AP Player of the week: Tennessee's Dalton Knecht averaged 32 points in a pair of wins – Winnipeg Free Press
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The fifth-year senior from Thornton, Colorado, averaged 32.0 points and six rebounds in wins over Florida and Alabama. Knecht had 39 points and eight rebounds in an 85-66 win over Florida on Tuesday after scoring 36 against Georgia the week before to become the first SEC player since Shaquille O’Neal in 1991 to have consecutive 35-point games.
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It was the most points scored by a Stanford freshman since Chasson Randle had 30 against Arizona State in the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament, and the 28 points were the most off the bench for the Cardinal since Aaron Bright had 29 against Illinois State in 2012. Carlyle, who had been averaging 8.3 points, also had eight rebounds in the win. Aboubacar Traore, Long Beach State.