Another dominant week earned Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey his second straight Conference USA Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week award Monday.
The 6-foot-11, 245-pound native of Lagos, Nigeria, was named to the All-Tournament Team for the Myrtle Beach Invitational after averaging 15.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in WKU’s run to the championship game.
This makes two Freshman of the Week awards for Bassey in as many weeks to open his college career.
Bassey shot 51.7 percent from the field and netted 15 of 25 free throws during three games in the tournament, while also recording five total blocks and four steals.