NEW ORLEANS – South Alabama junior forward Barry Dunning Jr. has been named Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following a historic scoring performance during the league’s penultimate week of the regular season.
 
Dunning averaged 30 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 18-for-30 (.600) from the floor, 10-for-13 (.769) from 3-point range, and 14-for-17 (.842) at the free throw line in two road contests.
 
A 6-6 forward, Dunning recorded one of the premier offensive performances in all of college basketball this season at Texas State on Feb. 22. The Mobile, Ala., native dropped 46 points on 13-for-20 shooting from the floor, including 9-for-12 beyond the 3-point arc, while going a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line.
 
Dunning's 46 points are the second most in a game in Sun Belt history and rank as the second-highest point total in an NCAA Division I men's basketball contest this season. Additionally, Dunning tied a 51-year-old South Alabama program record for points in a single game and matched a 13-year-old record for most 3-pointers made.
 
Dunning also led the team with 14 points and eight rebounds while shooting 5-for-10 from the field in the Jaguars’ 60-56 road victory at Arkansas State on Feb. 19.
 
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.)
Week 15 – Cesare Edwards, Georgia State (Sr., C – Hartsville, S.C.)
Week 16 – Barry Dunning Jr., South Alabama (Jr., F – Mobile, Ala.)