Essam Mostafa, Coastal Carolina
(#44, Fr, F - Cairo, Egypt)

Essam led the Chanticleers to a pair of road victories at Troy. The freshman from Cairo, Egypt shot 70.6 percent from the field while averaging 18 points per game. He also hit eight of his 11 free throws (72.7 %). Essam picked up double-doubles in both games bringing his season total to seven. He averaged 11.5 rebounds per game and also added four blocked shots while averaging only 29 minutes a game.

Player of the Week Recap
Week 1 - Justin Roberts, Georgia State
Week 2 - Markquis Nowell, Little Rock
Week 3 - Adrian Delph, App State
Week 4 - DeVante' Jones, Coastal Carolina
Week 5 - Corey Allen, Georgia State
Week 6 - Ben Coupet Jr., Little Rock
Week 7 - Ruot Monyyong, Little Rock
Week 8 - Caleb Asberry, Texas State
Week 9 - DeVante' Jones, Coastal Carolina
Week 10 - Cedric Russell, Louisiana 
Week 11 - Marquis Easton, Arkansas State
Week 12 - Marquis Easton, Arkansas State  
Week 13 - Jalen Thomas, Georgia State
Week 14 - Essam Mostafa, Coastal Carolina