Pfeiffer's Jenkins Named Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Pfeiffer's Jenkins Named Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Pfeiffer University forward De'Vonte Jenkins has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played from Feb. 8-14, the conference announced today.
A senior from Youngstown, Ohio, Jenkins had a big week for the Falcons to keep them in the tournament hunt. The forward averaged a monster double-double of 23.5 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 57.6 percent from the field to help Pfeiffer post a 2-0 week.
In a 71-68 win over Limestone, Jenkins shot 10-for-20 from the field and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe to score 25 points. He would add a career-high 17 boards to his point total to go along with three blocks. Jenkins followed up his career night with a 22-point, nine-rebound performance against Southern Wesleyan in a 91-82 victory.
Jenkins currently leads Conference Carolinas with seven rebounds per game, while rankings second in field goal percentage (58.3) and third in blocks (35).
Also nominated for Men's Basketball Player of the Week: C.J. Good (King), Mike Moore (Mount Olive), Brolin Floyd (Limestone) and Ray Chen (Belmont Abbey)
2015-16 Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 16 – C.J. Good (King)
Nov. 23 – Hunter LeVeau (King)
Nov. 30 – Joby Glymph (Erskine)
Dec. 7 – Austin Anderson (Lees-McRae)
Dec. 14 – Dominique Byrd (Barton)
Dec. 21 – Jaquan Blount (Mount Olive)
Jan. 11 – Shaq Dance (Limestone)
Jan. 19 – Hunter LeVeau (King)
Jan. 25 – Dontrell Brite (Mount Olive)
Feb. 1 – Ray Lock (Erskine)
Feb. 8 - Shaq Dance (Limestone)
Feb. 15 - De'Vonte Jenkins (Pfeiffer)