AP Faculty Basketball Gamers of the Week: Jayhawks’ Council, Longhorns’ Booker

[ad_1] The Related Press introduced its nationwide gamers of the week in males's and girls's basketball for Week 3 of the season. On the lads's basketball aspect:

Melvin Council Jr., No. 17 Kansas The 6-foot-4 senior stepped up with an enormous recreation that helped Kansas edge N.C. State in extra time on the street, posting profession highs of 36 factors and 9 3-pointers within the 77-76 win.

Council was averaging 10.7 factors however had missed his first 10 3-pointers of the season and entered Saturday's recreation having made simply 5 of 27 3-pointers. Council took benefit of the Wolfpack's sagging-in protection to construct a assured rhythm that might in the end carry by way of a good end, with Corridor of Fame coach Invoice Self saying Council "put us on his again tonight."

Council had matched his profession excessive by making 4 3s within the first quarter-hour, and scored the final 13 factors of regulation for Kansas, whose freshman star and prime NBA prospect Darryn Peterson checked out late in regulation resulting from lingering hamstring troubles. He completed 13 of 27 from the sphere and 9 of 15 from behind the arc.

Runner-up Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona. The 6-4 freshman had season highs of 28 factors and 7 rebounds within the Wildcats' weekend street win in opposition to then-No. 12 Alabama. Alabama led 41-39 at halftime, however Burries led the cost again with 20 of his factors coming in a 14-minute second-half flurry. By recreation's finish, Burries had made 11 of 19 pictures and 5 of 10 3-pointers as Arizona received by 21.

Honorable point out AJ Dybantsa, No. 10 BYU; Pryce Sandfort, No. 15 Nebraska; Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana.

Control Dennis Parker Jr., Radford. The 6-6 junior guard has blossomed as a scorer since transferring from N.C. State. That features him scoring 53 factors — the best in Division I by any participant all yr — in Sunday's win in opposition to Coppin State.

Parker made 19 of 24 pictures and 10 of 14 3-pointers to go along with eight rebounds in 33 minutes. His scoring output was a faculty and Massive South Convention single-game document, and was 9 factors greater than some other D-I participant has managed this season getting into the week. Parker is averaging 19.0 factors and taking pictures 49.7% for the Highlanders.

And for girls's basketball:

The junior wing led the Longhorns to 2 wins final week. She turned the fifth participant in Texas historical past to document a triple-double when she had 28 factors, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley. She adopted that up with a stable effort in a rout of then-No. 13 Baylor. Booker shot 26 of 36 (72%) from the sphere over her two video games for the week and averaged 9.0 rebounds.

Runner-up Addy Brown, Iowa State. The junior ahead had consecutive 20-point efforts to assist the No. 10 Cyclones beat two in-state opponents. She helped Iowa State attain 12-0 for the primary time in 11 years with the victories over No. 11 Iowa and Northern Iowa.

She averaged 24 factors, 12 rebounds and 4 assists whereas taking pictures 54.8% from the sphere.

Honorable point out Shay Ciezki, Indiana; Azzi Fudd, No. 1 UConn; Fadima Tall, No. 25 Princeton.

Control San Diego State guard Nat Martinez had 22 factors in a 64-53 victory over Kansas State. She made six 3-pointers and scored 16 of her factors within the second half. It was the second time this season that she has scored greater than 20 in opposition to a Energy 4 staff. Martinez had 24 in opposition to Penn State.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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