LMU's Freeman Wins SAC WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week Award

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lincoln Memorial forward Elyjah Freeman has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week nine of the 2024-25 season, the Conference announced today.

Freeman, a freshman from Palm Beach, Fla., led the Railsplitters to wins over Carson-Newman and nationally-ranked Coker. Freeman went nuts in the two wins, scoring 36 and 35 points and recording double-doubles in each victory. His 36 points and 11 rebounds came in an 89-80 win over Carson-Newman and he followed that up with 35 points and 12 boards in a 109-82 win over Coker. He added 2.5 assists per game, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per contest as well. Freeman shot 65.9 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from long range in the wins.  

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
Jan. 13 – Elyjah Freeman, Lincoln Memorial

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.