Spencer Levi of UNC Pembroke and Jayvion Rucker of Emmanuel Named Weekly Award Winners for Men’s Basketball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Spencer Levi of UNC Pembroke and Jayvion Rucker of Emmanuel have collected the men’s basketball weekly honors for Conference Carolinas for the week ending Jan. 23.
Levi was chosen as the Player of the Week, while Rucker was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Week.
A redshirt senior forward from St. Louis, Missouri, Levi barely missed last week from the floor, shooting 73 percent (22-of-30) en route to averaging 15.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game in a perfect 3-0 week for the nationally-ranked Braves. In UNC Pembroke’s 95-66 conference road win over Mount Olive on Jan. 17, Levi shot 86 percent (6-of-7) and finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block. Levi followed that up by collecting his eighth double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds (eight offensive) in UNC Pembroke’s 95-55 league road win over Converse on Friday, Jan. 21. He also had one assist and one block. Levi closed out his big week by going 6-of-8 (75 percent) from the floor in finishing with 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in a UNC Pembroke 92-61 conference road win over North Greenville on Saturday, Jan. 22.
A sophomore guard from Gainesville, Georgia, Rucker concluded Emmanuel’s 96-82 conference home win over Barton on Saturday, Jan. 22 with an impressive 15 points and 15 rebounds. He was a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor in the game that also saw him finish with three blocks, two steals and one assist.
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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
Week 10 (Jan. 24, 2022)
Player of the Week:
Spencer Levi, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week: Jayvion Rucker, Emmanuel