The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Elijah Millsap Earns C-USA Player Of The Week
1/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB's Elijah Millsap was selected as the Conference USA Player of the Week, announced league officials on Monday. The award is the third weekly honor Millsap has received from the conference, as he was the league's Rookie of the Week on Nov. 16 and the Player of the Week on Dec. 21.
"Elijah had a terrific week and is very deserving of this honor," UAB head coach Mike Davis said. "He is having a great season for us. This past week is just an example of what he has done all season for us, and I am happy the media from around the league recognized him for his efforts."
Millsap had a pair of outstanding performances in two road contests last week at ACC foe Virginia on Wednesday and SEC foe Arkansas on Saturday. In the 73-72 win at Arkansas, Millsap collected a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds and four steals. Despite not scoring the game-winning basket against the Razorbacks, Millsap still found a way to make an impact on the play. It was his screen to occupy a pair of defenders that freed teammate Howard Crawford for the game-winning dunk with one second left.
In a hard-fought 73-64 loss against the Cavaliers, Millsap was nearly unstoppable, collecting 27 points on 13-of-22 shooting from the floor to go along with 11 rebounds. His 13 field goals are the fourth-most in a game in school history. Additionally, the game marked his league-leading seventh double-double of the season.
On the week, Millsap averaged 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. He also connected on 20-of-36 (.556) shots from the floor and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Millsap will lead UAB into the C-USA opener on Wednesday night against East Carolina at 7 p.m. at Bartow Arena. The contest can be heard live on WUHT 107.7 FM with David Crane and Steve Mitchell on the call. Tickets are available by calling the UAB ticket office at 205-975-8221, or by going online to UABsports.com.
