Jordan Floyd of King Named USBWA National Player of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Jordan Floyd of King has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Men’s Division II National Player of the Week for the week of games between Dec. 30, 2019 through Jan. 5, 2020.
The senior guard claimed his first Division II National Player of the Week honor of the season after he exploded for 36 and 43 points to lead the Tornado to a pair of Conference Carolinas victories over Southern Wesleyan And Mount Olive last week. He averaged 39.5 points for the week, hitting 33-of-52 (.635) from the field, including 10-for-18 (.556) from three-point range. He scored 36 points on 15-for-25 shooting in a 90-77 win over Southern Wesleyan, and he followed that effort with a 43-point outburst on 18-for-27 shooting in a 76-74 win over Mount Olive.
Floyd set a pair of school records with 43 points and 18 field goals made against Mount Olive, and the 43-point performance was the seventh-highest individual scoring game in Division II this season. Floyd is the Division II national scoring leader, averaging 29.4 points per game, and he has eight 30-point games, including two games with at least 40 points for King, which improved to 10-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play.
2019-20 USBWA Men’s Division II National Player of the Week
Nov. 11: Andrew Sischo, Daemen College (East Coast Conference)
Nov. 18: Andrew Sischo, Daemen College (East Coast Conference)
Nov. 25: Pat Dembley, UT Permian Basin (Lone Star Conference)
Dec. 2: Hasan Varence, Ohio Dominican (Great Midwest Athletic Conference)
Dec. 9: Peyton Wejnert, Pace University (Northeast-10 Conference)
Dec. 16: Jhonathan Dunn, Southern Nazarene University (Great American Conference)
Dec. 30: Kevin Buckingham, Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Great American Conference)
Jan. 6: Jordan Floyd, King University (Conference Carolinas)
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