Buckingham Named USBWA National Player of the Week

DURANT, Okla. – After helping No. 21/22 Southeastern to a 3-1 record over the last two weeks and earning MVP honors at the Hoops in Hawaii Invitational Kevin Buckingham has been named The United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week.
 
The Savage Storm started the week with a 98-68 win over Arlington Baptist before heading west to Honolulu, Hi., for the Hoops in Hawaii Invitational. While there they dropped the opener to Simon Fraser in overtime 86-83 before closing out the tournament with an 88-68 win over Alaska-Anchorage and a 59-57 victory over Colorado Mines.
 
Buckingham averaged 28.0 ppg over four games, shooting 60.3 percent from the field while also pulling down 8.3 rebounds per contest and posted 1.0 blocks per game.
 
He posted a career-high 46 points in the 20-point win over Alaska-Anchorage and put up two other 20-point outings, with 25 against Arlington Baptist and 23 versus Simon Fraser.  His lowest point output of the week was an 18-point effort in the win over Colorado Mines.
 
Buckingham and Southeastern return to action Dec. 31 when they host Friends at 3 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.