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Cisse Nabs AAC Player of the Week
Dec 30, 2024 | Men's Basketball
IRVING, Texas – University of Memphis big man Moussa Cisse has been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the first-career AAC player of the week honor for Cisse.
In the Tigers' only game last week, an 87-70 home win over No. 16 Ole Miss on Saturday, Cisse came out on a mission against his former team and registered a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes. He also swatted a game-high three blocks.
The fifth-year center finished 4-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-8 from the free throw line, his second-most makes of the season at the stripe.
It was Cisse's first double-double in his last 41 games, but the 15th of his career.
Seven of his 11 rebounds in the win were on the offensive end, the most by a Tiger since DeAndre Williams in 2022.
Memphis Tigers have racked up three-straight AAC player of the week nods, with Tyrese Hunter (Dec. 16) and PJ Haggerty (Dec. 23) grabbing the last two.
In total, there have been eight player of the weeks in the conference this season, and Memphis has been awarded the top honor in five of those.
UP NEXT
Memphis gears up for AAC action as the Tigers head to Florida Atlantic on January 2 for a 6 p.m. CT tilt on ESPN2 against the Owls. The Tigers will then return home for a pair of contests against North Texas (Jan. 5 – 4 p.m.) and East Carolina (Jan. 11 – 1 p.m.)
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.
In the Tigers' only game last week, an 87-70 home win over No. 16 Ole Miss on Saturday, Cisse came out on a mission against his former team and registered a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes. He also swatted a game-high three blocks.
The fifth-year center finished 4-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-8 from the free throw line, his second-most makes of the season at the stripe.
It was Cisse's first double-double in his last 41 games, but the 15th of his career.
Seven of his 11 rebounds in the win were on the offensive end, the most by a Tiger since DeAndre Williams in 2022.
Memphis Tigers have racked up three-straight AAC player of the week nods, with Tyrese Hunter (Dec. 16) and PJ Haggerty (Dec. 23) grabbing the last two.
In total, there have been eight player of the weeks in the conference this season, and Memphis has been awarded the top honor in five of those.
UP NEXT
Memphis gears up for AAC action as the Tigers head to Florida Atlantic on January 2 for a 6 p.m. CT tilt on ESPN2 against the Owls. The Tigers will then return home for a pair of contests against North Texas (Jan. 5 – 4 p.m.) and East Carolina (Jan. 11 – 1 p.m.)
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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