PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Memphis forward Precious Achiuwa was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week Monday for his performance last week against Jackson State.
Achiuwa scored 20 points and added nine rebounds in leading the ninth-ranked Tigers (10-1) to a 77-49 victory over JSU, the UofM's eighth-straight win.
Achiuwa narrowly missed posting his seventh-straight game with double-digit rebounds. He leads the league in rebounding with a 9.8 average.
With the exception of one week, Memphis has had at least one player earn a spot on the Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week or Honor Roll each week since the season began.