DALLAS – Following three-straight wins, East Division leader Middle Tennessee swept the C-USA weekly awards as Josh Jefferson was named the Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first time this season, the league announced on Monday. Additionally, Blue Raider freshman Teafale Lenard, Jr., was selected as the C-USA Freshman of the Week for the third time on the year. 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
JOSH JEFFERSON, MIDDLE TENNESSEE
GRADUATE STUDENT, G, 6-2, NEW ALBANY, IND.
Jefferson led the Blue Raiders with 30 points Sunday in a 78-63 win over Charlotte as Middle Tennessee went 3-0 on the week. Jefferson shot 19-for-35 (.543) from the floor and 9-for-17 (.529) from long distance in three wins. The grad transfer guard added 14 rebounds and nine assists compared to just three turnovers. His 30 points against the 49ers were one shy of his career high and marked his second 30-point game of the season and his fifth-straight double-digit scoring night.
 
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
TEAFALE LENARD, JR., MIDDLE TENNESSEE
FRESHMAN, G, 6-7, SNYDER, TEXAS
Lenard recorded 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks on the week, providing his usual highlight reel dunks as the Blue Raiders went 3-0. This is the third weekly honor for Lenard, Jr., this season making him the first Blue Raider freshman to earn the award three times in one season.
 
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
J31       Souley Boum, UTEP
F7        Jordan Walker, UAB
F14       Josh Jefferson, Middle Tennessee
 
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
J31       Aly Khalifa, Charlotte
F7        Aly Khalifa, Charlotte
F14       Teafale Lenard, Jr., Middle Tennessee