The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week, Feb. 27

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman guard Charles Clark has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Feb. 20-26, the League announced today.

Clark, a junior from Murfreesboro, Tenn., posted back-to-back triple doubles to lead the Eagles to a pair of South Atlantic Conference wins last week.  He highlighted his week on Feb. 25 as he became the first-ever player in the game of basketball (NBA or NCAA) to score 54 points in a triple double.  In the win over Coker, Clark put in 54 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 12 assists in a 120-91 win over the Cobras.  He got his week started with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as Carson-Newman picked up a 96-55 win over Brevard on Feb. 22.  He shot 62 percent from the field in the two-game span and came away with five steals.  The honor marks his third Player of the Week selection this season.

2016-17 AstroTurf SAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 15 - Todd Withers, Queens
Nov. 21 - Musah Sackor, Newberry
Nov. 28 - Mike Davis, Queens
Dec. 5 - Jameel Taylor, Catawba 
Dec. 12 -  Christian Jeffords, Anderson
Dec. 19 – Marshall Lange, Newberry
Jan. 3 - Jamarquis Johnson, Brevard 
Jan. 10 - Randall Shaw, Anderson
Jan. 17 - Chris Perry, Lincoln Memorial 
Jan. 23 - Charles Clark, Carson-Newman
Jan. 30 - Chris Perry, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 6 - Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial 
Feb. 13 - Charles Clark, Carson-Newman 
Feb. 20 - Josh Dominguez, Wingate 
Feb. 27 - Charles Clark, Carson-Newman