BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Jalen Johnson its SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his outstanding performances during games played Dec. 15-21. Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind.) delivered an outstanding home opening performance as the Bulldogs upset No. 16 (Mid-Major) South Alabama 93-90 in double overtime on Saturday, Dec. 19.

In a career-high 42 minutes of play, Johnson scored 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and also tallied a double-double with 11 rebounds. He was also able to contribute defensively adding three steals and a blocked shot for the Bulldogs.

Other Notable Performances:

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Shaun Doss averaged 17.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.0 blocks in games at North Texas and at No. 2 Baylor. He recorded his first-career double-double at #2 Baylor with 25 points and 10 rebounds along with two assists and one block.
• Jackson State’s Tristan Jarrett scored a total of 52 points for the week, for an average of 17.3 points per game, including 16 rebounds (5.3 rebounds per game), 9 total steals (3.0 steals per game), 8 assists. Tallied 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 assists against Bradley.
• Texas Southern’s Michael Weathers led TSU at BYU with 23 points, six steals and five assists.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Jalen Johnson and Texas Southern’s Michael Weathers its SWAC Men’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week for outstanding performances during the opening week of competition.

Johnson (Indiana, Ind.) delivered an outstanding season opening performance as Alabama A&M defeated Samford in the final seconds 78-76. In 28 minutes of work he recorded career-highs of 28 points on 13-of-17 shooting along with collecting seven rebounds.

Weathers (Roeland Park, Kansas) led TSU in scoring (14.7 ppg) over a three-game span as the Tigers capped off the week with a comeback win over Wyoming in which he scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half. The senior guard also led TSU for the past three games in field goals made (19), rebounds (7.7) and steals (2.0). He finished one rebound short of a double-double in his TSU debut at Washington State and has scored in double digits while collecting seven or more rebounds in all three games.

Other Notable Performances:

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Shaun Doss led or tied for team lead in double figures in games against Marquette, #7 Wisconsin, and Iowa State while averaging 19.3 points per game, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. He scored a career-high 27 points with five rebounds in UAPB’s season-opener at Marquette.
• Alcorn State’s Kurk Lee entered the game off the bench and contributed a team-high 14 points in his debut for the Braves. He connected on 6-for-11 shots from the floor and went 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
• Mississippi Valley State’s Kam’Ron Cunningham contributed 13 points for MVSU against Arkansas and 24 points versus Wyoming.

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