A senior forward from Hampton, Virginia, Caver averaged 18.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in three conference wins for Mount Olive last week. Caver shot 61 percent (22-of-36) from the field on the week and knocked down 79 percent (11-of-14) of his free throw attempts. He also had four assists, two steals and two blocks in the three victories. Caver picked up an impressive half (12) of his 24 boards on the week on the offensive glass. Caver finished Mount Olive’s league road win over Converse on Nov. 30 with 30 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. He finished the game 13-of-14 (93 percent) from the field. He also had 14 points and four boards in a home win over Belmont Abbey on Dec. 3 before closing out the week with a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in a home victory over Erskine on Dec. 4.
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