Southwestern University Pirates men's basketball point guard Kyle Howard was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Dec. 9 through Sunday, Dec. 15.
Howard scored 12 points, two rebounds, and two assists; nailing the game-winning jumper over the outstretched arms of Colorado College big man CooXooEii Black. He followed that up with eight points and six rebounds in just 20 minutes against Johnson & Wales.
The Southwestern University Pirates are 6-3 this season and 2-0 in conference play. The Pirates will resume conference play on Sunday, Dec. 29 against Schreiner University at 5:30 p.m.