Walkup Named SLC Player of the Week, Again
2/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Southland Conference Release
FRISCO, Texas – Junior Thomas Walkup has been named the Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.
The weekly honor is the second for Walkup and the Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball team this season and the third of his Lumberjack career.
Walkup fueled SFA to a 95-59 win over Houston Baptist on Saturday. The native of Pasadena, Texas, paced the ‘Jacks and led all, finishing 13-of-15 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the foul line for a career-best 34 points. He also pulled down seven rebounds, dished out five assists and tied another career-high with three steals.
Walkup scored the first seven points of the game and knocked down 10 of his first 11 shots and six free throws to enter the half with 26 points. HBU, as a team, scored 27 points across the first 20 minutes.
In the second half, he added three more field goals and a pair of makes from the stripe to help the ‘Jacks improve to 19-3 overall and 9-0 in SLC play.
Walkup and the ‘Jacks play at Northwestern State tonight at 6:30 p.m. inside Prather Coliseum.
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