Sophomore Kelan Martin has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a pair of wins last week. The Conference office also announced that senior Roosevelt Jones was named to the league's five-player Honor Roll. The announcement was made Monday, Dec. 14.
Martin averaged 22.5 points in two wins by the Bulldogs last week. He scored the 45 points in only 40 minutes of play. In Saturday's win over Tennessee, Martin had a career-high 25 points that included a 5-of-8 performance from behind the arc. He added a career-high 11 rebounds for his second career double-double.