NEW ORLEANS – App State redshirt senior guard Myles Tate has been named Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Mountaineers to a conference home win and a MAC-SBC Challenge road victory.
 
In App State’s 2-0 week against Southern Miss and Ohio, Tate averaged 17.5 points, nine assists and six rebounds per game. He scored a career-high 27 points in the 72-59 road win at Ohio on Feb. 8 as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge after dishing out a career-high 11 assists in a 60-58 home win over Southern Miss on Feb. 5.
 
Tate compiled eight points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and delivered his final assist on a dunk by C.J. Huntley who beat the buzzer to down the Golden Eagles. His 11 assists marked his second double-digit performance of the season.
 
The Spartanburg, S.C., native wrapped up his week with an 8-for-16 shooting effort while scoring 18 of his 27 points in the second half to help erase a six-point deficit and complete a comeback over the Bobcats. Tate also handed out seven assists and grabbed five boards in the contest.
 
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Jackson Fields, Troy (Jr., F – Missouri City, Texas)
Week 2 – Nate Martin, Marshall (Sr., F – Houston, Texas)
Week 3 – Bryce Lindsay, James Madison (R-Fr., G – Baltimore, Md.)
Week 4 – Myles Corey, South Alabama (Gr., G – Ontario, Calif.)
Week 5 – Denijay Harris, Southern Miss (Gr., F – Columbus, Miss.)
Week 6 – Taryn Todd, Arkansas State (Sr., G – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada)
Week 7 – Robert Davis Jr., Old Dominion (So., G – Detroit, Mich.)
Week 8 – Tyrel Morgan, Texas State (Gr., F – Atlanta, Ga.)
Week 9 – Tayton Conerway, Troy (Sr., G – Burleson, Texas)
Week 10 – Sean Durugordon, Old Dominion (R-Sr., G – Harlem, N.Y.)
Week 11 – Tylan Pope, Texas State (R-Sr., F – Franklinton, La.)
Week 12 – Jalen Speer, Marshall (Gr., G – Gainesville, Fla.)
Week 13 – Mark Freeman, James Madison (R-Sr., G – Memphis, Tenn.)
Week 14 – Myles Tate, App State (R-Sr., G – Spartanburg, S.C.)