KJ Jones II of Emmanuel and Jonah Pierce of Francis Marion Named Men’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – KJ Jones II of Emmanuel and Jonah Pierce of Francis Marion have picked up the weekly honors for Conference Carolinas men’s basketball for the week ending Feb. 5, 2023.
Jones was tabbed as the Player of the Week for the fifth time this season, while Pierce garnered Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.
Jones averaged 29 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game in two Emmanuel wins last week. He shot 54 percent (19-of-35) from the field in the two victories. The junior guard from Atlanta was 15-of-16 from the charity stripe in the two games. In Emmanuel’s 86-68 road win over King on Feb. 1, Jones finished with 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. He followed that up by posting 31 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in Emmanuel’s 82-55 home league win over Southern Wesleyan on Feb. 4. Jones’ efforts have helped lead Emmanuel to a nine-game winning streak. Jones presently leads all in Conference Carolinas with 25.9 points per outing in conference games. Jones also passed 2,000 points in his illustrious Emmanuel career this past weekend.
A sophomore forward/center from Sanford, Florida, Pierce averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and two assists per game in two games last week for Francis Marion. He blocked a shot in each game. In Francis Marion’s thrilling conference road win over Chowan on Feb. 1, Pierce had a double-double with 20 points and 15 boards. Pierce leads all in Conference Carolinas games with 10.4 rebounds per contest. He is in the top-10 in the conference in points per game at 15.7 per outing. Pierce is in the top-5 in the conference in blocked shots per game at 1.4.
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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