Anderson forward Jalen Hillery has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 11 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Hillery, a graduate student from Lawrenceville, Georgia, led the Trojans to a 2-0 record last week, with wins over Wingate (97-66) and UVA Wise (84-82). 

Hillery scored a career-high 40 points, going 15-for-19 (78.9%) from the field, including a career- and program-best 10 3-pointers. He also pulled down six rebounds and had an assist against the Bulldogs. 

He followed that performance with a 17-point showing against UVA Wise, where he shot 60% from the floor (6-for-10) and was 4-for-5 from the free-throw line. 

For the week, he averaged 28.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, and he shot 72.4% from the field, 68.8% from long range and 80% from the charity stripe.

Congrats to our guy Jalen Hillery for being named SAC Player of the Week coming off of a 2-0 week with big wins vs Wingate and UVA-Wise! pic.twitter.com/5dsGyeArqL

— Anderson Basketball (@AUTrojansMBB) January 30, 2023

2022-2023 SAC Men's Basketball Players Of The Week

Nov. 14 – Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Nov. 21 – Quandaveon McCollom, Newberry
Nov. 28 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Dec. 5 – Richard Nunez, Limestone
Dec. 12 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Dec. 19 – Bradley Dean, UVA Wise
Jan. 2 – Destin Clark, Wingate
Jan. 9 – Me’Kell Burries, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 16 – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 23 – DeAngelo Epps, Catawba
Jan. 30 – Jalen Hillery, Anderson

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the SAC Player of the Week awards program.