MEN’S BASKETBALL: Cumberland’s King earns TSWA Player of the Week honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cumberland University’s Tavon King was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, averaging 25.5 points in a pair of victories for the Phoenix.
The Gates, Tenn., native netted 17 points and three rebounds against Shawnee State, hitting three 3-pointers in a 68-57 win. The senior guard scored a career-best 34 points in a double overtime triumph versus the University of Pikeville, adding three boards, two assists and three steals.
King registered seven straight points in the first overtime and he collected the final six points of the contest as well, all in the last two minutes. He is averaging 21.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Bryan’s Mulaski garners TSWA Player of the Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bryan College’s Allissa Mulaski was voted the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, posting 19.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in two wins for the Lions.
The Lebanon, Tenn., native recorded 25 points with seven 3-pointers at Brenau University, including six in the first half and four in the second quarter. The freshman guard followed that with 14 points at Columbia International, adding four more triples.
Mulaski is netting 11.4 points in five games while shooting 54 percent (15-for-28) from behind the arc.