Tuesday, January 24, 2012

MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Torrey Craig and North Florida's Travis Wallace picked up the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office. Craig led the Spartans to back-to-back wins vs. Belmont and Lipscomb with a game-winning shot vs. the Bruins, while Wallace averaged 24.5 points on the week in two contests.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Torrey Craig, USC Upstate (So. – Forward – Great Falls, S.C. – Communications)

• Second Career Player of the Week award; second of the season
• Averaged 18.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG and 1.5 SPG in 2-0 week for the Spartans
• Hit game-winning shot vs. Belmont with 0.7 seconds to play for program's first win vs. Bruins
• Added double-double performance in win vs. Lipscomb with 14 points and 12 boards
• Spartans are first A-Sun team to post back-to-back wins vs Belmont and Lipscomb since Jan. 2010

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Adam Pegg (Jr., Stetson) – Averaged 16.5 points and eight rebounds over two contests
• Aaron Anderson (Jr., Kennesaw State) – Averaged a double-double with 14.0 PPG and 14.0 RPG in three contests

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

• Third Career Newcomer of the Week award
• Posted career-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting in win at Kennesaw State
• Added 20-point game vs. Mercer with four rebounds and two blocks
• Extended double-figure scoring stretch to seven-straight games
• Shot .645 percent from the field (20-of-31) and averaged 4.5 rebounds

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Delbert Love (Fr., Kennesaw State) – Dropped 26 pointds on the road at Charlotte and added 15 points vs. North Florida
• Brett Comer (Fr., FGCU) – Scored a season-high 24 points with seven assists in road win at Stetson
• Jodd Maxey (So., USC Upstate) – Notched a career-high 19 points in program's first ever win against Belmont

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)
Jan. 3	Scott Saunders (Belmont)	Bernard Thompson (FGCU)
Jan. 10	Torrey Craig (USC Upstate)	Travis Wallace (North Florida)
Jan. 17	Adam Sollazzo (ETSU)	Jodd Maxey (USC Upstate)
Jan. 24	Torrey Craig (USC Upstate)	Travis Wallace (North Florida)

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