Marcus Boykin of Barton and Mason Taylor of Belmont Abbey Pick Up Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Marcus Boykin of Barton and Mason Taylor of Belmont Abbey have collected the weekly honors for Conference Carolinas men's basketball for the week ending Nov. 20, 2022.
Boykin was tabbed as the Player of the Week, while Taylor was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Week.
A sophomore 6-foot-1 guard from Clinton, North Carolina, Boykin averaged 22.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game in leading Barton to a perfect 2-0 week at the 45 Second Classic. In Barton's thrilling 87-77 win over Coker in overtime on Nov. 18, Boykin finished with 27 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. He connected on the game-tying tip-in to force overtime in the eventual Barton victory. In Barton's 69-64 win over Saint Augustine's on Nov. 19, Boykin had a double-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block. Boykin leads Barton, and is second in Conference Carolinas, with 21.0 points per game.
A 6-foot-4 guard from Grandview, Missouri, Taylor had a strong week in multiple areas for Belmont Abbey, finishing the week averaging 12.0 points, 6.5 rebounds (3.5 on defensive end), 3.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. In total, Taylor had seven steals and four blocks in two games last week against Catawba and Anderson. He finished Belmont Abbey's road game at Catawba on Nov. 16 with 13 points, seven rebounds, two blocks, two steals and two assists. Taylor followed that up with 11 points, six rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks in Belmont Abbey's road game at Anderson on Nov. 19.
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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Bosko Bojovic, Converse
Week 2 (Nov. 21, 2022)
Player of the Week: Marcus Boykin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Mason Taylor, Belmont Abbey