Southland Conference ReleaseFRISCO, Texas – HBU men's basketball's senior
Anthony Odunsi has been named the Southland Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Odunsi averaged 23 points, 4.5 rebounds and three assists, in leading the Huskies to a 2-0 record on the week with wins over Ecclesia (101-47) and Northwestern State (99-73).
The native of Sugar Land, Texas, led all in scoring with 19 points against Ecclesia, before following up in a big way in the team's conference opener. At Northwestern State, Odunsi recorded a career-high 27 points, finishing 7-for-11 from the floor with a pair of hits from distance to compliment his second straight 11-for-12 showing at the free throw line. HBU's win over the Demons marked the first conference-opening win for the Huskies as a member of the Southland Conference.
For the week, Odunsi finished 61.1 percent (11-18) from the field 66.7 percent (2-3) from behind the arc and 91.7 percent (22-24) from the free throw line.
The individual weekly honor is the first for the Huskies as a member of the Southland.
Odunsi and HBU will be back in action on Tuesday, hosting McNeese State in a 7 p.m. first tip.
