ATLANTA - Kennesaw State's Terrell Burden (Player) and Austin Peay's DeMarcus Sharp (Newcomer) earned this week's Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball honors, announced Monday by the league office.
Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Terrell Burden, Kennesaw State
Senior | Guard | Smyrna, Ga.
- First Career ASUN Player of the Week award; 25th for the Kennesaw State program
- Helped the Owls earn a pair of wins against Big South squads UNC Asheville and USC Upstate
- Averaged team highs in scoring (17.5), assists (8.0) and steals (3.0) while shooting 50% from deep
- Recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists in an overtime victory against the Bulldogs
- Finished 9-of-12 from the floor for 20 points in the defeat of the Spartans in South Carolina
Other Nominees: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay; Langdon Hatton, Bellarmine; Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas; Devontae Blanton, EKU; Keeshawn Kellman, FGCU; Will Pruitt, Lipscomb; Jacari Lane, North Alabama; Chaz Lanier, North Florida; Deyton Albury, Queens; Jalen Blackmon, Stetson.
Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Week
DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay
Graduate | Guard | Charleston, Mo.
- Second Career ASUN Newcomer of the Week honor; fourth all-time for the Governors
- Led Austin Peay to a pair of home victories averaging 19.0 points and 9.5 rebounds
- Averaged 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game while playing 35.5 minutes per night
- Posted an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 98-44 win against Midway
- Followed up with 20 points, nine rebounds and two steals against rival Murray State
Other Nominees: Etim Ubong Abasi, Central Arkansas; Collin Cooper, EKU; Keeshawn Kellman, FGCU; Jamel King, Kennesaw State; Joe Anderson, Lipscomb; Tim Smith Jr., North Alabama; Ametri Moss, North Florida; Deyton Albury, Queens.
2023-24 Season Award Winners
Dec. 11 | Player: Terrell Burden, Kennesaw State; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay
Dec. 4 | Player: Jacari Lane, North Alabama; Newcomer: Robert McCray, Jacksonville
Nov. 27 | Player: Robert McCray, Jacksonville; Newcomer: Robert McCray, Jacksonville
Nov. 20 | Player: Chaz Lanier, North Florida; Newcomer: Frankquon Sherman, Kennesaw State
Nov. 13 | Player: Isaiah Cozart, EKU; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay