HIGGINBOTHAM NAMED RRAC P.O.W. |
Higginbotham, a senior guard from Little Elm, Texas, connected on 17-of-21 (81%) shots from three-point range for the Rams. He sank seven three-pointers in two games, going 7-for-11 in a 106-93 overtime loss to conference front-runner Jarvis Christian College (Texas) and notching a perfect 7-for-7 with a career-high 34 points in a 113-78 win over Bacone College (Okla.). That performance gave Higginbotham a comfortable lead in three-point shooting in the country at 54% on the season.
Garza, a junior guard from Laredo, Texas, made 69.0% of his three-point attempts as Wiley won a pair of conference games last week. The Rams wrapped up the regular season with a win over Langston University on Monday. They will turn around and play the Lions again on Thursday in first round action of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament. That game is scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m. in Waxahachie, TX. |
FORT WORTH, TX: Texas Wesleyan University’s CJ Higginbotham was named Red River Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period of February 19-25. Higginbotham shared the award with Hector Garza of Wiley College.The Rams Online was created by College Sports Online, Inc. It is maintained by Josh Lacy, SID, Texas Wesleyan University.