DALLAS – WKU's Charles Bassey was awarded his season's fourth Conference USA Player of the Week nod on Monday. The junior center produced back-to-back double-doubles in the team's first C-USA home series, and now ranks second in the nation with eight on the year. North Texas garnered its first weekly recognition this season with Rubin Jones taking home Freshman of the Week. Awards are voted on by the league's men's basketball communications directors. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CHARLES BASSEY, WKU
JUNIOR, C, 6-11, 235, LAGOS, NIGERIA
Bassey was in his element as WKU (9-4, 2-2 C-USA East) returned to E.A. Diddle Arena for the Hilltoppers' first conference games on their home floor. The Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List member averaged 19 points, 15 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as WKU split the series against Louisiana Tech (9-4, 2-2 C-USA West). His shooting was efficient, hitting 59.1 percent from the floor (13-22), 50 percent from 3-point range (3-6) and 90 percent from the charity stripe (9-10). Bassey notched his season's seventh and eighth double-doubles, highlighted by Friday game-highs of 24 points and 17 boards. The rebounding stat was a team and conference-high mark on the year.  

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
RUBIN JONES, NORTH TEXAS
FRESHMAN, G, 6-5, 184, HOUSTON, TX
Jones made his contributions off the bench for North Texas (5-5, 1-1 C-USA West) as the Mean Green split its first pair of league contests at UTSA (5-6, 1-3 C-USA West) on Friday and Saturday. The Houston native averaged 16.2 minutes in back-to-back games while offering 4.5 points and 2.5 assists. He also knocked down all four of his attempts at the free throw line.

C-USA Players of the Week
N30        Charles Bassey, WKU
D7           Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
D14        Charles Bassey, WKU
D21        Jahmir Young, Charlotte | Charles Bassey, WKU
D28        Luke Frampton, WKU
J4            Jahmir Young, Charlotte | Travis Evee, Rice
J11          Charles Bassey, WKU
 
C-USA Freshmen of the Week
N30        Dayvion McKnight, WKU
D7           Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
D14        Jaron Pierre, Jr., Southern Miss
D21        Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
D28        Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
J4            Jaron Pierre, Jr., Southern Miss
J11          Rubin Jones, North Texas