NEW ORLEANS, La. – App State men's basketball senior
Adrian Delph has been named Sun Belt Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.
It marks the second Sun Belt Player of the Week honor for Delph in his career. He also earned Sun Belt Player of the Week accolades last season.
In a pair of Mountaineer wins over Coastal Carolina last week, Delph averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and dished out six assists.
In Thursday's 61-60 win over the Chanticleers, he finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Delph followed that up with a game-high 25 points (17 in the first half), six rebounds and three assists as App State completed the weekend sweep with an 84-76 overtime victory in Conway.
In six Sun Belt contests this season, Delph is averaging 19.8 points, which ranks third in the conference. On the season, he is averaging 16.5 points, which sits fourth in the league.
Delph and the Mountaineers hit the road this weekend for a pair of games in Georgia. App State opens the weekend on Thursday at Georgia State at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and concludes play on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Georgia Southern on ESPN+.
