Furman senior Amu Saaka has been named Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week.

Saaka led Furman to three straight league victories last week.

He averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds over Furman's three-game run, opened the week with 14 points in a 74-55 victory over Samford before pouring in a season-high 30 points to go with eight boards in an 85-59 triumph over SoCon North Division leading Chattanooga on Saturday at Timmons Arena.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has had another record-breaking semester in the classroom.

UTC topped several program records for academic success in the fall, including setting a new benchmark with a 2.95 overall student-athlete grade-point-average.

This is the sixth consecutive term the Mocs have raised their overall gpa.

"We have increased our overall grade-point-average more than one-tenth of a point in each of the last three years," stated UTC Director of Athletics Rick Hart.  "This continuous improvement is not only a testament to the hard work of our student-athletes, but it also shows the commitment to comprehensive excellence by our coaches, staff and University community."

After leading Appalachian State University to a pair of Southern Conference wins, Omar Carter was named the league’s Player of the Week for the second time this season.

The junior guard led the Mountaineers with 25.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in wins against Davidson and Georgia Southern.

Carter scored 19 second-half points to break open a tie game at Davidson.