A junior guard from Chattanooga, Tennessee, McConnell averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game in two conference wins for Lees-McRae. In a 103-74 conference home win over North Greenville on Jan. 11, McConnell finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. He followed that up by collecting 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals in an 81-72 home league win over Converse on Jan. 15. McConnell shot 57 percent (12-of-23) from the field on the week and made 10 of his 12 (83 percent) free throw attempts.
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