Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 ATLANTA, Ga. (February 6, 2012) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today its weekly honors and Kentucky State has two honorees this week. Brandon Darrett has been named SIAC Men's Basketball Co-Newcomer of the Week (along with Stillman College sophomore Jeffrey Wherry), while Kentucky State University junior Sharnita Lloyd has been named SIAC Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Week. Tuskegee University senior Joshua Eichelberger has been named SIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week and Stillman College senior Phyllice Eubanks has been named SIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

Darrett, a forward from Evansville, IN, nearly averaged a double-double with 9.5 points and nine rebounds in two games, earning his third weekly honor this season. The 6-foot-7 Vincennes University transfer also averaged 1.5 blocks and one steal while dishing out three assists per contest, helping lead the Thorobreds to a 2-0 record for the week with victories over LeMoyne-Owen and Miles. Darrett is currently averaging 1.9 blocks per game, which ranks second in the SIAC.

Lloyd, a guard from Ribbons, IL, averaged 12 points and three rebounds in two games. The 5-foot-6 Moraine Valley Community College transfer also averaged 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals on the week.