Michael Brown of Mount Olive and Elijah Cobb of UNC Pembroke Selected Men’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Michael Brown of Mount Olive and Elijah Cobb of UNC Pembroke have been named the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas men’s basketball for the week ending Feb. 26, 2023.
Brown was chosen as the Player of the Week for the third time, while Cobb garnered Defensive Player of the Week honors.
A senior guard from Winchester, Virginia, Brown closed out the regular-season with 26 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in Mount Olive’s 89-82 road win over Francis Marion on Wednesday, Feb. 22. In the victory, Brown shot 73 percent (8-of-11) from the field in the win. He also hit nine of his 11 (82 percent) free throw attempts in the contest. Brown also surpassed 1,500 career points in the league win.
A redshirt sophomore forward from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Cobb picked up five steals and had a block in UNC Pembroke’s league win over Belmont Abbey on Feb. 22. He also had 13 rebounds (10 defensive) in the 87-51 win. Cobb finished the game with seven points and an assist.
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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
Week 7 (Jan. 3, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Mario Lacy, Jr., Belmont Abbey
Week 8 (Jan. 9, 2023)
Player of the Week: Marcus Boykin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Alex Cox, Francis Marion
Week 9 (Jan. 16, 2023)
Player of the Week: Marcus Boykin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Trevon Spencer, Barton
Week 10 (Jan. 23, 2023)
Player of the Week: Michael Brown, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Charles Solomon, Belmont Abbey
Week 11 (Jan. 30, 2023)
Player of the Week: Bosko Bojovic, Converse
Defensive Player of the Week: Tavarus Webb, Emmanuel
Week 12 (Feb. 6, 2023)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Week 13 (Feb. 13, 2023)
Player of the Week: Michael Brown, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Charles Solomon, Belmont Abbey
Week 14 (Feb. 20, 2023)
Player of the Week: Donaven Hairston, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Sidney Dollar, Lees-McRae
Week 15 (Feb. 27, 2023)
Player of the Week: Michael Brown, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Elijah Cobb, UNC Pembroke