ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its Men's Basketball Players of the Week on Tuesday, Dec. 2, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Najashi Tolefree and
Cameron Jernigan of
Miles College were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – NAJASHI TOLEFREE, MILES COLLEGE
Forward | Senior | Milwaukee, Wis.
Tolefree scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting while adding nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and a blocked shot in Miles' win over Clayton State. On the season, he is averaging 19.8 points on 53 percent shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – CAMERON JERNIGAN, MILES COLLEGE
Forward | Senior | Gary, Ind.
In just 22 minutes, Jernigan posted a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and added four blocks, an assist and a steal in the Golden Bears' win over Clayton State. It was the fourth consecutive game that he had exactly four blocks. On the season, Jernigan is averaging 14.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks per game.
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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.