ATLANTA – Georgia State men’s basketball senior forward Malik Benlevi has been named GSU Student-Athlete of the Week after knocking down the game-winning shot as time expired to upset Alabama in Tuscaloosa last week.
The buzzer-beater was arguably the biggest shot of Benlevi’s career, as it propelled Georgia State to one of the biggest comebacks in NCAA history and gave GSU its second win over an SEC opponent this year. It’s just the second time in program history the Panthers have defeated two Power 5 programs in the same season.
Benlevi just missed a double-double with 16 points and eight rebounds, but his 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded gave Georgia State an 83-80 win over the Crimson Tide.