Tuesday, December 27, 2011

MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Jordan Burgason set the Bison NCAA era program record for three-pointers in a single game with nine at Iowa State, while North Florida's Travis Wallace led the Ospreys in scoring and rebounding on the week en route to the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Awards, announced Tuesday by the league office.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Jordan Burgason, Lipscomb (Sr. – Guard – Ames, Iowa – Marketing)

• First Career Player of the Week award
• Nailed nine three-pointers at Iowa State en route to 30 points
• Set Lipscomb's NCAA era single-game record for three pointers and tied Hilton Coliseum record
• Marked first 30-point game by an Atlantic Sun student-athlete this season
• Added six rebounds; finished 10-of-16 from the field and 9-of-14 from three

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Eddie Murray (Jr., FGCU) – Notched first career double-double with 11 points and 14 boards vs. Toledo
• Aaron Anderson (Jr., Kennesaw State) – Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds en route to fourth double-double of season vs. TAMU-CC
• Bud Thomas (So., Mercer) – Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds in win at Georgia Tech
• Scott Saunders (Sr., Belmont) – Recorded fourth career double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds at Austin Peay

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK:
Travis Wallace, North Florida (So. – Forward – Marietta, Ga. – Electronic Media)

• First Career Newcomer of the Week award
• Led Ospreys in scoring and rebounding in past two contests
• Scored career-high 18 points with six rebounds vs Florida A&M
• Added 13 points and six boards at Virginia Tech
• Ospreys set Division I program record for margin victory with 27 point win at FAMU

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Delbert Love (Fr., Kennesaw State) – Tallied 17 points in win vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi; grabbed career-high seven rebounds
• Travis Smith (Jr., Mercer) – Made six free throws down the stretch to secure Bears win at Georgia Tech
• Bernard Thompson (Fr., FGCU) – Registered team-high 16 points in win vs. Toledo; added four assists

2011-12 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Player of the Weeks
Date	Player of the Week (School)	Newcomer of the Week (School)
Nov. 15	Kerron Johnson (Belmont)	Adam Pegg (Stetson)
Nov. 22	Ricardo Glenn (USC Upstate)	Brett Comer (FGCU)
Nov. 29	Marcus Dubose (ETSU)	Zavion Williams (Lipscomb)
Dec. 6	Kerron Johnson (Belmont)	Malcom Smith (Lipscomb)
Dec. 13	Jakob Gollon (Mercer)	Deonte Alexander (Lipscomb)
Dec. 20	Ricardo Glenn (USC Upstate)	Ty Greene (USC Upstate)
Dec. 27	Jordan Burgason (Lipscomb)	Travis Wallace (North Florida)

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