MIAMI – FIU men's basketball standout Brian Beard, Jr. (Rancho Cucamonga, California) has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week for the week ending, Nov. 18, the league office announced on Monday. It is the first such honor for Beard, Jr., who was a C-USA Third Team All-Conference and All-Defensive selection in 2017-18.
Beard, Jr. recorded a career week, last week, while helping FIU to a 3-1 record, including a 2-1 ledger at the Johnny Bach Classic at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. The California native averaged an impressive 25.