Moody, Beard named men's basketball players of the week



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Player of the Week

Stefan Moody • Ole Miss

Guard • Junior • Kissimmee, Fla.

Moody was named SEC Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points, five rebounds and five steals in leading the Rebels to wins at Mississippi State and against Tennessee. Moody scored a career-high 29 points and knocked down eight 3-pointer as the Rebels earned their first season sweep of MSU since 1998. He knocked down three 3s in 82 seconds in the second half as Ole Miss erased a 10-point deficit to defeat the Bulldogs. The eight 3s are tied for the second most in school history, trailing only Marshall Henderson's school record of 10. He then scored 22 points on six 3-pointers and tallied a career-high six steals as Ole Miss downed Tennessee Saturday.

Freshman of the Week

Anton Beard • Arkansas

Guard • North Little Rock, Ark.

Beard was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 12 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds in wins against Missouri and at Mississippi State. After reaching double figures just once in non-conference play, Beard extended his double figure streak to a season-best three games. Against Missouri, Beard scored eight of his 13 points and passed out all five of his assists in the second half. Beard was 6-for-6 at the free throw line at Mississippi State, including two with 12 seconds left that gave Arkansas a four-point lead.