Men’s Basketball: UL guard Bryant Mbamalu is SBC Player of the Week

Tim Buckley, Daily Advertiser, March 4, 2014

UL’s Bryant Mbamalu (0) earns Player of the Week honors after his 32-point performance against South Alabama. / Leslie Westbrook/The Advertiser

One day after scoring a career-high 32 points in a 102-74 home win over South Alabama, UL’s Bryant Mbamalu was named Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week, as well as the LSWA’s state Player of the Week with Cecilia Okoye of McNeese State.

Mbamalu also pulled down 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and scored his 1,000th career point on Sunday against the Jaguars.

The senior from Dulles High in Sugar Land, Texas, is averaging 12.1 points per game for the 19-10 Ragin’ Cajuns, who visit Western Kentucky on Thursday night and close their 2013-14 regular season Saturday night at Arkansas State.

One day after scoring a career-high 32 points in a 102-74 home win over South Alabama, UL’s Bryant Mbamalu was named Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week, as well as the LSWA’s state Player of the Week with Cecilia Okoye of McNeese State.

Mbamalu also pulled down 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and scored his 1,000th career point on Sunday against the Jaguars.

The senior from Dulles High in Sugar Land, Texas, is averaging 12.1 points per game for the 19-10 Ragin’ Cajuns, who visit Western Kentucky on Thursday night and close their 2013-14 regular season Saturday night at Arkansas State.