UConn's Christian Vital, Memphis' Precious Achiuwa Earn AAC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards for week ending March 9

POSTED: March 9, 2020 -- 1:19 p.m. CT

The American Athletic Conference announced the men's basketball weekly honors for week ending March 9.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Christian Vital, Senior, Guard, UConn

Vital averaged 27.0 points in a pair of wins while aiding the Huskies to the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. The senior guard had 26 points and made eight consecutive free throws down the stretch to secure a 77-71 win over Houston before scoring 28 points in a road win at Tulane.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Precious Achiuwa, Forward, Memphis

Achiuwa averaged a double-double with 19.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Tigers. The freshman posted his 18th double-double of the season with 25 points and 15 rebounds against Houston on Sunday. Achiuwa is the only freshman in the nation averaging a double-double.

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Weekly Honor Roll

Keith Williams, Junior, Guard, Cincinnati

Williams averaged 20.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in a 2-0 week the Bearcats, including a career-high 30 points at USF on Tuesday (March 3).

Darin Green Jr., Freshman, Guard, UCF

Green Jr. averaged 18.0 points in a pair of wins for the Knights while shooting 59.1 percent from the field and 56.3 percent from 3-point range.

Quentin Grimes, Sophomore, Guard, Houston

Grimes came off the bench to average 20.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Cougars. He scored 24 points against UConn.

Laquincy Rideau, Senior, Guard, USF

Rideau averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals in a 1-1 week for the Bulls. The senior hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to defeat SMU on Saturday (March 7).

Martins Igbanu, Senior, Forward, Tulsa

Igbanu averaged 18.5 points and shot 61.9 percent from the field in a 1-1 week for the Golden Hurricane, who captured a share of the regular season title in the win at Temple.

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