Lenoir-Rhyne's Smith Nets SAC WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week Award

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne guard Tay Smith has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week eight of the 2024-25 season, the Conference announced today.

Smith, a senior from Bowling Green, Ky., led the Bears to a win over Lincoln Memorial Saturday in a game that featured two top-25 teams. The No. 21 Bears topped No. 9 Lincoln Memorial thanks to a huge performance from Smith. He finished the game with 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting (81.8 percent) and went 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. Smith added three rebounds, four assists and four steals as LR won its ninth straight and moved into sole possession of first place in the league standings.

Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 11 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Nov. 18 – Nick Brenegan, Carson-Newman
Nov. 25 – Conrad Luczynski, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 2 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Dec. 9 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Dec. 16 – Wes Enis, Lincoln Memorial
Dec. 23 – Ziare Wells, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jan. 6 – Tay Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne

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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