Texas Wesleyan University sophomore Joey Gladney was honored by the Red River Athletic Conference as the men’s basketball Player of the Week for January 6-12. For the Rams, in their first season as a member of the RRAC, he becomes the first basketball player, male or female, to earn that honor.

The 6’-6” Palestine, Texas native came off the bench to score 26 points, leading all players in Wesleyan’s 86-76 victory over The University of Texas of the Permian Basin on Saturday night. He also pulled down five rebounds and recorded one steal in the Rams’ only game of the week. He connected on nine of 14 shots from the field, including four of six three-pointers, and was perfect in four attempts from the free throw line.

Shooting nearly 59 percent from the floor for the season (through Saturday), Gladney ranks third in the Red River Conference. He has also made 11 of 25 three-point attempts (44 percent) which ranks sixth. Gladney has not started a game this season, but is the Rams’ fifth-leading scorer, averaging 9.6 points in just over 18 minutes per contest.

More information about the conference announcement can be found at www.redriverconference.com