FRISCO, Texas – Nicholls State University guard
Ty Gordon has been named Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for a league record sixth time, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Not only is the six the most in a single season, but his eight weekly honors also sets a league career mark.
Gordon averaged 29.5 points and 3.5 assists per game in the Colonels' two wins last week. The Tunica, Mississippi native scored a career-high 31 points in the victory over McNeese, shooting 12-of-21 (.571) from the field and drilling five 3-pointers. He also tied his season high with five assists.
He followed it up with 28 points against HBU on 9-of-16 shooting (.563) with five more 3-pointers and a pair of assists.
Gordon's scoring average moved over the 20-point mark once again, ranking 16th nationally at 20.2 per game. He also maintains the eighth-most three-pointers made per game among Division I student-athletes (3.61).
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Nicholls will play its final three road contests of the season, taking on Northwestern State and Southeastern this week. The matchup against the Demons on Thursday is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
