Queens' Willett Named South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens forward Shaun Willett has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played January 7 through January 13, the Conference announced today.

Willett, a senior from Palm Bay, Fla., led the No. 13 Royals to a 2-0 record last week with a pair of SAC wins over Newberry (96-94) and Carson-Newman (81-77). Versus Newberry, Willett scored 26 points while pulling down a career-high 19 boards with two steals and a block. He then poured in 24 points with 13 rebounds and shot 50 percent from the field in the win over Carson-Newman. For the week, Willett averaged 25 points with 16 rebounds. He now leads NCAA Division II in double-doubles with 14 on the year, and he has helped the Royals extend their winning streak to 10 games.

This is Willett's first Player of the Week selection this season. 

2018-19 AstroTurf SAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 12 – Cory Thomas, Lenoir-Rhyne
Nov. 19 – Grant Teichmann, Carson-Newman
Nov. 26 – Djibril Diallo, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 3 – Marco Haskins, Wingate
Dec. 10 – Daniel Carr, Queens
Dec. 17 – Gage Ellis, Anderson
Jan. 2 – Lewis Diankulu, Queens
Jan. 7 – Marco Haskins, Wingate
Jan. 14 – Shaun Willett, Queens

AstroTurf 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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