Davion Bradford of Southern Wesleyan and Brandon Simpson of Emmanuel Named Men's Basketball Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Davion Bradford of Southern Wesleyan and Brandon Simpson of Emmanuel have earned the weekly honors in Conference Carolinas men's basketball for the week ending Dec. 19.
Bradford was selected as the Player of the Week, while Simpson earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
A graduate student from Pontiac, Michigan, Bradford averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and 6.5 assists per game on the week. The Warriors guard opened the week with 14 points, nine rebounds, four steals and seven assists in a win over Erskine on Dec. 15. He concluded the week with 12 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals in a Dec. 18 win over Francis Marion. Bradford shot 50 percent (10-for-20) from the field in the wins.
A senior guard from Germantown, Maryland, Simpson recorded five steals, two blocked shots and grabbed 11 defensive rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Lions. In the Dec. 15 win over North Greenville Simpson scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out five assists, tallied four steals and blocked a shot. On Dec. 18 against Mount Olive he blocked a shot and had one steal to go with 21 points and 12 rebounds (nine defensive).
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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
Week 4 (Dec. 6, 2021)
Player of the Week: Matthias Caver, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Sidney Dollar, Lees-McRae
Week 5 (Dec. 13, 2021)
Player of the Week: Drew Gardner, Lees-McRae
Defensive Player of the Week: Tranard Ferrell, Southern Wesleyan
Week 6 (Dec. 20, 2021)
Player of the Week: Davion Bradford, Southern Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week: Brandon Simpson, Emmanuel