SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman guard JP Pegues has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for all contests from Feb. 19-25 after averaging 26.5 points per game last week. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Furman went 1-1 last week, falling at Samford, 74-72, on Feb. 21, before defeating rival Wofford, 82-67, at home on Feb. 24.
 
In the contest with Samford, Pegues poured in a career-high 33 points on 9-for-15 shooting, including scoring the final 23 Paladin points to rally the team back from a 10-point deficit in the second half. The Nashville, Tennessee, native also had six rebounds, two assists and a steal in the game.
 
Three days later versus Wofford, the junior finished with 20 points, shooting 8-for-17 from the floor. Pegues committed zero turnovers in the game, pulled down five rebounds and dished out four assists.
 
For the week, Pegues averaged 26.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 41.1 percent beyond the arc. Pegues also went a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line in the two games last week.
 
Furman (16-13, 10-6 SoCon) travels to Western Carolina (20-9, 9-7) on Wednesday, in a game that will be broadcast on ESPNU at 7 p.m. eastern. The Paladins hosts Mercer (14-15, 7-9) on Saturday in both teams’ regular season finale.
 
Other nominees: Quimari Peterson (ETSU), Jalyn McCreary (Mercer), Keyshaun Langley (UNCG), Jaden Campbell (Samford), Honor Huff (Chattanooga) and Vonterius Woolbright (Western Carolina)
 
2023-24 SoCon Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 13             Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Nov. 20             Keyshaun Langley, Gr., G, UNCG
Nov. 27             Mikeal Brown-Jones, Sr., F, UNCG
Dec. 4              Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Dec. 11             Alex Williams, Jr., F, Furman
Dec. 18             Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Dec. 25             Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Jan. 1               Jaden Seymour, Jr., F, ETSU
Jan. 8               Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Jan. 15             Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Jan. 22             Mikeal Brown-Jones, Sr., F, UNCG
Jan. 29             Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Feb. 5               Keyshaun Langley, Gr., G, UNCG
Feb. 12             Vonterius Woolbright, Sr., G, Western Carolina
Feb. 19             Honor Huff, So., G, Chattanooga
Feb. 26             JP Pegues, Jr., G, Furman