MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Devin Story of Life (Ga.) was named SSAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Kolten Blakeney of William Carey (Miss.) was named SSAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
The awards are based on performance for the week of Jan. 22-28.
Devin Story (Life – SO – G)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- In a pair of SSAC wins, Story averaged 25.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 55% from the field and 52% from 3-point range
- He tallied a season-high 36 points v. Point and hit a pair of crucial free throws in a two-point OT win v. Blue Mountain
Kolten Blakeney (William Carey – JR – F – Taylorsville, Miss.)
- This is her first-career weekly honor
- Blakeney posted 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Thomas
- She shot 59% from the field while posting the career-high 24 points
Previous Winners (Men, Women)
Week 1: Kendall Wright (UT Southern), Erica Jones (Mobile)
Week 2: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Mataea Boyd (Point)
Week 3: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Shaneal Corpuz (William Carey)
Week 4: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Shaneal Corpuz (William Carey)
Week 5: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Sandra Cannady (Loyola)
Week 6: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Madison Evans (Brewton-Parker)
Week 7: Tad Sivley (UT Southern), Madison Evans (Brewton-Parker)
Week 8: T.J. Williams (Faulkner), Erica Jones (Mobile)
Week 9: Bailey Talley (Stillman), Sandra Cannady (Loyola)
Week 10: Mike Evans (Point), Erica Jones (Mobile)
Week 11: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Erica Jones (Mobile)
Week 12: Ezra McKenna (Mobile), Sandra Cannady (Loyola)
Week 13: Dre Burroughs (Brewton-Parker), Shaneal Corpuz (William Carey)