Houston's Kyler Edwards, UCF's Darius Johnson Earn Weekly Honors for week ending January 23

POSTED: January 24, 2022 -- 1:10 p.m. CT

The American Athletic Conference announced the winners of the league's weekly men's basketball honors for the week ending January 23.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Kyler Edwards * Senior * Guard * Houston

Edwards earned Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row after averaging 24.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in a 2-0 week for the Cougars. The senior guard recorded 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists against South Florida on Tuesday, January 18, and posted 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists with no turnovers against East Carolina on Saturday, January 22.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Darius Johnson * Guard * UCF

Johnson averaged 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a pair of come-from-behind wins for the Knights. He recorded 16 points and four rebounds against East Carolina on Tuesday and 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the win over Tulane on Saturday.

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Weekly Honor Roll

Cheikh Mbacke Diong * Redshirt-Senior * Forward * UCF

Mbacke Diong averaged 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in two wins. He had a double-double against Tulane with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Jeremiah Davenport * Junior * Guard * Cincinnati

Davenport was 7-of-9 from 3-point range, recording 24 points and four rebounds in the Bearcats' win over Tulsa on Thursday, January 20.

Tyler Harris * Redshirt-Senior * Guard * Memphis

Harris averaged 20.5 points off the bench as the Tigers went 1-1 last week. He was 7-of-14 from behind the arc for the week.

Kendric Davis * Senior * Guard * SMU

Davis led SMU to a win over Memphis on Thursday with 20 points, two rebounds and two steals.

Jaylen Forbes * Sophomore * Guard * Tulane

Forbes scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three steals in the Green Wave's close loss at UCF on Saturday.

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