McNeese’s Richards earns Southland Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

FRISCO, Texas – McNeese’s DJ Richards has won this week’s SLC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday. McNeese becomes the first repeat winner of Player of the Week honors as Richards joins teammate Shahada Wells.

Men’s Player of the Week: DJ Richards, McNeese – So. – Houston, Texas (Cy-Creek HS)
DJ Richards averaged 20.5 points and connected on 63.2% of his shots, including 60% from three-point range in helping McNeese go 2-0 for the week with wins against Southern Miss and Louisiana-Lafayette. Richards scored a career-high 24 points in a 19-point win over Southern Miss on Wednesday and connected on 8 of 14 from the field and 6-11 from 3FG range. He followed that up with a 17-point outing in helping McNeese post a 74-72 win over Louisiana. He made 4 of 5 from the field and 3-4 from 3FG range with all three 3s coming in the second half.

2023 Southland Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Date Player of the Week
Nov. 13 Jamal West Jr., Nicholls
Nov. 20 Adam Hamilton, Lamar
Nov. 27 Jordan Johnson, New Orleans
Dec. 4 Shahada Wells, McNeese
Dec. 11 Dayne Prim, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Dec. 18 DJ Richards, McNeese

Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.