Malik McConnell of Lees-McRae and Jonah Pierce of Francis Marion Collect Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Malik McConnell of Lees-McRae and Jonah Pierce of Francis Marion have collected the weekly honors for Conference Carolinas men’s basketball for the week ending Jan. 16.
McConnell was selected as the Player of the Week, while Pierce picked up Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.
A junior guard from Chattanooga, Tennessee, McConnell averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game in two conference wins for Lees-McRae. In a 103-74 conference home win over North Greenville on Jan. 11, McConnell finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. He followed that up by collecting 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals in an 81-72 home league win over Converse on Jan. 15. McConnell shot 57 percent (12-of-23) from the field on the week and made 10 of his 12 (83 percent) free throw attempts.
A freshman center from Sanford, Florida, Pierce averaged 11.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in three games last week for Francis Marion. In his first game on the week at home against league foe Chowan on Jan. 11, Pierce ended his efforts with a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards to go along with one block, one steal and one assist. He followed that up with seven points, six rebounds and one assist in a conference road win over Erskine on Jan. 13. Pierce’s week ended with his sixth double-double of the season on 16 points and 10 rebounds in a home league game against Belmont Abbey on Jan. 15. Pierce had five blocks and two steals in the 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
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
Week 7 (Jan. 3, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ta'Jay Dunlap, Southern Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week: Sigurd Lorange, Converse
Week 8 (Jan. 10, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jordan Ratliffe, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week: Spencer Levi, UNC Pembroke
Week 9 (Jan. 17, 2022)
Player of the Week: Malik McConnell, Lees-McRae
Defensive Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion