Wichita State's
Markis McDuffie was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for Feb. 4-10.
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McDuffie – a 6-8 senior forward from Paterson, N.J. -- averaged 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds to lead the Shockers to another 2-0 week. He hit 6-of-14 threes (.429), was a perfect 9-for-9 at the foul line and became just the 16
th player in school history to reach 100 career steals.
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McDuffie made four three-pointers and scored 25 points in Saturday's home victory against Tulane. It was his tenth 20-point performance of the year, tying 2014 consensus All-American Cleanthony Early for the most by a Marshall Era Shocker.
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McDuffie scored 14 points Wednesday night at ECU to help WSU to its first true road victory.
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The senior has connected on threes in a career-best 14-straight games – tied for the ninth longest streak in school history – and now ranks 13
th on the school's career three-point field goal chart.
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This is McDuffie's fifth weekly honor from The American this season. He's twice won the league's player of the week award.
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For the season, McDuffie's 18.9 points per game ranks second on The American leaderboard. He also ranks among the league's top-10 in free throw percentage (5
th, .835), 3-point percentage (8
th, .385) and 3-pointers (6
th, 2.5).
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Winners of four-straight games, Wichita State (12-11, 5-6 American) travels to Cincinnati on Sunday. The Noon CT tip airs nationally on ESPN.
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY AWARDS:
Feb. 3-10, 2019
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Player of the Week
Corey Davis, Jr., HoustonÂ
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Freshman of the Week
Cedrick Alley, Jr., Houston
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Honor Roll
David Collins, USFÂ
Jarron Cumberland, CincinnatiÂ
Aubrey Dawkins, UCFÂ
Jeremiah Martin, MemphisÂ
Markis McDuffie, Wichita State
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SHOCKER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:
Nov. 12 Â --
Markis McDuffie (Player of the Week)
Nov. 19 --
Markis McDuffie
Dec. 3 ---
Samajae Haynes-Jones
Dec. 17 --
Jaime Echenique
Jan. 21 --
Markis McDuffie
Feb. 4 --
Markis McDuffie (Player of the Week)
Feb. 4 --
Jamarius Burton (Freshman of the Week)
Feb. 11 – Markis McDuffie