Presbyterian’s Grant Herren Named Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

Presbyterian College's Grant Herren was named South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Week, league officials announced today.

Herren, a senior forward from Oviedo, Fla., averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in leading the Blue Hose to a 2-0 week with a pair of wins over Mars Hill (66-63) and Lenoir-Rhyne (75-72 in overtime) on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.

Herren started the week with 13 points in a road victory over Mars Hill before scoring a career-high 25 points and hitting 13-of-15 free throw attempts in PC's win over first-place Lenoir-Rhyne at home.

The Oviedo High School graduate also shot 63 percent (10-of-16) from the floor and 86 percent (18-of-21) from the charity stripe for the week.

Herren, who is second on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg) this year, has led Presbyterian (14-7, 7-3) to its current second-place standing in league play.

The SAC Men's Basketball Player Of The Week is voted on by the league's sports information directors.