Kingsley, Allen are SEC Players of the Week



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SEC Player of the Week - Arkansas' Moses Kingsley, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound junior center from Abuja, Nigeria, averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds in wins over No. 5 Texas A&M and Texas Tech. Kingsley posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks to hand No. 5 Texas A&M its first conference loss of the year. After going scoreless and without a rebound in the first half against Texas Tech, he recorded a double-double the rest of the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the overtime victory. He hit the first bucket of overtime against Texas Tech and scored four points and added three rebounds in the extra period. Kingsley has three consecutive double-doubles and ranks second in the SEC with 11 double-doubles on the year. He is one of five Power Five Conference players in the country with 11-plus double-doubles this season.

SEC Freshman of the Week - Florida's KeVaughn Allen, a 6-foot-2, 183-pound guard from Little Rock, Ark., averaged 17.5 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals against Vanderbilt and No. 9 West Virginia. Allen dropped 19 points on No. 9 West Virginia, which came into Saturday's game with KenPom's No. 1 defense in the nation. Allen took advantage of the Mountaineers' aggressive defensive style to get to the free throw line, where he went 9-for-9. He also passed out a career-high four assists in the game. In Florida's one-point loss at Vanderbilt, Allen co-led the Gators with 16 points. Allen spearheaded UF's furious late rally, scoring the Gators' final 11 points over the last 32 seconds of the game. Allen had efficient numbers across the board this week, shooting .500 from the field, .559 from 3-point range and knocking down all 10 free throws.