Basketball: Jackson State’s Mike Williams earns SWAC Player of the Week
Mike Williams of Jackson State earned the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Week award after his performances in the Tigers’ first three games, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.
Williams averaged 21.5 points off the bench in two games, scoring 20 against Tulane on Nov. 5 and a career-high 23 against Mississippi State on Nov. 9. He has scored in double figures in all three games this season.
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He returned from a season-ending injury that cut short his previous season after eight games, then started and led Jackson State with 11 points against No. 19 Texas Tech. Jackson State was scheduled to play Southern Miss on the road at 7 p.m. that night.
Source: Jackson State Athletics.
