Lenoir-Rhyne's Nesmith Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men's Basketball Player of the Week

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

Nesmith, a senior from Burlington, N.C., averaged 30 points per game with nine rebounds, a steal, and two blocks in last week's games for the Bears. He recorded a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds in Lenoir-Rhyne's overtime win against Wingate. He then scored 31 points with six rebounds and a pair of blocks against Tusculum. He shot 61.5 percent from the field and hit 92.3 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
Dec. 19 – Bradley Dean, UVA Wise
Jan. 2 – Destin Clark, Wingate
Jan. 9 – Me'Kell Burries, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 16 – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 23 – DeAngelo Epps, Catawba
Jan. 30 – Jalen Hillery, Anderson
Feb. 6 – Quay Kennedy, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 13 – TJ Nesmith, Lenoir-Rhyne

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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