SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina’s Carlos Dotson has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO for all contests from Feb. 11-17 after posting a pair of double-doubles and setting a career high in scoring. The award is selected by the league office.
 
For the week, Dotson averaged 28.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists and shot 62.2 percent from the floor as the Catamounts went 1-1.
 
In Western Carolina’s 82-62 loss at UNC Greensboro on Wednesday, Dotson scored more than half of the Catamounts’ points with a career-high 32, adding 12 rebounds and shooting 55.0 percent (11-for-20) from the floor. The senior from Riverdale, Maryland, was 10-for-15 (66.7 percent) from the free-throw line on the night and added two assists.
 
Dotson followed that up with 25 points and another 12 rebounds in the Catamounts’ 80-74 win at Wofford, which completed the season sweep over the Terriers for the first time since the 2006-07 season. The forward was 12-for-17 from the floor (70.6 percent) and had three assists, two blocked shots and two steals to help Western Carolina move into a tie for fourth in the league standings.
 
Western Carolina (16-9, 8-6 SoCon) hosts VMI (7-20, 2-12) on Wednesday and The Citadel (6-19, 0-14) on Saturday.
 
Other nominees: Kaelon Harris (The Citadel), Daivien Williamson (ETSU), Clay Mounce (Furman), James Dickey (UNCG), Brandon Austin (Samford), Matt Ryan (Chattanooga) and Storm Murphy (Wofford).
 
2019-20 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week presented by GEICO
Nov. 12    Kaleb Hunter, So., G, UNCG
Nov. 19    Mason Faulkner, R-Jr., G, Western Carolina
Nov. 26    Mason Faulkner, R-Jr., G, Western Carolina
Dec. 3     Clay Mounce, Jr., F, Furman
Dec. 10    Carlos Dotson, Sr., F, Western Carolina
Dec. 17    Ethan Stair, R-Sr., G, Mercer
Dec. 24    Jeromy Rodriguez, R-Sr., F, ETSU
Jan. 7      Jordan Lyons, Sr., G, Furman
Jan. 14    Kaelon Harris, Sr., F/G, The Citadel
Jan. 21    Djordje Dimitrijevic, Sr., G, Mercer
Jan. 28    Bo Hodges, Jr., G, ETSU
Feb. 4      Chevez Goodwin, Jr., F/C, Wofford
Feb. 11    Jordan Lyons, Sr., G, Furman
Feb. 18    Carlos Dotson, Sr., F, Western Carolina