NEW ORLEANS, La. -- After averaging 24.5 points over the weekend, App State men's basketball guard Justin Forrest has been named Sun Belt Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week.
Forrest earned the honor along with Little Rock's Markquis Nowell. It marks the second time Forrest has earned the award this season and third time in his Mountaineer career.
In a win at Arkansas State on Thursday, Forrest poured in a game-high 26 points, including a 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) clip on three pointers, to go along with four rebounds. He followed that up with a 23-point performance at Little Rock on Saturday, going 8-of-11 (72.