Witherspoon C-USA Player of the Week

University of Memphis sophomore Wesley Witherspoon has been declared the Conference USA Player of the Week for Feb. 1-7, the joining bureau voiced Monday. Witherspoon is the second Tiger to consequence the respect this season, as Elliot Williams took home the same fame upon Dec. 14.

This is the initial joining weekly respect for Witherspoon in his collegiate career. He was declared the 2009 Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year last season.
In the Tigers dual games last week, Witherspoon averaged 27.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks as well as 1.5 steals. The 6-foot-9 brazen additionally shot 69.6 percent from the floor, 50 percent from the three-point line as well as 69.2 percent from the giveaway chuck line.

Witherspoon scored the career-high twenty-nine points in the Tigers 85-75 win over Conference USA opposition UAB Feb. 3. He followed which opening with the 26-point tour contra nationally-ranked Gonzaga Feb. 6. It was the initial time in Witherspoon’s career which he had back-to-back 20-point games.

Against UAB, Witherspoon scored his twenty-nine points upon 8-of-12 margin goals, 1-of-4 treys as well as 12-of-14 giveaway throws. The twelve giveaway throws done as well as fourteen giveaway chuck attempts both were career bests, whilst the 8 margin goals done as well as twelve margin idea attempts scored equally career highs.

The Atlanta, Ga., local scored thirteen of his twenty-nine points contra the Blazers in the last 5:50 of the game. Of those thirteen points, Witherspoon netted six-straight (basket, 4 FT) in the camber of 2:36 (3:40-1:04) to mangle the 69-all tie as well as give the Tigers the 75-69 value which they did not remove the rest of the contest.

In the Gonzaga game, Witherspoon scored equally the career tall with 8 margin goals made. He additionally set the career most appropriate with 4 treys in the contest. Witherspoon netted 4 of his twenty-six points in the 13-4 second-half run which incited the 49-40 necessity in to the 53-all tie with 4:31 left.

The Tigers (16-7, 6-2 C-USA) lapse to movement Wednesday, Feb. 10 when they horde UCF (11-11, 3-5 C-USA) in the Conference USA confront during FedExForum. The competition is scheduled to air upon Comcast Sports Southeast during 6 p.m. (CT).