Wingate's Nixon Named South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate's Donell Nixon has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the sixteenth week of the 2023-34 season, the Conference announced today.

Nixon, a senior from Buford, Ga., piled up 24 points, 5.5 assists, three rebounds and 1.5 steals per game last week, shooting 51 percent from the field, 47 percent from deep and going 5-7 at the line. He had 23 points and seven assists at Lenoir-Rhyne and poured in 25 points against UVA Wise, adding four assists, four rebounds and three steals as the 'Dogs clinched a share of their first regular season SAC title since the 2006-07 season.

2023-24 SAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 13 – Cole Middleton, Anderson
Nov. 27 – Kris Robinson, Catawba
Dec. 4 – Martez Brown, Lincoln Memorial
Dec. 11 – Andre Leavell, Coker
Dec. 18 – John Zhao, Carson-Newman
Jan. 2 – Nick Brenegan, Carson-Newman
Jan. 8 – Nick Brenegan, Carson-Newman
Jan. 15 – Martez Brown, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 22 – Josh Massey, Wingate
Jan. 29 – John Zhao, Carson-Newman
Feb. 5 – Kendall Taylor, Wingate
Feb. 12 – Andre Leavell, Coker
Feb. 19 – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 26 – Kendall Taylor, Wingate
March 4 – Donell Nixon, Wingate

WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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