NEW ORLEANS – James Madison redshirt senior guard Mark Freeman has been named Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after pacing the Dukes to a 2-0 record at home in league play.
 
Freeman is the second James Madison player to earn the league’s top weekly honor this season and first since teammate Bryce Lindsay on Nov. 26, 2024.
 
A Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team choice, Freeman averaged 23 points while shooting 16-for-31 (.516) from the field, 6-for-15 (.400) from 3-point range, and 8-of-9 (.889) at the free throw line while leading James Madison to a pair of victories over Coastal Carolina and Old Dominion and extending the team’s winning streak to four games.

Against Coastal Carolina on Jan. 30, Freeman finished with 29 points and four rebounds on 10-for-17. The Memphis, Tenn., native also added three 3-pointers, as the performance marked his third game with at least 25 points this season. On Feb. 1 against Old Dominion Freeman finished with 17 points and two steals, while adding three more treys. 
 
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.)