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Cincinnati’s Thomas, Tulane’s Jordan Claim First Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards Of 2020-21

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 29.

Player of the Week
IImar’I Thomas * Sr. * F * Cincinnati
Thomas shined in Cincinnati’s lone appearance during the opening week of the season, scoring a conference-high 34 points to help left the Bearcats to a 73-67 win in overtime over Northern Kentucky on Nov. 25. Finishing just one point off matching her career high, the preseason American Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Year scored 28 points in the game’s final 25 minutes and outpaced Northern Kentucky by a 13-11 clip on her own during the overtime period.