SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina guard Nicholas Robinson has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO for all contests from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 after averaging 28.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game on the week. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Robinson opened his week Wednesday by scoring a career-high 37 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in Western Carolina’s 87-84 win over ETSU, which snapped the program’s 14-game losing streak to the Bucs. In addition to surpassing his previous career high by nine points, Robinson added six assists and went 13-for-23 from the floor (.565), including hitting five 3-pointers on the day.
 
The graduate student from Chicago, Illinois, followed that up by posting just the third triple-double in Western Carolina’s Division I history Friday, scoring 19 points, matching his career high with 13 rebounds and dishing off a career-best 10 assists in the Catamounts’ 76-69 loss at VMI. He also added a blocked shot and a steal and nearly had the triple-double in the first half alone with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at the break.
 
Western Carolina (9-15, 3-8 SoCon) is back in action Monday when it hosts UNCG (13-10, 5-6) at 7 p.m. The Catamounts then hit the road to face league-leading Chattanooga (19-5, 9-2) on Wednesday and Wofford (14-10, 6-6) on Saturday to cap a spurt of three games in six days.
 
Other nominees: Jason Roche (The Citadel), Jordan King (ETSU), Mike Bothwell (Furman), Jalen Johnson (Mercer), De’Monte Buckingham (UNCG), Ques Glover (Samford), David Jean-Baptiste (Chattanooga), Trey Bonham (VMI) 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