BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Little Rock Men's Basketball swept this week's Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors announced today.
Jamir Chaplin was named the Co-Player of the Week and Co-Newcomer of the Week, while
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson was named Freshman of the Week.
Chaplin earned his first Player of the Week honor and second Newcomer of the Week honor this season. The Norcross, Ga.-native opened conference action averaging 27 points and eight rebounds in two games while shooting 70.8% from the field and 85.7% from the free throw line.
In the win over Tennessee Tech, Chaplin led all scorers with 25 points going 8-of-14 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free throw line. He also contributed seven rebounds, two assists, and led the team in steals with three. At Tennessee State, Chaplin recorded a career-high 29 points going almost perfect from the field at 9-of-10 and from the free throw line going 10-of-11. He scored 24 of his 29 points in the first half while going 8-of-8 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. He also led the team in rebounds with nine.
For the season, Chaplin leads the team with 12 double-digit scoring games and six 20-plus scoring games. He is the first Trojan this season to record back-to-back 20-plus scoring games.
This is Crocker-Johnson's third Freshman of the Week honor this season. The San-Antonio, Texas-native opened OVC play averaging 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 46.2% from the field.
In the win over Tennessee Tech, the San Antonio, Texas-native scored 13 points and led the team in rebounds with nine and in assists with four. Against Tennessee State, Crocker-Johnson recorded a career-high of 16 points going 7-of-13 from the field. He also contributed six rebounds and led the team with a career-high three blocks.
For the season, Crocker-Johnson has recorded seven double-digit scoring games, including back-to-back this week.
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