In the first of likely many awards for freshman point guard Andrew Nembhard, the young man from Ontario, Canada was announced as the SEC Freshman of the Week by the conference on Monday.

In Florida’s home blowout win over North Florida last week, Nembhard finished the contest with 11 assists and zero turnovers in 22 minutes of play. Seven of the 11 assists came in the first half and in his last two games Nembhard has 18 assists and zero turnovers.

His 11 assists and no turnovers against UNF was just the second time an SEC freshman had that many assists and no turnovers in a contest since 1967. Only eight players in the SEC in any class have accomplished that feat in the same time frame.

At 6.6 assists per game, Nembhard is second in the SEC in that category only behind Auburn’s Jared Harper. He also averages seven points and three rebounds so far this season. In seven games this season and starting all of them, Nembhard has just nine turnovers.

As a true freshman, Nembhard is tops on the team in minutes played and averaging 30.1 minutes per game. He’s third on the team with eight three-point shots made so far this season. His 3.0 rebounds per game is fourth on the squad.

Nembhard and company got back on track last Tuesday with a resounding 98-66 win over the University of North Florida. After a 1-2 outing in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Gators stand 4-3 on the season.

The offense has been an issue for much of the early season and that wasn’t expected to be the case. The offense certainly wasn’t an issue against the Ospreys. With Nembhard dishing it out, the Gators were 16-for-28 from behind the arc in the contest.

They look to stay offensive against a much better defensive opponent in West Virginia as the Gators are back in action Tuesday, December 4, in New York City when they take on the Mountaineers as part of the Jimmy V Classic. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET.