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Furman’s Wilkins named SoCon Player of the Week
Guard leads the Paladins to a pair of wins
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman guard Alex Wilkins has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by Ingles for all contests from Jan. 26-Feb. 1. The award is selected by the league office.
Wilkins won Furman’s first weekly honor after helping the Paladins go 2-0 last week. On Jan. 29, the freshman had 20 points, three assists and a block in a 78-73 victory over Samford. Three days later, the native of Mattapan, Massachusetts, poured in a career-high 33 points, along with five assists, three rebounds and two steals as Furman topped Chattanooga, 75-70. Wilkins’ 33 points marked the first time a Paladin freshman reached 30 points since Dec. 1995, and was one point off of the program’s freshman record of 34, which was set by Jonathan Moore in Dec.1976.
For the week, Wilkins averaged 27.5 points and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 68 percent from the field and 75 percent from behind the arc. Wilkins is currently fourth in the conference in scoring (18.7) and second in assists (5.1) per game.
Furman (16-7, 7-3 SoCon) plays at ETSU on Feb. 4, before coming home to face UNCG on Feb. 8.
Other nominees: Christian Moore (The Citadel), Cam Morris III (ETSU), Baraka Okojie (Mercer), KJ Younger (UNCG), and Dylan Faulkner (Samford)
2025-26 SoCon Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 10 TJ Johnson, Jr., F, VMI
Nov. 17 Keaton Norris, Sr., G, Samford
Nov. 24 Justin Neely, Gr., F, UNCG
Dec. 1 Brian Taylor II, Sr., G, ETSU
Dec. 8 Dylan Faulkner, Jr., F, Samford
Dec. 15 Linus Holmstrom, So., G, VMI
Dec. 22 Jordan Frison, Jr., G, Chattanooga
Dec. 29 Jayden Tyler, Fr., G, Wofford
Jan. 5 Nils Machowski, Jr., G, Wofford
Jan. 12 Baraka Okojie, Jr., G, Mercer
Jan. 19 Armani Mighty, R-Jr., C, Mercer
Jan. 26 Kahmare Holmes, So., G, Wofford
Feb. 2 Alex Wilkins, Fr., G, Furman