IRVING, Texas — Two efficient performances from WKU's Taveion Hollingsworth earned the guard Conference USA Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week honors, as announced Monday by the league office.
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This is the first weekly award of Hollingsworth's career and WKU's second of the season. Guard Jake Ohmer was also named C-USA's Freshman of the Week on Nov. 27.
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The 6-foot-2, 165-pound guard from Lexington, Ky., averaged 15.5 points per game across WKU's 81-80 loss at Wisconsin and its 81-65 home win over Indiana State.
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Hollingsworth shot 10 of 17 (58.8 percent) from the field across both games, made 3 of 5 shots from 3-point range and netted 8 of 11 free throws.
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After scoring 12 points in the one-point loss at Wisconsin, Hollingsworth scored a game-high 19 points against Indiana State, including 13 in the second half, for his fifth straight game in double figures – to go along with three steals and two assists. He averaged 31.5 minutes per game.
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Hollingsworth, the first freshman team captain in program history, is on pace to finish among the top players in WKU history for scoring in a season by a varsity freshman with 144 points already. Mike Wilson is 10th on that list with 265 points.
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Hollingsworth has started all 11 games this year and is averaging 13.1 points while shooting 51 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from the 3-point line.
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