DALLAS – Sophomore Jahmir Young was voted Conference USA Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season as the guard notched his career’s first double-double in Charlotte’s sweep of FIU. Now a five-time winner this year, Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr., was named C-USA Freshman of the Week after back-to-back, double-figure performances lifted the Bulldogs to a sweep of Southern Miss. 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
JAHMIR YOUNG, CHARLOTTE
SOPHOMORE, G, 6-2, 185, HYATTSVILLE, MD
Charlotte (9-7, 5-3 C-USA East) hosted FIU (8-10, 2-8 C-USA East) over the weekend and Young opened the series with his career’s first double-double to help lock in the 49ers’ first of two wins. Friday’s 63-55 overtime victory saw the sophomore reach 10 rebounds and 25 points, including the game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation, and a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line. His double-digit rebounds lifted Charlotte to earn its highest single-game total (46) as a team since 2017. Young added 22 points, six rebounds and four assists on Saturday as the Niners edged the Panthers, 68-65. The guard went 8-for-11 from the floor and hit a career-best 4-of-7 3-point shots. Overall, Young averaged 23.5 points, eight rebounds and two assists in the series.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
KENNETH LOFTON, JR., LOUISIANA TECH
FRESHMAN, F, 6-7, 275, PORT ARTHUR, TX
Lofton averaged 12 points in Louisiana Tech’s (14-5, 7-3 C-USA West) back-to-back wins over Southern Miss (7-10, 3-7 C-USA West), extending his double-digit scoring streak to five games. The Port Arthur product missed just two of 13 field goal shots taken on the weekend, one in each game. He accounted for 10 of the Bulldogs’ 76 points in Thursday’s 13-point road win with four rebounds, two steals and a block in 22 minutes. In another 22 played on Saturday, Lofton, Jr.’s 14 points and five boards proved necessary as the Bulldogs escaped with a 65-62 victory at home.

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
J18          Charles Bassey, WKU
J25          Tavin Lovan, UAB | Charles Bassey, WKU
F1           Jahmir Young, Charlotte
 
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
J18          Jaron Pierre, Jr., Southern Miss
J25          Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
F1           Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech