TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa junior guard Elijah Joiner became the third-straight Golden Hurricane basketball student-athlete to earn the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week award, the league announced today.
In a 54-51 victory over No. 23 Wichita State Saturday, Joiner scored a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 (64%) shooting from the field and knocked in a career-high 5 three-pointers in the process. He added a game-high 5 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.
With 3.3 second left in the contest, Joiner received an inbounds pass from Brandon Rachal with the game tied at 51 all.