MONTGOMERY – Alabama State junior guard Jamel Waters has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Waters led the Hornets into tournament play at the University of Utah where he scored in double digits each game, averaging 16 points per game. That includes a 19-point game against nationally-ranked Utah.
The Birmingham native also averaged four rebounds, a steal and 5.8 assists per outing. On the season he averages 13 points per game and leads the SWAC averaging 6.2 assists per game and also leads the conference in assists-to-turnover ratio at 2.8.