NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Tech third year forward Braylon Wenger has been named the first Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week of the 2026-27 season after leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 record with a pair of home wins during the season’s first week of games.
 
Wenger averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 29 minutes per game while shooting 11-for-21 (.524) from the floor, including 7-for-16 (.438) beyond the 3-point line in wins over Kent State and Arkansas-Monticello.
 
A Dalton, Ohio native, Wenger scored 28 points with five rebounds in an 85-75 victory against the Golden Flashes as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge on Nov. 2 - the season’s opening night. He played 36 minutes and shot 8-for-12 overall, including 4-for-8 beyond the arc, and 8-for-10 at the free throw line while dishing out two assists in his Louisiana Tech debut.
 
Wenger closed out the first week of the campaign with 13 points, four boards and three assists while making three 3-pointers in just 22 minutes of a 76-17 win over Arkansas-Monticello on Nov. 5.
 
2026-27 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Braylon Wenger, Louisiana Tech (Third Year, F – Dalton, Ohio)