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PRAIRIE VIEW'S GAATI WEREMA AND JACKSON STATE'S GARRISON JACKSON NAMED SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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Prairie View's Gaati Werema

Prairie View's Gaati Werema

Nov. 18, 2009

SWAC BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK


(Games through Nov. 17)

WOMEN

F Gaati Werema, Prairie View A&M; 6-0, SR; Miami, FL

Werema averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds in a pair of Lady Panther games last week.

Werema had a pair of double-doubles to open the 2009-10 season. She scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds in Prairie View's loss to Long Beach State on Friday. Werema followed up that performance with a 23-point, 10-rebound game in PV's 85-70 win over Cal State-Northridge Sunday.

NEWCOMER

G NaDosha Strickland, Texas Southern; 5-9, JR; Bay Spring, MS

Strickland scored 16 points with four rebounds and two assists in the Lady Tigers' loss at Louisiana-Lafayette.

MEN

G Garrison Johnson, Jackson State; 6-5, 190; SR; Smyrna, GA

Johnson had a stat-sheet filler in week one, averaging 22.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks in a pair of games for the Tigers.

Johnson scored 16 points in the season opener at Memphis Friday night and followed that up with a game-high 29 points at Alabama Tuesday night.

NEWCOMER

G Whitworth Treasure, Texas Southern; 6-3, 180; JR; Houston, TX

Treasure averaged 24 points with two rebounds and two assists for TSU last week.

Treasure posted 27 points and three rebounds in a loss at Texas -El Paso Friday night. In Texas Southern's 72-65 win over Idaho Sunday, Treasure scored 21 points and added four rebounds.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

WOMEN

Katrich Williams (G, Alabama A&M) - scored 18 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Murray State

Phenicia Taylor (G, Jackson State) - averaged 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals vs. Tennessee State and Alabama

Inisha Daughtry (F, Texas Southern) - averaged 13 points and nine rebounds vs. Louisiana Lafayette

MEN

Bo Amusa (F, Alabama A&M) - averaged 11 points and six rebounds vs. South Carolina and Oakwood

Darnell Hugee (F, Prairie View A&M) - averaged 17.5 points and 2.5 rebounds vs. Schreiner and Cincinnati

DeAndre Hall (G, Texas Southern) - averaged 13.5 points, 8.5 rebounds vs. Texas-El Paso and Idaho

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