SHARWIL BELL OF RHODES COLLEGE, a senior guard from Memphis, Tenn., has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, December 19 through Monday, January 2.

Bell had a huge week as Rhodes went 2-1 including a perfect 2-0 record in the Coaches vs Classic Tournament in Montgomery, AL and improved to 7-4 on the season. In the Lynx 70-68 win against Meredith, Bell hit the game winning jump shot with 1.3 seconds to play. Bell led all scorers in the win with 25 points, grabbed six rebounds and had a game high five steals. In the Lynx 52-49 win over Rust, Bell scored a game high 16 points and hit consecutive jump shots in the last four minutes to give Rhodes the lead for good. Despite a tough loss to Millsaps Bell still posted 19 points and six rebounds.

For the week Bell averaged 20 points, six rebounds, 2.3 steals and one assist per contest.