BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the second time this season, Little Rock redshirt freshman Ethan Speaker has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week after a pair of strong performances.
Speaker averaged 12.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in two games this week, shooting 52.9% from the floor and 83.3% from the free throw line. Speaker flirted with a double-double against Philander Smith, setting career-highs with 16 points and nine rebounds while going 7-of-11 from the floor with a steal and an assist. He followed that up with an eight-point, five-rebound performance at Jacksonville State on 2-of-6 shooting while going 4-of-5 from the free throw line.