PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Daishon Smith, ULM (Sr., G, Jacksonville, Fla.)
ULM senior guard Daishon Smith averaged 37.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game while leading the Warhawks to a home sweep over Georgia State and Georgia Southern. Smith hit 20-of-41 (.488) field goal attempts (49 percent), including 10-of-22 (.455) from three-point range, and 24-of-26 (.923) free throw attempts. In addition, he played 77 out of 80 minutes. The Wichita State transfer scored a game-high 38 points, connecting on 5-of-11 shots from three-point range, adding six rebounds, six assists and two steals in ULM’s 88-79 victory over Georgia Southern. He netted 21 second-half points against the Eagles, accounting for 15 of the Warhawks’ 17 points during a 5:14 stretch. Smith opened the week with a solid all-around performance in ULM’s 82-76 win over then-first-place Georgia State, finishing with 36 points, a career-best eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. He scored 22 second-half points against the Panthers, including seven straight during a 30-second span in the final 1:37 to turn a one-point deficit into an 80-74 lead. Smith went a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line. For his efforts, he was named the Lou Henson Award Co-National Player of the Week and College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week. The Jacksonville, Fla., native dedicated his performances to the memory of his younger brother, Marquis Smith, who was killed on Feb. 5.

2018-19 Weekly Award Winners
November 13: D'Marcus Simonds, Georgia State
November 20: Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern
November 27: Nijal Pearson, Texas State
December 3: Nijal Pearson, Texas State
December 10: Alonzo Sule, Texas State
December 17: Ty Cockfield II, Arkansas State
January 7: Daishon Smith, ULM
January 14: JaKeenan Gant, Louisiana
January 21: Jordon Varnado, Troy
January 28: JaKeenan Gant, Louisiana and Trhae Mitchell, South Alabama
February 4: Zac Cuthbertson, Coastal Carolina and Brian Warren, UTA
February 11: Daishon Smith, ULM