Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
After stellar performances in two victories for Louisiana Tech, Sean Newman Jr. was voted Conference USA Player of the Week in an announcement made by the league office Monday.
Newman Jr. averaged 16.0 points, 14.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game as the point guard led LA Tech to a pair of home wins over Grand Canyon and Rust College this past week.
The Los Angeles, California native poured in a career-high 25 points to go along with nine assists as the Bulldogs downed WAC preseason favorite GCU, 74-66. With the ‘Dogs up one and three minutes to go, Newman Jr. scored seven of the team’s last nine points (and assisted on the other 2-pointer) as LA Tech closed the game on a 9-2 run to defeat the Lopes in the CUSA/WAC Challenge.
One of the top assist men in the country turned around five days later and set a LA Tech and CUSA single-game assists record with 20 dimes in the 108-60 victory over the Bearcats. Newman Jr. currently ranks first in the country in total assists this season with 128 for an average of 9.8 dimes per game.
This is the first CUSA weekly honor for the redshirt junior. He is the third Bulldog this season to earn a weekly honor, joining Daniel Batcho and AJ Bates.
Newman Jr. and the Bulldogs return to action Thursday, Jan. 2 when they travel to take on UTEP in the CUSA opener. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
