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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-21-2016, 05:40 PM:

Was there ever a doubt after Malik Monk would be the SEC Freshman of the Week after a 23-point performance in Madison Square Garden against No. 13 Michigan State? Monk drilled seven three-pointers and grabbed a team-high six rebounds against the Spartans. The Arkansas native then scored 14 points against Duquesne on Sunday night to wrap up the award. He averaged a team-high 18.5 points the last two games.

Point guard De'Aaron Fox took home the award last week, giving Kentucky, now No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, the award in back-to-back weeks to start the season.

According to a University of Kentucky press release, Kentucky has now captured the honor in consecutive weeks to open the season for the second time in the John Calipari era. Eric Bledsoe and John Wall opened the 2009-10 season with five straight accolades.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-22-2016, 03:38 PM:

It's hard enough to have one player win this award but to go back to back with 2 separate players winning the award is phenomenal.