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Omar Strong Wins Top SWAC Honor

Omar Strong of Texas Southern has been named the 2013 Player of the Year of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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Dan Hanner
Jun 17, 2013
Spurs Isolate, Defend Paint, Go Up 3-2
Prior to Game 5, the Heat were averaging 58.7 percent on shots in the paint in the series, going 81-for-138 as a team. In Game 5, the Spurs did an excellent job of defending the paint, allowing the Heat to convert on just 46.5 percent.

Peter Chalach
Jun 17, 2013
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Stat Leaders (Click here for full stats)

Points
Omar StrongTexas Southern16.97
Ray PennTexas Southern12.23
Fred SturdivantTexas Southern11.13
Lawrence Johnson-DannerTexas Southern8.52
Aaron ClaybornTexas Southern7.58
Rebounds
Fred SturdivantTexas Southern8.23
Aaron ClaybornTexas Southern5.42
Kyrie SuttonTexas Southern4.26
Madarious GibbsTexas Southern3.74
Omar StrongTexas Southern3.39
Assists
Ray PennTexas Southern5.74
Madarious GibbsTexas Southern2.94
Omar StrongTexas Southern2.10
Dexter EllingtonTexas Southern1.00
Lawrence Johnson-DannerTexas Southern0.97
Blocks
Fred SturdivantTexas Southern3.19
Kyrie SuttonTexas Southern0.77
Aaron ClaybornTexas Southern0.35
Billy RosenbergTexas Southern0.18
Lawrence Johnson-DannerTexas Southern0.13
Steals
Madarious GibbsTexas Southern0.97
Omar StrongTexas Southern0.87
Fred SturdivantTexas Southern0.84
Ray PennTexas Southern0.81
Lawrence Johnson-DannerTexas Southern0.58
Player Efficiency Rating
Billy RosenbergTexas Southern23.88
Fred SturdivantTexas Southern23.13
Aaron ClaybornTexas Southern17.18
Omar StrongTexas Southern16.84
Kyrie SuttonTexas Southern15.46


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Top Performers for March 02, 2013

SWAC Standings

Date / TimeOpponentResult
2/18 9:00 PM Mississippi Valley StateW, 73-57
2/23 7:00 PM Alabama A&MW, 62-64
2/25 8:30 PM Alabama StateW, 50-70
2/28 9:00 PM SouthernW, 79-66
3/02 9:00 PM Alcorn StateW, 78-59

* All times Eastern

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PlayerTeamCategoryStat
Fred SturdivantTexas SouthernPoints24
Marquiz BakerAlcorn StatePoints22
Madarious GibbsTexas SouthernRebounds8
Aaron ClaybornTexas SouthernRebounds8
Ray PennTexas SouthernAssists8
LeAntwan LuckettAlcorn StateAssists4
Fred SturdivantTexas SouthernBlocks5
Aaron ClaybornTexas SouthernBlocks1
Aaron ClaybornTexas SouthernSteals3
Fred SturdivantTexas SouthernSteals2
Fred SturdivantTexas SouthernFIC18.8
Madarious GibbsTexas SouthernFIC14.9

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RankTeamOverallConf.GB
1 Texas Southern 17-14 16-2 -
2 Southern 23-10 15-3 1
3 UAPB 16-14 15-3 1
4 Jackson State 11-18 9-9 7
5 Prairie View A&M 15-19 8-10 8
6 Alabama State 10-22 8-10 8
7 Alcorn State 10-24 8-10 8
8 Alabama A&M 11-20 6-12 10
9 MVSU 5-23 5-13 11
10 Grambling State 0-28 0-18 16

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