KJ Jones II of Emmanuel and Earl Burgess III of Converse Pick Up Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – KJ Jones II of Emmanuel and Earl Burgess III of Converse have collected the weekly honors for Conference Carolinas men’s basketball for the week ending Nov. 28.
Jones was tabbed as the Player of the Week, while Burgess garnered Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
A sophomore guard from Atlanta, Jones flirted with a triple-double in Emmanuel’s 82-72 conference win over national No. 16 UNC Pembroke on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The reigning Conference Carolinas Player of the Year finished Emmanuel’s victory with 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists. He also had two steals. Jones finished the win over the nationally-ranked Braves shooting 50 percent (5-of-10) from the floor. He was an incredibly impressive 18-of-20 (90 percent) from the charity stripe. Jones also eclipsed 1,000 points in his career in the win over UNC Pembroke.
A freshman forward from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Burgess blocked five shots and collected a steal in Converse’s 94-83 league win over Erskine on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Burgess just missed on a double-double in the game with 10 points and nine rebounds to go along with his impressive defensive stats. Burgess currently leads all of NCAA Division II with 17 total blocks and 4.25 blocks per game.
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2021-22 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 15, 2021)
Player of the Week: Ta'Jay Dunlap, Southern Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week: Jay Mitchell, Converse
Week 2 (Nov. 22, 2021)
Player of the Week: Sean Halloran, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Week 3 (Nov. 29, 2021)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Earl Burgess III, Converse