NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Chattanooga senior guard Trey Bonham had a great week as he helped lead the Mocs to the Coke Classic MTE title en route to this week’s selection as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Bonham, a product of Mobile, Ala., averaged 21.5 points on the week with 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as he shot 51.7 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from 3-point range with a solid 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
During the Mocs’ 85-78 victory over in-state foe Tennessee State, Bonham broke past the 1,200-point mark with 28 points on 11-for-18 shooting with three 3-pointers, while also pulling down seven boards and collecting four dimes. Bonham then had 15 points, three assists and two rebounds in an 84-76 victory over Bryant in what was essentially the MTE’s title game to continue the Mocs’ five-game winning streak.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Middle Tennessee senior center Anastasiia Boldyreva was named the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week as the Blue Raiders picked up a pair of wins over Florida A&M and Purdue before falling in a battle to No. 15 Iowa State.
On the week, the Moscow, Russia, native collected 52 points, 23 rebounds and seven blocks.
She scored a season-high 19 points with seven boards and a block in the 80-54 victory over FAMU as she went 8-for-9 from the field, including a 3-pointer in 22 minutes of action. She tied that season-high and pulled down 10 caroms to get the double-double in the 54-49 win over Purdue.
Boldyreva finished the week with 14 points, six rebounds and a steal against the Cyclones and was named to the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
11/12 | Jacob Ognacevic (Lipscomb)
11/19 | Doyel Cockrill III (Fisk)
11/26 | Russ Marr (Sewanee)
12/3 | Trey Bonham (Chattanooga)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
11/12 | Jennifer Sullivan (Carson-Newman)
11/19 | Ni’Kiah Chesterfield (Tusculum)
11/26 | Molly Heard (Lipscomb)
12/3 | Anastasiia Boldyreva (Middle Tennessee)