the 79-75 setback. Gordon came off the bench to make nine of his 14 shots from the floor (.643), including going 4-for-8 from 3-point range. He was also 7-for-9 from the free-throw line and added three rebounds, three assists and a steal.
 
The redshirt senior from Bordentown, New Jersey, is the SoCon’s leading scorer at 22.7 points per game this season.
 
Samford (2-2), which received a vote in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 for the second straight week, returns to action with an in-state battle at Troy on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Central.
 
Other nominees: Stephen Clark (The Citadel), Silas Adheke (ETSU), Clay Mounce (Furman), Ross Cummings (Mercer), Isaiah Miller (UNC Greensboro), Malachi Smith (Chattanooga), Myles Lewis (VMI), Xavier Cork (Western Carolina) and Storm Murphy (Wofford).
 
2020-21 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week presented by GEICO
Dec. 1     Neftali Alvarez, R-So., G, Mercer
Dec. 8     Myron Gordon, R-Sr., G, Samford
Dec. 15    Myron Gordon, R-Sr., G, Samford