ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its Men's Basketball Players of the Week on Tuesday, Nov. 25, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Josiah Lawson (
Morehouse) and
Keshawn Evans (
Edward Waters) were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JOSIAH LAWSON, MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
Forward | Sophomore | Stone Mountain, Ga.
Lawson came off the bench but helped lead the Maroon Tigers to a 2-0 SIAC road swing, averaging 22.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 68% from the field (19-of-28) and 63% from three (5-of-8) in wins at Albany State and Spring Hill. He opened the week with a game-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, adding four rebounds, a steal and an assist in a 77-54 win at Albany State. He followed with an even bigger performance at Spring Hill, scoring a game-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, with six rebounds, a block and a steal in an 83-60 victory. Across the two games, Lawson committed no turnovers while leading Morehouse in scoring in both contests and helping the Maroon Tigers move to 2-0 in SIAC play.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – KESHAWN EVANS, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Forward | Junior | Atlanta, Ga.
Evans continued his strong play in EWU’s road victories over Lane and LeMoyne-Owen, averaging 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals on 8-for-15 shooting (53%) and 21-for-30 (70%) from the foul line. He finished with 26 points, eight rebounds, four steals and two assists in 40 minutes of action in a 91-88 win over Lane before closing the weekend with 13 points, six rebounds and three assists in 28 minutes in a road win over LeMoyne-Owen.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.