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Men's Basketball MSC Press Release

Freed-Hardeman's Sain, Georgetown's Lewis Named MSC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Freed-Hardeman's (Tenn.) Rico Sain and Georgetown's (Ky.) Darien Lewis are the Mid-South Conference Men's Basketball Players of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

Pinnacle Financial Partners sponsors the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week Award program. Pinnacle Financial Partners was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with banks in eight states in the southeast United States.

MSC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
Rico Sain – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) – Sr. – Guard – Jackson, Tenn.
  • Sain snatched five steals and swatted two shots in the Lions' 2-0 week.
  • The senior also grabbed 13 total rebounds across those contests.
  • Sain earns his third weekly honor of the season.
MSC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week
Darien Lewis – Georgetown (Ky.) – Sr. – Guard – Louisville, Ky.
  • Lewis scored a team-high 24 points in the Tigers' victory against the Cumberland Phoenix.
  • The senior shot 53.3% from the field, grabbed eight rebounds, and hit four three-pointers in the game.
  • Lewis earns his first weekly honor of the season.
Men's Basketball Players of the Week - School Men's Basketball Players of the Week - School
Date Offense Defense
Oct. 27 Kenyata Carbon – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Riggs Abner – Cumberland (Tenn.)
Nov. 3 Triston Conger – Cumberland (Tenn.) Rashad Bishop – Georgetown (Ky.)
Nov. 10 Triston Conger – Cumberland (Tenn.) Malachi Robinson – Cumberlands (Ky.)
Nov. 17 Kyle Duke – Cumberlands (Ky.) Rashad Bishop – Georgetown (Ky.)
Nov. 24 Chauncey Hughes III – Bethel (Tenn.) Isaiah Mason – Georgetown (Ky.)
Dec. 1 Dalton Kramer – Campbellsville (Ky.) Rico Sain – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Dec. 8 Kenyata Carbon – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Jake Hatch – Cumberland (Tenn.)
Dec. 15 Kyle Duke – Cumberlands (Ky.) Ra Briggs – Campbellsville (Ky.)
Dec. 22 Kenyata Carbon – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Jamarcus Powell – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Jan. 5 Kenyata Carbon – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Rashad Bishop – Georgetown (Ky.)
Jan. 12 Kenyata Carbon – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Rodney Henderson – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Jan. 19 Michael Nwoye – Cumberland (Tenn.) Phil Horton – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Jan. 26 Kyle Duke – Cumberlands (Ky.) Malachi Robinson – Cumberlands (Ky.)
Feb. 2 Zion Harmon – Georgetown (Ky.) Isaiah Mason – Georgetown (Ky.)
Feb. 9 Kenyata Carbon – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Rico Sain – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Feb. 16 Darien Lewis – Georgetown (Ky.) Rico Sain – Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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Players Mentioned

Phil Horton

#24 Phil Horton

F
6' 6"
Graduate Student
3L
Rico Sain

#10 Rico Sain

G
6' 2"
Senior
TR
Jamarcus Powell

#22 Jamarcus Powell

F
6' 6"
Junior
TR
Rodney Henderson

#2 Rodney Henderson

G
6' 2"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Phil Horton

#24 Phil Horton

6' 6"
Graduate Student
3L
F
Rico Sain

#10 Rico Sain

6' 2"
Senior
TR
G
Jamarcus Powell

#22 Jamarcus Powell

6' 6"
Junior
TR
F
Rodney Henderson

#2 Rodney Henderson

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
G
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