AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Games: November 4-10, 2024
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Hudson Johnson, G, Jr., Howard Payne
Howard Payne junior guard Hudson Johnson (Round Rock, Texas) averaged 27.5 points per game for the week highlighted by a career-high 37 points at Texas Lutheran. The previous day Johnson had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds at Schreiner. For the two games, he was 18 of 35 from the field and 16 of 18 from the free-throw line.

  OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES

East Texas Baptist junior guard Michael Roberts (Denton, Texas) scored a career-high 25 points with 17 coming in the second half. He shot a perfect 3-of-3 from the three-point line, all in the second half, helping ETBU come back from a 21-point deficit to pull within two in the final minute. He was perfect from the floor in the second half going 4-of-4 and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. He hit two free throws with 1:25 left in the game to put ETBU within three, 68-65.
 
UT Dallas sophomore guard Matthew Soto (Von Ormy, Texas) scored a career-high 26 points in the Comet's 77-65 loss against UNT Dallas. In 25 minutes off the bench, he was 8-for-16 from the field, 5-for-8 from three-point range and 5-for-5 at the line. Soto also scored six points in Thursday's exhibition at Louisiana.
 
Hardin-Simmons sophomore forward Chris Bryant (Canyon, Texas) led the Cowboys on opening day with a career-high 28 points against Texas Lutheran. He shot a good percentage with 12-19 makes at TLU and had seven rebounds, four assists, and three blocks. Bryant's performance led to him being double-teamed all night in game two at Schreiner, where he scored 12 points while being held to just seven shot attempts. He led the Cowboys with nine rebounds against Schreiner.
 
LeTourneau senior forward Caedmon Liebengood (Longview, Texas) recorded a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds in LeTourneau's season-opening loss at St. Thomas. Liebengood shot 6-of-9 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the 3-point line, while tallying one assist in the defeat.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior guard Eli Beard (Big Sandy, Texas) opened the 2024-25 season with a pair of 20+ point scoring performances on the road. He opened with 23 points against defending national champion Trine, adding two rebounds, one assist and one steal. He added 27 points against Heidelberg, putting up three boards, 10 assists and three steals.