Marcus Sasser Named The American Player of the Week

Marcus Sasser, American Athletic Conference Player of the Week, Nov. 15, 2021

HOUSTON – After leading the University of Houston Men's Basketball program to a pair of wins to open the season, junior guard Marcus Sasser was honored Monday as the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

In wins over Hofstra and Rice inside the Fertitta Center, Sasser led the Cougars and the American Athletic Conference with 25.5 points per game, scoring at least 25 points in each contest.

The Dallas native opened the year with 25 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals against Hofstra on Tuesday as the Cougars rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit.

Sasser followed that game with a 26-point effort in a 79-46 win over Rice on Friday. In addition to connect on 8-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-9 from the 3-point line, Sasser led all players with five assists without a turnover.

He posted his third and fourth consecutive games with 20+ points, becoming the first Cougar to accomplish that feat since guard Rob Gray at the end of the 2016-17 (last two games) and start of the 2017-18 season (first two games).

In addition to his scoring, Sasser also tops the Cougars with 4.0 assists per game and owns an impressive 2.67-to-1 assist-turnover ratio.

It was the third weekly award for Sasser during his career.

It was the third weekly award for Sasser during his career.

Memphis forward Emoni Bates was named the league's Freshman of the Week. UCF guard Darin Green, East Carolina guard Tristen Newton, Temple guard Khalif Battle, Tulane guard Jalen Cook and Tulsa forward Jeriah Horne were named to the Honor Roll.

UP NEXT
• Sasser and the Cougars wraps up their season-opening homestand when they face No. 25/25 Virginia at 7 p.m., Tuesday, inside the Fertitta Center.
• That game features two of the nation's Top-Three winningest teams since 2017-18... Cougars (112) and Cavaliers (108) trail only Gonzaga (129) during that stretch.
• From there, the Cougars hit the road for the first time in 2021-22 to compete at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in Las Vegas on Nov. 22-24. Houston opens that tournament at 3:30 p.m. (CST) Nov. 22 against Butler inside Michelob ULTRA Arena.

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