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Box Score 3 FRANKFORT, Ky. (January 11, 2012) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its Week Seven Basketball Honors and Kentucky State's
Brandon Darrett picked up Newcomer of the Week.
Darrett, a 6-7 forward from Evansville, IN, earns his second weekly honor this season, averaging 10.3 points, including a season-high 12 points against Fort Valley State, and 7.3 rebounds in three games. The Vincennes University transfer also averaged 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks on defense while helping the Thorobreds to a 3-0 record for the week with victories over conference-foes Albany State, Fort Valley State, and Paine. Darrett leads the Thorobreds with 1.6 blocks per game and a .556 shooting percentage from the field, ranking fifth and sixth in the SIAC, respectively, in those categories.
Darrett is joined by Tuskegee University senior Joshua Eichelberger who was named SIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Stillman College senior Jamila McKinnis and Albany State University freshman April Thomas have been named SIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, respectively.
For more information regarding Kentucky State University men's and women's basketball, visit www.ksuthorobreds.com.
