Senior forward Vince Williams Jr. has been named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week following his heroics in a pair of critical VCU road wins, the league announced Monday.
Williams averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists, while shooting .682 (15-of-22) from the field, including .556 (5-of-9) from 3-point range as the Rams won at both Davidson and Richmond last week.
The 6-foot-6 senior turned in the finest performance of his four-year career Saturday, when he scored a career-high 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out eight assists and blocked two shots in VCU’s 64-62 win at Richmond. Williams snapped a 61-all tie with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 25.3 seconds remaining in that contest.
Williams also supplied a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds as VCU snapped 25th-ranked Davidson’s 15-game win streak with a 63-61 triumph on Jan. 26 at Belk Arena.
Monday’s honor is the first Player of the Week award of Williams’ career. The Toledo, Ohio native is averaging career and team-bests of 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season.
Williams and the Rams will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 2 when they host Dayton at 9 p.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. That game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
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