McHenry Named CUSA Player of the Week
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hilltopper Basketball junior guard Don McHenry was named Conference USA Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday. McHenry is coming off a week that saw the native of Milwaukee post back-to-back team-high point totals in wins over Wright State and Austin Peay and help WKU improve to 9-3 on the season.
McHenry earns the recognition after finishing Tuesday’s road game against Wright State with a career-best 30 points in a 91-84 win over the Raiders. The junior also tallied three rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal. Saturday saw McHenry follow up the performance with 16 points, a game-high six rebounds, three assists and a steal as WKU knocked off Austin Peay, 65-64, and earned its ninth win of the year.
McHenry’s layup with 2:27 remaining in the game against the Governors served as the game-deciding basket before the Tops leaned on defense to secure the win.
The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors.
2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week
Nov. 13 Kyle Rode, Liberty
Nov. 20 Kyle Rode, Liberty
Nov. 27 Lamar Wilkerson, Sam Houston
Dec. 4 Arturo Dean, FIU
Dec. 11 Elias King, MTSU
Dec. 18 Don McHenry, WKU
2023-24 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 13 Elijah Jones, UTEP
Nov. 20 Ellijah Jones, UTEP
Nov. 27 Elijah Jones, UTEP
Dec. 4 Chris Loofe, MTSU
Dec. 11 Chris Loofe, MTSU
Dec. 18 Ben Southerland, Liberty
WKU returns to road play this week and travels to face Cal Baptist on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. CT with ESPN+ set to broadcast the event.
