A trio of Lone Star Conference teams - Texas A&M International, UT Tyler, and Western New Mexico – remain undefeated this season.
LSC men’s basketball teams are 36-23 overall and 17-17 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the other league in the South Central Region.
LSC schedule and results available here: https://lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=mbball
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Azariah Seay, UT Permian Basin, SR, Psychology, Guard, Montgomery, Alabama, Lee HS
Seay was big for the Falcons last week leading the team in scoring. The senior scored a career-high 30 in Friday night's win over Adams State, going 16-of-16 from the free throw line. He followed that with a 22-point performance in a loss to Fort Lewis on Saturday. For the week, Seay averaged 26 points and shot .913 from the free-throw line (21 of 23).
DEFENSIVE
Tiras Morton, Texas A&M International, SO, Kinesiology, Forward, Austin, Texas, Ranger College/Jack C. Hayes HS
Morton had a well-rounded weekend for TAMIU to help the team improve to 4-0 overall with two wins. In Friday's 74-60 win over Western Colorado, Morton put together a stat line of eight points, three rebounds, three blocks and a steal in 23 minutes off the bench. In Saturday's 73-62 upset win over No. 15 Colorado Mesa, Morton played in 20 minutes off the bench and had five points, two rebounds, three steals and a block. Morton helped the Dustdevils opponents 61 points per game.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive
N-7 Damion Thornton, West Texas A&M
N-14 Rowan Mackenzie, Lubbock Christian
N-21 Azariah Seay, UT Permian Basin
Defensive
N-7 No nominees.
N-14 Creighton Avery, Texas A&M-Kingsville
N-21 Tiras Morton, Texas A&M International