CHARLOTTE, N.C. --VMI junior Chavis Holmes (Charlotte, N.C.) and UNC Asheville junior Kenny George (Chicago, Ill.) have been selected as the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week for games played from Jan. 1-6, while VMI guard Austin Kenon (Virginia Beach, Va.) has been selected as the New Balance Freshman of the Week for the same span, it was announced today by the League office.
George recorded a team-high 16 points and 13 rebounds off the bench in UNC Asheville's 61-58 win over SEC member South Carolina Saturday night. He was 8-of-11 from the floor (.727 percent), including the go-ahead dunk with less than :30 seconds left. George had five offensive rebounds and blocked three shots in the victory.
Holmes scored 24 points and drained 5-of-9 three-pointers (.556 percent) in leading VMI to a 102-99 road win at Mercer. He scored 11 of VMI's last 14 points over a span of 1:49 and hit the game-winning three-pointer with :04.6 seconds left. Holmes also made two free throws in the final minute and finished 8-of-16 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the line.
Kenon had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in VMI’s victory at Mercer. After a slow start in which he missed six of his first seven attempts from the field, he hit a string of four-straight three-pointers in the second half that helped VMI rally from a deficit to build a six-point lead, its largest of the game. Kenon scored all 15 points on three-pointers.
UNC Asheville battles top ranked UNC Chapel Hill on Wednesday at 7 p.m. before opening Big South Conference at home on Saturday against Liberty at 4:30 p.m. in the Justice Center.
Courtesy: UNC Asheville
