Newberry’s Walker, Wingate’s Williams Named SAC Basketball Players of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Newberry guard Dondray Walker and Wingate guard Janitsha Williams were named the SAC Basketball Players of the Week on Monday after guiding their respective teams to 2-0 records.

SAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Dondray Walker, Newberry

Walker led Newberry to a pair of SAC victories over Catawba and Tusculum last week, helping the Wolves take over the top spot in the conference standings at 4-0. He averaged 22 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, while shooting an efficient 61.9-percent from the floor and 75-percent from long range.

Walker got his week started by scoring 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting on Tuesday in a 99-86 Newberry win over Catawba, then added 17 points – including 4-of-5 from deep – on Saturday in the Wolves' 96-80 road victory against Tusculum.

Walker currently leads the SAC in three-point accuracy at 60.7-percent, and is tied for ninth in scoring at 18 points per game.

SAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Janitsha Williams

Williams averaged 16 points and six rebounds last week as Wingate picked up wins over Lenoir-Rhyne and Belmont Abbey.

On Tuesday against conference-foe Lenoir-Rhyne, Williams scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds in a 61-51 Wingate victory. She followed that with 19 points and six boards on Saturday in a 65-53 Bulldog win over Belmont Abbey.

For the week, Williams shot 50-percent from the floor and 71.4-percent from the foul line. She ranks second in the conference in scoring at 17.5 points per game and tied for eighth in rebounding at 7.5 per game.