FRISCO, Texas – Nicholls State University men's basketball guard Ty Gordon is the Southland Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. 

The fifth-year guard has topped 20 points in five-straight games and each of his last six starts, upping his league-best scoring average to 19.9 points per game. Gordon recorded game-highs in a win over Blue Mountain College on Monday (27) and a three-point loss at Big Ten power Wisconsin on Wednesday (26) and added 22 points in a dominant win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.
 
Men's Basketball Player of the Week – Ty Gordon, Nicholls – Graduate Student – Guard – Tunica, Miss.
Gordon got off to a hot start in a three-game week, registering a game-high 27 points in the 87-69 win over Blue Mountain College. He set or matched his season bests in field-goals made (10), three-pointers made (seven), rebounds (six) and assists (five). The two-time defending Player of the Week carried that momentum into a clash with the Badgers, pouring in a game-high 26 points on 10 made field-goals, his third-straight game with double-digit baskets.
 
Gordon helped the team to a double-digit lead in the second half, hitting a jumper in the opening minutes to give the Colonels their largest lead at 12. His last three-pointer made it a two-point game with nine ticks remaining, but he could not connect on a potential game-tying shot in the final seconds. Gordon finished out the week with 22 points in a 104-73 win over Mississippi Valley, shooting 7-of-12 from the field and 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.
 
Over his last six starts, Gordon is averaging 24.8 points on 50 percent shooting. He has connected on 46.3 percent of his long-range attempts with a rate of 5.2 threes made per game. This marks his third weekly award of the season and the fifth of his career.

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The Colonels (8-4) hit the road again for a matchup with Oregon State at 10 p.m. CT Tuesday in Corvallis, Ore. Nicholls is looking to become the first Southland member to defeat a Pac-12 opponent since Central Arkansas defeated California, 96-69, on Dec. 6, 2017. 

Nicholls is 1-9 all-time against the Pac-12 with its win coming in 1993 against the Beavers in the lone matchup between the programs. 

The game can be listened to KLEB 1600 AM and following the Pelicans broadcast, will air on ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM.