Men's Basketball

MBB: February 23 Players of the Week

DALLAS – WKU’s Teagan Moore and Sam Houston’s Jacob Walker earned Conference USA Men’s Basketball weekly honors. The 2025-26 Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s sports information directors.
 
CUSA Player of the Week – Teagan Moore, WKU – R-So. – G – Dry Ridge, Ky.
Moore secures his first CUSA Player of the Week honor after leading the Hilltoppers (16-11, 9-7 CUSA) to a perfect 2-0 week on the road, including an upset win over previously undefeated Liberty. The redshirt sophomore guard averaged 24.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in the two wins. In Wednesday’s overtime win at Delaware, Moore finished with a game-high 27 points on 9-14 shooting and an 8-9 effort from the free throw line. He then popped off for 21 points at Liberty, snapping its 17-game win streak. Moore currently ranks second in CUSA in scoring (18.3) and third in field goal percentage (51.5).
 
CUSA Freshman of the Week – Jacob Walker, Sam Houston – Fr. – G – Memphis, Tenn.
Walker earns his second Freshman of the Week award of the season after pushing Sam Houston (19-8, 11-5 CUSA) past MTSU and Jax State at home last week. Since taking over the starting point guard duties, Walker has continued to shine. In Wednesday's win over MTSU, the rookie guard scored 20 points on 50 percent shooting and a perfect 8-8 from the charity stripe. He followed that up with 17 points, including a pivotal three-point play that put the Bearkats up six with under a minute remaining against the Gamecocks. He was perfect from the line again on Saturday making him 15-15 on the week.  
 
2025-26 CUSA Players of the Week
N10    Zach Cleveland, Liberty
N17    Mostapha El Moutaouakkil, Jax State
N24    Torey Alston, MTSU
D1      Simeon Cottle, Kennesaw State
D8      Corey Stephenson, FIU
D15    Justyn Fernandez, Delaware
D22    Torey Alston, MTSU
D29    Kaden Metheny, Liberty
J5       Alec Oglesby, MTSU
J12     Simeon Cottle, Kennesaw State
J19     RJ Johnson, Kennesaw State
J26     Michael Osei-Bonsu, Missouri State
          Po’Boigh King, Sam Houston
F2      Elijah Jones, UTEP
F9      Zach Cleveland, Liberty
F16     Justyn Fernandez, Delaware
F23     Teagan Moore, WKU
 
2025-26 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
N10     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
N17    Armelo Boone, WKU
N24    Armelo Boone, WKU
D1      Armelo Boone, WKU
D8      Jacob Walker, Sam Houston
D15    Christian Bliss, Delaware
D22    Armelo Boone, WKU
D29    Eric Dibami, FIU
J5       Trey Williams Jr., Missouri State
J12     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
J19     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
J26     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
F2      JaCoby Hill, Jax State
F9      Eric Dibami, FIU
F16     Eric Dibami, FIU
F23     Jacob Walker, Sam Houston