Tusculum's Legiste Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Tusculum forward Inady Legiste has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week five of the 2022-23 season, the Conference announced today.

Legiste, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., averaged a double-double with 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds for the week, as he led the Pioneers to a pair of SAC wins. He posted 22 points with 12 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in Tusculum's 64-61 win over UVA Wise. He then scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and an assist in the Pioneers' 87-76 win over Mars Hill. For the week, Legiste shot 76 percent from the floor (19-for-25), going 3-for-4 from three-point range (75 percent), and 6-for-8 (75 percent) from the charity stripe.

2022-23 SAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 14 – Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Nov. 21 – Quandaveon McCollom, Newberry
Nov. 28 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Dec. 5 – Richard Nunez, Limestone
Dec. 12 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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