After two straight 20-plus point performances, Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry has been named the SEC Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
Perry scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 72-45 victory against Missouri on Jan. 14, then contributed 22 points and 12 rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 91-59 victory against Georgia Saturday. The 6-foot-10 forward has now scored at least 21 points in four of his last six games.
“It’s about my teammates finding me and believing in me and trusting me to finish plays off,” Perry said after MSU’s win over Georgia.
The honor is the first of Perry’s career. The sophomore forward won SEC Freshman of the Week twice a season ago. Perry is one of five Power Five players and the only SEC player to average a double-double on the season (16.4 points, 10.1 rebounds). His 10 double-doubles this season lead the SEC and his 19 career double-doubles are tops among SEC active players.
MSU (11-6, 2-3 SEC) is back in action at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Arkansas at Humphrey Coliseum.
Hodge is the former sports editor for The Dispatch.
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