ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 18, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Edward Waters’
Prince Davies III and
Jaelen Nelson were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – PRINCE DAVIES III, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Guard | Junior | Atlanta, Ga.
Davies had a tremendous scoring effort in the Tigers’ two games last week. For the week, he averaged 24.5 points per game on 57.6% shooting from the field and 53.3% from 3-point range. Davies finished with 19 points and five rebounds in a home victory over Benedict and followed with a season-high 30 points, five rebounds and three assists in a road loss to Clark Atlanta. He also shot 11-for-13 (84.6%) from the free-throw line.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – JAELEN NELSON, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Guard | Freshman | West Palm Beach, Fla.
Nelson continued his strong play, helping the Tigers go 1-1 last week. He recorded 19 points, three rebounds and five 3-pointers in a win over Benedict before contributing 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting — including three 3-pointers — in a loss to Clark Atlanta. Nelson also shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
FOLLOW THE SIAC
Stay connected by following the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on
Facebook,
Instagram and
X @TheSIAC.
SIAC NEWS
Sign up for
SIAC News to be among the first to receive media releases, updates and more!
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities 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.