LAFAYETTE – After averaging a double-double and helping the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball to a pair of Sun Belt Conference road victories last week, Shawn Long was bound to earn some weekly accolades on Monday for his performance on the court.
He did.
The 6-foot-11 forward picked up five weekly awards as Long was honored by the Sun Belt Conference, the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, CBSSports.com, CollegeInsider.com and College Sports Madness.
Long, who was selected as the Sun Belt Conference and LSWA Men's Basketball Player of the Week, was named the CBS Sports National Player of the Week on Monday, joining a list of recipients that includes two-time winner Buddy Hield of Oklahoma, Michigan State's Denzel Valentine, Brice Johnson of North Carolina, Grayson Allen of Duke and BYU's Kyle Collinsworth.