SUWANEE, Ga. - Senior guard
Blake Martinez from Mandeville, La., has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, February 15 through Sunday, February 21.
Martinez single-handedly willed the Majors into the SCAC playoffs by averaging 28.0 points per game in a weekend sweep of Colorado College and Austin College.
He tied a career-high with 29 points on Friday night against the Tigers and scored 25 of his 27 points in the second-half in a come-from-behind victory over the top-seeded ‘Roos to secure the Majors' spot in the SCAC Tournament field.
For the weekend, Martinez shot 47 percent from the field (18-of-38) and 42 percent from beyond the arc (9-of-21) while going 11-for-12 from the free-throw line, including four in the closing seconds to defeat Austin College.
He becomes the first Millsaps men's basketball player to earn the honor this season.
Martinez and the rest of his Majors teammates are set to face Centre College in the opening round of the 2010 SCAC Tournament Friday afternoon at The Hangar Dome. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. with the game being broadcast live online at the following link.
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