DALLAS – Florida Atlantic’s Alijah Martin and FIU’s Arturo Dean earned Conference USA Men’s Basketball weekly honors. The 2022-23 C-USA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors.
 
Martin grabs his second Player of the Week nod after averaging 21 points and 5.5 rebounds in another 2-0 week for the Owls (24-2, 14-1 C-USA). He shot 69 percent from the field (11-16), 73 percent from three (8-11) and a perfect 12-12 from the free-throw line. 
 
Dean picks up his fourth Freshman of the Week award after averaging 10 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in a 1-1 week for the Panthers (13-13, 7-8 C-USA). His 66 steals this season are tied for the FIU freshman single-season record and rank third nationally.
 
Player of the Week – Alijah Martin, Florida Atlantic – Guard – Summit, Miss.
Martin had an incredible performance in the Owls' overtime win over LA Tech on Saturday, scoring a season-high 26 points on 7-10 shooting, including a 6-8 mark from three-point range. His six threes are the most by an Owl in a single game this season. Against Rice on Thursday, Martin scored 16 points on 4-6 shooting from the floor and 2-3 from long range. Martin also added 5.5 boards per game this past week.
 
Freshman of the Week – Arturo Dean, FIU – Guard – Miami, Fla.
Dean began the week with 10 points and five rebounds against LA Tech on Thursday. He matched his season high of five steals, including four swipes in the opening half. He added another 10-point performance in Saturday’s contest against Rice, along with two rebounds, two steals and two assists. His two steals moved him into a tie with Carlos Arroyo for the most steals by a freshman in program history (66).
 
2022-23 C-USA Players of the Week
N14     Luke Frampton, WKU
N21     Alijah Martin, Florida Atlantic
N28     Jordan Walker, UAB
D5       Quincy Olivari, Rice
D12     Dayvion McKnight, WKU
D19     Quincy Olivari, Rice
D26     Abou Ousmane, North Texas
J2        Brice Williams, Charlotte
J9        Denver Jones, FIU
J16      Dayvion McKnight, WKU
J23      Max Fiedler, Rice
J30      KJ Buffen, UAB
F6        Dontaie Allen, WKU
F13      Alijah Martin, Florida Atlantic
 
2022-23 C-USA Freshmen of the Week
N14     Jordan Crawford, LA Tech
N21     Dashon Gittens, FIU
N28     Mekhi Mason, Rice
D5       Nick Boyd, Florida Atlantic
D12     DJ Richards, UTSA
D19     DJ Richards, UTSA
D26     Jordan Crawford, LA Tech
J2        Mekhi Mason, Rice
J9        Arturo Dean, FIU
J16      Arturo Dean, FIU
J23      Dashon Gittens, FIU
J30      Arturo Dean, FIU
F6        Mekhi Mason, Rice
F13      Arturo Dean, FIU