Allmond earns Southland Player of Week honors
11/23/2009 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Sam Houston State senior guard Corey Allmond has been named the Southland men's basketball player of the week the league office announced Monday.
Allmond, a native of Oxon Hill, Maryland, set the Adolph Rupp Arena, Southland Conference and Sam Houston State record with 11 three-point baskets made in 102-92 loss at No. 4 Kentucky Thursday.
His 37 points scored against the Wildcats ranks as the second-highest single-game scoring total by a Bearkat against an NCAA Division I opponent.
Allmond snapped the old Southland three-point field goal record of 10 held by Earnest Porter of Nicholls and Daryl Cohen of Southeastern Louisiana. Allmond followed his record-setting performance with 11 more points in a loss to the 2009 Horizon League champion Cleveland State. CSU reached the second round of the NCAA tournament last year after a first round upset of Wake Forest.
Allmond is the Bearkats' leading scorer this year, averaging 19.0 points a game as Sam Houston has rolled up a 2-2 record. For the year, Allmond is 18-of-39 from beyond the three point arc for a season percentage of .462.
Sam Houston State will play Oral Roberts in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Huntsville time.
The next home game for the Bearkat men will be Monday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. against Mid America Christian. Attending the contest can help Sam Houston students earn a free T-Shirt.
The first 500 SHSU students to attend any combination of three home men's or women's basketball games will win a Bearkat basketball t-shirt courtesy of Student Activities and Bearkat Athletics.
Attendees will be tracked via the BearkatOneCard. For the purposes of the promotion, the men's and women's basketball doubleheader on Monday, November 30, will count as one event only. Sam Students receive free admission to BEarkat home games on presentation of their BearkatOneCard.
Huntsville area fans can purchase tickets on-line now at www.gobearkats.com or by contacting the Sam Houston State athletic ticket office at the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
To purchase tickets to Bearkat athletic events, go to www.gobearkats.com or contact the Sam Houston State ticket office located in the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is 936 294-1729.
