Temple's Pierre-Louis earns AAC Top Weekly Honor; ECU's Gardner and USF's Yetna share AAC's top Freshmen Honor of the Week

January 14, 2019 -- 3:31 p.m. CST

The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league's weekly men's basketball honors for the 10th week of the men's college basketball season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Nate Pierre-Louis - Temple - Sophomore - Guard - Plainfield, NJ

Pierre-Louis led the Owls to a 2-0 week with wins over then No.17/15 Houston and against USF in overtime. The sophomore averaged 20 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks. He scored 18 points (4-of-8 FG, 9-of-10 FTs) with four rebounds as Temple handed the Cougars their first loss of the season. Pierre-Louis followed that with a game-high 22 points (6-of-10, 8-of-8 FTs) in 82-80 overtime win versus USF. He scored six of his season-high 22 points in the OT period as well as two of his career-high three blocks.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Jayden Gardner - ECU - Forward - Wake Forest, NC

Gardner averaged 26.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and shot 54.3-percent from the field last week. He recorded his seventh double-double of the year with an American Athletic Conference freshman record 35 points against UCF. He is now one of 11 players in league history to score 35 points in a game. Gardner also became the first freshman in The American to grab 20 rebounds in a game as it was just the third 20-rebound game in conference history. He is the first player in conference history to record a double-double with 30 points and 20 rebounds and became the fourth player in conference history to have three 30-point games in a season.

Alexis Yetna - USF - Forward - Paris, France

Yetna and Gardner are now three-time American Athletic Conference Freshmen of the Week with their latest honors. The redshirt-freshman averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and shot 57.1-percent from the field in a win over Tulane and an overtime loss at Temple. He double-doubled with 15 points and 11 rebounds and added a career-high three 3-pointers against the Green Wave. Yetna scored a career-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds in a two-point, overtime loss at Temple. He collected his league-leading ninth double-double of the season and his third in a row at Temple and shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) against the Owls.

HONOR ROLL

Jalen Adams - UConn - Senior - Guard

Averaged 18.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a victory over 3-1 SMU and overtime loss at Cincinnati. Shot 57.1-percent from the field, 55.6-percent from distance and was 8-of-9 from the foul line.

Jarron Cumberland - Cincinnati - Junior - Guard

Averaged 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of overtime victories. Accounted for 11 of Cincinnati's 12 overtime points at Tulsa. Scored a game-high 22 points, went 11-of-12 at the line and dished seven assists against UConn.

Kyvon Davenport - Memphis - Senior - Forward

Led Memphis to a 2-0 week and a tie for second in the standings at 3-1 in American play. Had a double-double in a win over ECU with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Had 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in win over Tulane.

Laquincy Rideau – USF – Redshirt-Junior – Guard

Had a triple-double on 18 points, 10 assists and 10 steals in an OT loss at Temple. First USF triple-double in 13 years and sixth NCAA triple-double on points-assists-steals in the past 20 seasons.

Jimmy Whitt, Jr. - SMU - Junior - Guard

Had double-doubles in both games of a 1-1 week for the Mustangs. 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal in win over Tulsa and 20 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in a road loss at UConn.

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