Achiuwa earns 10th AAC weekly honor

Precious Achiuwa, 2020 Memphis men's basketball

Precious Achiuwa averaged 19.5 points and 14.5 rebounds in two games last week.

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Mar 02, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Tigers freshman forward has 22 point-22 rebound double-double

PROVIDENCE, R. I. – University of Memphis freshman forward Precious Achiuwa was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll Monday for his performances in games against SMU and Tulane last week.

For the two games, Achiuwa averaged 19.5 points and 14.5 rebounds and shot 65 percent from the field.

In Saturday's 74-67 overtime win at Tulane, Achiuwa posted his 16th double-double of the season in spectacular fashion. He scored 22 points and set a season-high with 22 rebounds and tied a season-high with five blocks.

In Tuesday's 58-53 loss at SMU, Achiuwa led the team with 17 points and seven rebounds, despite being limited to 19 minutes because of foul trouble.

The 22 rebounds at Tulane were an American Athletic Conference record for a freshman. Achiuwa became only the third player in league history to post a 20-20 double-double and only the second freshman.

The only freshman in the nation averaging a double-double, Achiuwa has started each of the team's 29 games and leads the Tigers in scoring (15.5) and rebounding (10.4).

Achiuwa was honored by the league for the 10^th time this season. He earned Player of the Week Nov. 25 and is a five-time winner of Freshman of the Week and a four-time recipient of the weekly Honor Roll.

Memphis (20-9, 9-7 AAC) resumes play Thursday at 8 p.m. against Wichita State at FedExForum. It will be the final regular-season home game for the Tigers and has been designated a `White Out' with all fans encouraged to wear white.

AAC WEEKLY HONORS | MEMPHIS RECIPIENTS
March 2 / Precious Achiuwa | Honor Roll
Feb. 24 / Precious Achiuwa | Freshman of the Week
Feb. 17 / Precious Achiuwa | Honor Roll
Feb. 3 / Lance Thomas | Honor Roll
Feb. 3 / Precious Achiuwa | Freshman of the Week
Jan. 20 / D.J. Jeffries | Freshman of the Week
Jan. 20 / Precious Achiuwa | Honor Roll
Jan. 13 / Precious Achiuwa | Freshman of the Week
Jan. 6 / Precious Achiuwa | Freshman of the Week
Dec. 30 / Precious Achiuwa | Honor Roll
Dec. 23 / Precious Achiuwa | Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 / Alex Lomax | Honor Roll
Dec. 2 / Boogie Ellis | Freshman of the Week
Nov. 25 / Precious Achiuwa | Player of the Week
Nov. 18 / Lester Quinones | Freshman of the Week
Nov. 11 / James Wiseman | Freshman of the Week