BATON ROUGE – LSU guard Cameron Thomas was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week the league announced on Monday afternoon.
The Tigers open SEC play Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center against Texas A&M. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised on the SEC Network.
Thomas, 6-4, 210-pounds from Chesapeake, Virginia scored 29 points to go with three rebounds, two assists and a block in an 86-80 win over Nicholls on Saturday. Thomas converted 47.6 percent (10-of-21) field goals in the game and was 7-of-7 at the free throw line.