MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2025-26 SSAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week. Kameron Johnson of Loyola was named SSAC Men’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week and Makeem Roberts of William Carey was named SSAC Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week. The awards are for the week of Feb. 16-22.
Offensive: Kameron Johnson (Loyola – JR – G – New Orleans, La.)
- This is his third weekly honor this season
- Averaged 24 points, 9.0 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 76% from the field and 71% from 3-point range
- He had a high of 27 points v. Blue Mountain and dished out 11 assists v. UT Southern
Defensive: Makeem Roberts (William Carey – SR – G – Meridian, Miss.)
- This is his seventh-career weekly award
- Roberts averaged 9.5 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 5.5 steals and 1.0 blocks across a pair of conference wins
- He had six steals v. UT Southern and five v. Blue Mountain Christian. He leads the NAIA in steals by over 30
Previous Winners (Offensive, Defensive)
Week 1: KJ Rogers (Faulkner), KJ Rogers (Faulkner)
Week 2: KJ Rogers (Faulkner), Gil Gonzalez (Brewton-Parker)
Week 3: Kameron Johnson (Loyola), Makeem Roberts (William Carey)
Week 4: Zachary Lee (Loyola), Esrael Yant (Blue Mountain)
Week 5: Gabriel Rivera (Faulkner), Kosta Bjelicic (Loyola)
Week 6: Ja’Ron Briggs (Dalton State), KJ Rogers (Faulkner)
Week 7: Kenton Steele (Point), Gil Gonzalez (Brewton-Parker Christian)
Week 8: Antonio Cochran (UT Southern), Josh Baugher (Life)
Week 9: Jamar Jenkins (William Carey), Makeem Roberts (William Carey)
Week 10: Tommy Tisdale III (Brewton-Parker), Jonathan Goldson (Thomas)
Week 11: D’Andre Jefferson (Point), Gil Gonzalez (Brewton-Parker)
Week 12: Malik Franklin (William Carey), Jaylen Peters (Loyola)
Week 13: Kameron Johnson (Loyola), Makeem Roberts (William Carey)
Week 14: Kenton Steele (Point), Makeem Roberts (William Carey)
Week 15: Qualen Pettus (Dalton State), Omarion Smith (Dalton State)
Week 16: Tanner Vogel (Faulkner), Tanner Vogel (Faulkner)