DALLAS – After a leading UAB to a victory at LA Tech, junior Jordan Walker was named the Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Additionally, North Texas’ Aaron Scott, was selected as the C-USA Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. The 2021-22 C-USA Players of the Week awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf and are voted on by the league’s men’s basketball communications directors.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JORDAN WALKER, UAB
JUNIOR, G, 5-11, PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.
After earning Conference USA Player of the Week honors for the first time this past week, Jordan Walker set yet another new career-high with 36 points in UAB's road victory at LA Tech on Saturday. Walker's career-high 36 points came behind clinical shooting from behind the arc, tying a school record with nine made 3-pointers. His 36 points tied a Thomas Assembly Center record and his nine 3-pointers set a new Thomas Assembly Center record. The win snapped LA Tech's 18-game home winning streak and marked UAB's first-ever victory in Ruston. Walker finished Saturday's contest with 36 points, three rebounds, two assists while shooting 9-of-15 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Walker has now scored 20 points or more in four straight games and has scored 17+ in all but one Conference USA contest this season. Walker's 21.43 points per game in league play ranks second in the C-USA. He also ranks first in the conference in total 3-pointers made (30) and 3-pointers made per game (4.29). Lastly, Walker's performance helped catapult the Blazers into a tie for first place in Conference USA's West Division at 6-1.
 
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
AARON SCOTT, NORTH TEXAS
FRESHMAN, G, 6-7, SPRING, TEXAS
Two-time C-USA Freshman of the Week honoree Scott had a season-high 13 rebounds on Thursday in the Mean Green’s win over Charlotte. It’s the most rebounds in a single game by a C-USA freshman this season and the most by a UNT player in a single game this year. It was also the third time he’s had a 10+ rebound performance this season. Along with his 13 rebounds on Thursday he had seven points and two blocks in the win.
 
2021-22 WINNERS
Player of the Week
N15      Dayvion McKnight, WKU
N22      Tevin Brewer, FIU
N29      Kenneth Lofton, Jr., LA Tech
D6        Kenneth Lofton, Jr., LA Tech
D13      Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
D20     Camron Justice, WKU
D27      Jahmir Young, Charlotte
J3        Cobe Williams, LA Tech
J10       Carl Pierre, Rice
J17       Jordan Walker, UAB
J24      Jordan Walker, UAB
 
Freshman of the Week
N15      Aly Khalifa, Charlotte
N22      Teafale Lenard, Jr., Middle Tennessee
N29      Rashad Bolden, Southern Miss
D6        Aly Khalifa, Charlotte
D13      Denver Jones, FIU
D20     Kevin Kalu, UTEP
D27      Rashad Bolden, Southern Miss
J3        Aaron Scott, North Texas
J10       Aaron Scott, North Texas
J17       Teafale Lenard, Jr., Middle Tennessee
J24      Aaron Scott, North Texas