DALLAS - Middle Tennessee's Josh Jefferson and Teafale Lenard, Jr. swept this week's Conference USA weekly awards. Jefferson was named C-USA Player of the Week, while Lenard earned Freshman of the Week honors. This is the first time MT has ever swept the C-USA men's basketball weekly awards.
Jefferson led the Blue Raiders with 59 points on the week, including a game-high 30 points in Sunday's win over Charlotte. Middle Tennessee went 3-0 behind Jefferson's 19.7 points per game. The graduate transfer from New Albany, Ind., shot 19-for-35 (.543) from the floor, 9-for-17 (.