SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel forward Hayden Brown has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO for all contests from Feb. 21-27 after averaging a double-double over three games on the week. The award is selected by the league office and is the final one of the season.
 
Brown opened his week with 17 points and 19 rebounds in The Citadel’s 76-74 loss at a streaking Samford squad on Feb. 21. Brown’s 19 boards were the third-most in a game in program history. He added two steals and two assists in 38 minutes of action. Two days later, he scored 14 points and just missed another double-double with nine rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 71-67 win at Mercer. He was 7-for-10 from the floor and collected another steal.
 
Brown wrapped up his week with another big double-double Saturday, this time scoring 17 points and pulling down 18 rebounds – fourth-most in a game in program history – in a 94-59 setback to Furman. The graduate student from Greer, South Carolina, added three assists and two steals.
 
For the week, Brown averaged 16.0 points and 15.3 rebounds, also chipping in 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
 
The Citadel (12-17, 6-12 SoCon) is the No. 9 seed in the upcoming Ingles SoCon Basketball Championship at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, and will face No. 8 seed ETSU (15-16, 7-11) on Friday at 5 p.m. to get the men’s tournament under way.
 
Other nominees: David Sloan (ETSU), Alex Hunter (Furman), Felipe Haase (Mercer), Kobe Langley (UNCG), Ques Glover (Samford), Malachi Smith (Chattanooga), Marlow Gilmore (Western Carolina) and B.J. Mack (Wofford).
 
2021-22 SoCon Men’s Basketball Players of the Week presented by GEICO
Nov. 15             Mike Bothwell, Sr., G, Furman
Nov. 22             Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga
Nov. 29             Max Klesmit, So., G, Wofford
Dec. 6              Jalen Slawson, Sr., F, Furman
Dec. 13             Jake Stephens, Sr., C, VMI
Dec. 20             Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga
Dec. 27             Ques Glover, So., G, Samford
Jan. 3               Jake Stephens, Sr., C, VMI
Jan. 10             Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga
Jan. 17             Jake Stephens, Sr., C, VMI
Jan. 24             Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga
Jan. 31             Jordan King, So., G, ETSU
Feb. 7               Nicholas Robinson, Gr., G, Western Carolina
Feb. 14             Jake Stephens, Sr., C, VMI
Feb. 21             Trey Bonham, So., G, VMI
Feb. 28             Hayden Brown, Gr., F, The Citadel