The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week, Jan. 12

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – No. 24 Newberry guard Demarkus Smith has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Jan. 5-11, the League announced today.

Smith, senior from Johnston, S.C., averaged 26.0 points per game and connected on 62 percent from the floor to lead the Wolves to a pair of South Atlantic Conference wins last week.  Against Catawba on Jan. 7, he notched 25 points as he connected on 7-of-12 from the floor and 11-of-14 from the line to pace the Wolves to a 109-98 win.  Smith also ripped down seven rebounds and notched a steal in the victory.  Three days later at Mars Hill, Smith put in a career-best 27 points on 64 percent shooting to go along with eight rebounds, two assists and one steal as Newberry picked up a 108-100 overtime win.  The honor is his first Player of the Week plaudit this season.

Also nominated for Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Trevon Shaw (Brevard), KJ Arrington (Catawba), Errick Bethel (Coker), Reed Lucas (Lenoir-Rhyne), Gerel Simmons (Lincoln Memorial), Michael Carson (Mars Hill), Rob Lewis (Queens) and Javon Price (Tusculum).

2014-15 Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 17 - Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial 
Nov. 24 - Isiah Cureton, Wingate 
Dec. 1 - Patrick Monroe, Mars Hill 
Dec. 8 - Darius Moose, Brevard
Dec. 15 - Rob Lewis, Queens
Dec. 22 - Trevon Shaw, Brevard 
Jan. 4 - Sawyer Williams, Carson-Newman
Jan. 12 - Demarkus Smith, Newberry