Queens' Turner Named South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens forward Jay'Den Turner has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week 13 of the 2021-22 season, the Conference announced today.

Turner, a sophomore from High Point, N.C., led the No. 17 Royals to a 3-0 record last week with wins over UVA Wise, Catawba, and Carson-Newman. He opened the week with a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds with three assists, three steals, and a block against UVA Wise. Turner then poured in 14 points with nine rebounds, three steals, and a block against Catawba, and he finished the week with seven points, six rebounds, and a steal versus Carson-Newman. For the week he averaged 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and an assist while shooting 51.7 percent from the field.

This is Turner's first player of the week selection this season. 

2021-22 AstroTurf SAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 15 – Parker Dortch, Anderson
Nov. 22 – Jamari Smith, Queens
Nov. 29 – Jordan Guest, Lincoln Memorial
Dec. 6 – Jarren Cottingham, Wingate
Dec. 13 – Caleb Robinson, Catawba
Dec. 20 – Jamari Smith, Queens
Dec. 28 – Gavin Rains, Queens
Jan. 3 – Jarren Cottingham, Wingate
Jan. 10 – Trenton Gibson, Tusculum
Jan. 17 – Luke Brenegan, Carson-Newman
Jan. 24 – Jamari Smith, Queens
Jan. 31 – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 7 – Jay'Den Turner, Queens

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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