MEN’S BASKETBALL: Maryville’s Chong earns TSWA Player of the Week honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Maryville College’s Kevin Chong was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, averaging 18.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two victories for the Scots.
The Coconut Creek, Fla., native made 7-of-14 shots from the field with three 3-pointers for 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals in a win versus Huntingdon College. The junior forward recorded 20 points, four boards and two assists in the next day against Huntingdon, connecting on 7-of-8 field goals and 4-for-5 from behind the arc.
Chong is posting 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in six games this season for Maryville.
2020-21 TSWA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
December 9 – Tavon King, Cumberland University
December 15 – Luke Smith, Belmont
December 22 – Devin Whitfield, Lincoln Memorial
January 5 – Ben Sheppard, Belmont
January 12 – Kavon Blankenship, Bryan College
January 19 – Ren Dyer, Carson-Newman
January 26 – Tripp Davis, Carson-Newman
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Middle Tennessee’s Hayes garners TSWA Player of the Week accolades
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee’s Anastasia Hayes was voted the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, registering 38.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 4.0 steals in two wins for the Blue Raiders.
The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native netted a carer-high 42 points in an overtime triumph at UAB, connecting on 12-of-27 shots overall, including a career-best 6-for-8 from 3-point range, as well as 12-of-17 at the foul line. She scored 21 consecutive points from the 4:55 mark of the third quarter to the 5:08 mark of the fourth period, adding six steals with four assists and three rebounds.
She followed that with 35 points, eight boards and six assists two days later against the Blazers, hitting 12-of-22 shots with a pair of triples and 9-for-14 at the charity stripe. Hayes has scored 20-plus points in 19 straight games, the longest such streak in the nation, and leads the country in scoring at 28.6 points while adding 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 15 outings for Middle Tennessee.
2020-21 TSWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
December 9 – Allissa Mulaski, Bryan College
December 15 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
December 22 – Eboni Williams, Chattanooga
January 5 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
January 5 – Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
January 19 – Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
January 26 – Lindsay Taylor, Carson-Newman
