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

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

Johnson, a junior from Durham, N.C., led the Bears to a 2-0 record last week, including a 70-59 win over No. 7 Lincoln Memorial. He averaged 21 points with five rebounds, 3.5 assists, and three steals for the week, while shooting 50 percent from the field. Johnson scored 20 points with eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a 69-60 win over Anderson. He then poured in 22 points with two rebounds, four assists, and four steals against Lincoln Memorial.

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
Feb. 20 – Jalen Johnson, 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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