Coastal Carolina’s Williams earns Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor

Published 3:33 pm Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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Coastal Carolina’s Rudi Williams earns the Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor after leading the Chanticleers to back-to-back victories.

Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Rudi Williams, Coastal Carolina
(Sr., G – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)

Chanticleers senior guard Rudi Williams averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as Coastal Carolina posted victories over South Carolina, 80-56, and Winthrop, 74-64. The Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, native shot .739 (17-of-23) from the field, including a perfect 5-for-5 on three-point attempts. Williams registered a season-high six assists against South Carolina and posted a season-high 30 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of his senior campaign versus Winthrop.

2021 Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Corey Allen, Georgia State
Week 2 – Caleb Asberry, Texas State
Week 3 – Charles Manning Jr., South Alabama
Week 4 – Rudi Williams, Coastal Carolina

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