PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the seventh week of the college basketball season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati – Jr. – G – Wilmington, Ohio
Cumberland averaged a team-high 18.5 points, made eight three-pointers, shot 61.5-percent (8-of-13) from 3-point range and 52.0-percent (13-of-25) from the as he led Cincinnati to a 2-0 week. The junior registered his fifth 20-point game of 2018-19, pouring in a game-high 25 points in Cincinnati’s 93-64 victory over UCLA. The guard shot 9-of-17 from the field against the Bruins with four three-pointers, five rebounds and two steals. He tallied 12 points with four three-pointers against South Carolina State. Cumberland is averaging a team-high 16.2 points while shooting 47.1 percent (32-of-68) from three-point range with 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals this season.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Alexis Yetna – USF – F – Paris, France
Yetna earned his second-straight American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honor. The rookie averaged 12.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game while shooting 58.8-percent from the field in wins over FIU and Alcorn State. He scored nine points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had three steals in a road win at FIU. USF has now opened the season with eight wins in its first 10 games for the first time since the 2013-14 season. His 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Alcorn State gave him a league-leading fifth double-double of the season. Yetna also posted a career-high nine offensive rebounds in the win over Alcorn. His play has helped USF to a five-game winning streak for the first time since 2007.
HONOR ROLL
Armoni Brooks – Houston – Jr. – G
Led No. 21/20 Houston with 12.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in wins over Utah State and Coppin State. Win versus Coppin State gives Houston 25-straight home wins – the longest streak in the country.
Kyvon Davenport – Memphis – Sr. – F
Averaged a double-double with 13.5 points and 13.5 rebounds to help Memphis to a 2-0 week. His two double-dips tie him for the league lead with five this season after a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Little Rock.
Nate Pierre-Louis – Temple – So. – G
Scored a season-high 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting in Temple’s 82-64 win over Drexel at the Palestra. Added nine rebounds, four assists and a steal in the victory.
Laquincy Rideau – USF – RS-Jr. – G
Averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 4.5 steals in wins at FIU and against Alcorn State. Scored a season-high 28 points with seven rebounds, nine assists and five steals versus an 8-2 FIU team that was ranked second in the NCAA with 96.6 points per game.
Jimmy Whitt, Jr. – SMU – Jr. – G
Set a career-high with 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting in a win over Cornell. His team high in scoring helped give the Mustangs six wins in their past seven games. Added six rebounds, a game-high four assists and three steals.