Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Winceton Edwards

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/13/2020
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Junior Winceton Edwards has been named the Mississippi College Merit Health Male Athlete of the Week, it was announced on Monday (Jan. 13).

Edwards (Meridian, Miss.) averaged 20.5 points per game and shot 47% from the floor over a pair of road losses to Valdosta State and West Florida last weekend.

He opened the week with a 22-point performance against the Blazers, going 7-of-16 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line with three assists and two rebounds. Edwards followed that up with 19 points on 9-of-18 shooting with three rebounds and two steals.

The Jones County JC transfer is leading the squad with 14.0 points per game and is shooting 42% from the field and 34% from the three-point line.

The Choctaws will be back at home this week to host Christian Brothers (Jan. 16) and Union (Jan. 18).


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12/10/2018 Dyllan Taylor Men's Basketball
12/10/2018 Jamilah Sanders Women's Basketball
12/3/2018 Marcus Lytle Men's Basketball
12/3/2018 Zairia Brown Women's Track
11/19/2018 Zariah Matthews Women's Basketball
11/19/2018 Tre Jenkins Men's Basketball
11/12/2018 Rita Okoro Women's Soccer
11/12/2018 Brandon Boston Men's Basketball
11/5/2018 Jill Brown Volleyball
11/5/2018 Jordan Pritchard Men's Cross Country
10/29/2018 Victor Bazan Men's Soccer
10/29/2018 Alisa Morozova Women's Tennis
10/22/2018 D.J. Smith Football
10/22/2018 Katie Taylor Women's Soccer
10/15/2018 Lauren Smith Women's Soccer
10/15/2018 Will Young Men's Cross Country
10/8/2018 Tiberias Lampkin Football
10/8/2018 Lexie Laurendine Volleyball
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