BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hilltopper Basketball junior guard Don McHenry was named Conference USA Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday. McHenry is coming off a week that saw the native of Milwaukee post back-to-back team-high point totals in wins over Wright State and Austin Peay and help WKU improve to 9-3 on the season.
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McHenry earns the recognition after finishing Tuesday's road game against Wright State with a career-best 30 points in a 91-84 win over the Raiders. The junior also tallied three rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal. Saturday saw McHenry follow up the performance with 16 points, a game-high six rebounds, three assists and a steal as WKU knocked off Austin Peay, 65-64, and earned its ninth win of the year.
McHenry's layup with 2:27 remaining in the game against the Governors served as the game-deciding basket before the Tops leaned on defense to secure the win.
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The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league's sports information directors.
2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week
Nov. 13Â Â Â Â Kyle Rode, Liberty
Nov. 20Â Â Â Â Kyle Rode, Liberty
Nov. 27Â Â Â Â Lamar Wilkerson, Sam Houston
Dec. 4Â Â Â Arturo Dean, FIU
Dec. 11Â Â Â Â Elias King, MTSU
Dec. 18Â Â Â Â Don McHenry, WKU
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2023-24 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 13Â Â Â Â Elijah Jones, UTEP
Nov. 20Â Â Â Â Ellijah Jones, UTEP
Nov. 27Â Â Elijah Jones, UTEP
Dec. 4Â Â Â Â Â Chris Loofe, MTSU
Dec. 11Â Â Â Â Chris Loofe, MTSU
Dec. 18Â Â Â Â Ben Southerland, Liberty
WKU returns to road play this week and travels to face Cal Baptist on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. CT with ESPN+ set to broadcast the event.
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