ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University's Trenton Gibson has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

Gibson averaged 23 points per game to lead Tusculum to a pair of conference wins last week. He posted 22 points in TU's 82-72 win over in-state rival Carson-Newman. He followed with 24 points including his game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer in a 74-72 win at Catawba. During the week, he went 14-of-28 from the floor and 4-of-7 from three-point territory. He also shot a sizzling 14-of-16 from the free throw line. On the week he averaged 6.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.

The 2020 All-Conference standout is third in the league in scoring averaging 21.5 points per contest. His 5.3 assists per game average is also second-best in the SAC.

Gibson shines off the court as well where he is consensus SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll selection. He is a member of the Dean's List and President's List and was selected as the 2020 recipient of the SAC Elite 20 Award for men's basketball. In 2020, he was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team while majoring in sport management.

Tusculum is off to a 5-1 start and are tied for first place in the conference (5-1 SAC). The Pioneers return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Newberry for a 4 p.m. contest.