NSU’s Sharp shoots his way to fourth Southland Men’s Basketball Player of the Week accolade
FRISCO, Texas – Northwestern State’s DeMarcus Sharp averaged 28 points per game to win his fourth Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week award of the season, which was announced Monday by the conference office.
Player of the Week: DeMarcus Sharp, Northwestern State – Guard – Senior – Charleston, Mo. (Charleston HS)
Sharp averaged 28.0 points, 5.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game for the Demons last week. He had 13 of his 16 points in the second half of Thursday’s win at UIW as the Demons erase a three-point halftime deficit. On Saturday, he hit all 13 of his second-half free throws and 16 of 17 overall as part of a 40-point performance in a de facto regular-season title-game loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Honorable Mention: Trevian Tennyson, A&M-Corpus Christi
2022-23 Southland Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Date | Player of the Week |
---|---|
Nov. 14 | Isaac Mushila, A&M-Corpus Christi |
Nov. 21 | DeMarcus Sharp, Northwestern State |
Nov. 28 | Latrell Jones, Nicholls |
Dec. 5 | DeMarcus Sharp, Northwestern State (2) |
Dec. 12 | Ja’Monta Black, Northwestern State |
Dec. 19 | Latrell Jones, Nicholls (2) |
Jan. 2 | Bonke Maring, HCU |
Jan. 9 | Demarcus Demonia, A&M-Commerce |
Jan. 16 | Brycen Long, HCU |
Jan. 23 | Ja’Monta Black, Northwestern State (2) |
Jan. 30 | Terrion Murdix, A&M-Corpus Christi |
Feb. 6 | DeMarcus Sharp, Northwestern State (3) |
Feb. 13 | Caleb Huffman, Nicholls |
Feb. 20 | Terrion Murdix, A&M-Corpus Christi (2) |
Feb. 27 | DeMarcus Sharp, Northwestern State (4) |
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.
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