KJ Jones II and Tavarus Webb of Emmanuel Collect Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – KJ Jones II and Tavarus Webb of Emmanuel have collected the men’s basketball weekly honors for Conference Carolinas for the week ending Dec. 19, 2022.
Jones was chosen as the Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, while Webb garnered Defensive Player of the Week accolades for the first time this season.
A 6-foot-6 junior guard from Atlanta, Jones averaged 31.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a 2-1 week for Emmanuel in Hawaii. He scored over 26 points in all three games. In Emmanuel’s narrow loss to Saint Martin’s on Saturday, Dec. 17, Jones finished with 26 points, six rebounds and two assists. He followed that up with a career-best performance in Emmanuel’s thrilling 105-98 win in overtime over Western Washington on Sunday, Dec. 19. Jones posted a double-double of a career-best 41 points to go along with 11 rebounds. He also had three assists and one steal. In Emmanuel’s 62-59 win over St. Edwards in Honolulu on Monday, Dec. 19, Jones ended his efforts with 28 points, seven rebounds to go with a steal and an assist. Jones presently leads Conference Carolinas, and is second in all of NCAA Division II, in points per game at 26.9 points per outing. He is among the top five in the league in assists per game (3.8) and is also in the top-10 in the league in steals per game at 1.7.
A 6-foot-4 sophomore guard from Hartwell, Georgia, Webb blocked five shots and collected four steals in the three games last week for Emmanuel. Webb averaged 15.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.3 steals per game in the three games for Emmanuel. In the narrow loss to Saint Martin’s, Webb finished with two blocks and one steal to go with 12 rebounds, six points and three assists. In the thriller against Western Washington, Webb picked up a double-double with 25 points and 12 boards to go along with two steals, a block and a steal. In the victory over St. Edward’s, Webb blocked two shots and had two steals. He also had 16 points, eight rebounds and one assist. Webb is in the top-15 in Conference Carolinas in blocks (0.9 per game) and steals (1.5 per game). He is also in the top-10 in the league in rebounding at 7.3 boards per outing.
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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
Week 3 (Nov. 28, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Kenny Turner, King
Week 4 (Dec. 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Alex Cox, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Week 5 (Dec. 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week:
Mason Taylor, Belmont Abbey
Week 6 (Dec. 20, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week:
Tavarus Webb, Emmanuel