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Wichita State's Tyson Etienne and Tulane's Tylan Pope Earn AAC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards for week ending January 31
POSTED: February 1, 2021 -- 1:18 p.m. CT
The American Athletic Conference announced the winners of the league's weekly men's basketball honors for the tenth week of the 2020-21 season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyson Etienne * Sophomore * Guard * Wichita State
Etienne led the Shockers to an overtime win over UCF on January 30 with 29 points, three assists and two rebounds. The sophomore guard hit five 3-point field goals and recorded 21 points after halftime.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Tylan Pope * Forward * Tulane
Pope averaged 12.0 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 56.3 percent in a 1-1 week for the Green Wave. The freshman forward recorded a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds in a road win at Temple on January 31.
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Weekly Honor Roll
Jayden Gardner * Junior * Forward * East Carolina
Gardner averaged 24.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 61.8 percent from the field in two games for the Pirates.
Cameron Tyson * Redshirt-Sophomore * Guard * Houston
Tyson had a breakout game at Tulane on January 28 with 31 points, including a school-record tying nine 3-pointers. The redshirt-sophomore guard averaged 18.0 points for the week.
DeAndre Williams * Junior * Forward * Memphis
Williams averaged 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as the Tigers split a pair of games against SMU last week.
Jaylen Forbes * Sophomore, Guard * Tulane
Forbes averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Green Wave. The sophomore guard recorded 23 points and eight rebounds in a win at Temple.
Rey Idowu * Junior * Forward * Tulsa
Idowu shot 66.7 percent from the field and averaged 18.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Golden Hurricane.
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