KJ Jones II of Emmanuel and Trevon Spencer of Barton Named Men’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – KJ Jones II of Emmanuel and Trevon Spencer of Barton have been named the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas men’s basketball for the week ending Feb. 13.
Jones was tabbed as the Player of the Week for the second straight week and the third time overall, while Spencer earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.
A sophomore guard from Atlanta, Georgia, Jones averaged 20.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game in three wins last week for Emmanuel. Jones shot an impressive 50 percent (14-of-28) from the field and 91 percent (29-of-32) from the charity stripe. Jones finished with 30 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in Emmanuel’s 98-89 road league win over Lees-McRae on Tuesday, Feb. 8. He followed that up with 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in Emmanuel’s 86-78 win a few days later at home against Lees-McRae on Friday, Feb. 11. Jones’ week closed with the All-American finishing with 14 points, seven assists, six rebounds, one block and one steal in a 91-65 conference win for Emmanuel over King at home on Saturday, Feb. 12.
A sophomore guard from Columbia, North Carolina, Spencer put together a historic week defensively in Barton’s two wins last week. He averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and 6.5 blocks per game in the two victories. In Barton’s 79-72 conference home win over Chowan on Feb. 8, Spencer picked up a triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks. He also had three assists and a steal. Spencer followed up the triple-double with 15 points, four rebounds, three blocks and a steal in Barton’s conference home win over Converse on Feb. 11.
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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
Week 11 (Jan. 31, 2022)
Player of the Week: Isaiah Curry, King
Defensive Player of the Week: Trevon Spencer, Barton
Week 12 (Feb. 7, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Cheick Traore, Chowan
Week 13 (Feb. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Trevon Spencer, Barton