PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the week of Dec. 5-11.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dedric Lawson · So. · F · Memphis · Memphis, Tenn.
Lawson flirted with a triple-double in Memphis’ 62-55 victory over UAB on Saturday. The forward hit 8-of-16 shots from the field en route to a 24-point, 10-rebound, 8-block performance. With seven double-doubles this season, Lawson sits third in the NCAA and is one of two players nationally currently averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game.