Aaric Murray scored 48 points on 20 of 28 shooting on Wednesday against Temple. (CSN Philly photo) |
Nearly one week after it happened, Aaric Murray’s 48 point outburst still resonates. The Texas Southern big man’s big game against Temple helped him win a national honor. College Insider is reporting that Murray was named the Lute Olsen “Player of The Week” winner on Monday.
Aaric Murray @TXSOTigers earns Lute Olson award national player of the week honors http://t.co/5trDeTxFuV @theswac @HBCUGameday
– Angela Lento (@collegeinsider) December 23, 2013
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Murray scored 48 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Texas Southern upset Temple on Wednesday. Murray is the first HBCU player to earn this honor this season. He is averaging 24.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.