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Duren, Williams Earn AAC Weekly Honors
Dec 20, 2021 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Tigers center Jalen Duren has been named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week and senior forward DeAndre Williams earned a spot on the league's weekly Honor Roll for their efforts in Memphis' win over No. 6/8 Alabama Tuesday.
This is Duren's second AAC Freshman of the Week award, after he also earned the nod after the second week of the season.
Duren played 27 stellar minutes in the Tigers' 92-78 win over the Crimson Tide, scoring 14 points and grabbing a team-high six rebounds. He was 7-of-9 from the floor, and he also blocked a shot and had two assists. The Sharon Hill, Pa., native has blocked at least one shot in each of Memphis' 10 games this season, and he leads the AAC this year in blocked shots per game (2.8) and is second in rebounds per game (7.6).
Duren's 2.8 blocked shots per game rank 22nd nationally, and his 28 total blocks are 25th-most in the country.
Williams was Tuesday's leading scorer with a season-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 33 minutes, and he rounded out his stat line with six assists, three steals, three rebounds and a block. Known for filling up a box score in his time as a Tiger, Memphis is 3-0 when Williams has at least 15 points, four assists and three steals in a game.
The Houston native is Memphis' leading scorer so far this season at 11.2 points per game, and he is second on the team in rebounding, behind Duren, with 4.9 boards per outing.
Memphis (6-4) snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion Tuesday night, leading the Crimson Tide by as many as 19 points en route to its first win over a top-10 team since 2014 and first over a ranked squad in two seasons.
The Tigers' next scheduled game is the AAC opener on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Tulane.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Men's Basketball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
This is Duren's second AAC Freshman of the Week award, after he also earned the nod after the second week of the season.
Duren played 27 stellar minutes in the Tigers' 92-78 win over the Crimson Tide, scoring 14 points and grabbing a team-high six rebounds. He was 7-of-9 from the floor, and he also blocked a shot and had two assists. The Sharon Hill, Pa., native has blocked at least one shot in each of Memphis' 10 games this season, and he leads the AAC this year in blocked shots per game (2.8) and is second in rebounds per game (7.6).
Duren's 2.8 blocked shots per game rank 22nd nationally, and his 28 total blocks are 25th-most in the country.
Williams was Tuesday's leading scorer with a season-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 33 minutes, and he rounded out his stat line with six assists, three steals, three rebounds and a block. Known for filling up a box score in his time as a Tiger, Memphis is 3-0 when Williams has at least 15 points, four assists and three steals in a game.
The Houston native is Memphis' leading scorer so far this season at 11.2 points per game, and he is second on the team in rebounding, behind Duren, with 4.9 boards per outing.
Memphis (6-4) snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion Tuesday night, leading the Crimson Tide by as many as 19 points en route to its first win over a top-10 team since 2014 and first over a ranked squad in two seasons.
The Tigers' next scheduled game is the AAC opener on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Tulane.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Men's Basketball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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