Cuthbertson Named SAC Co-Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill men's basketball forward Isaiah Cuthbertson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. Cuthbertson earns Player of the Week honors for the first time in his Mars Hill career.

Cuthbertson, a junior from Cleveland, N.C., pulled down a SAC-record 24 rebounds in a 64-54 Lion victory over Catawba on Saturday. Of Cuthbertson's 24 rebounds, 13 were on defense, 11 on offense and 15 came in the first half. He surpassed former Lion Andrew Brown, who set the previous record of 23 on December 12, 1998. His 24 rebounds are four shy of the Mars Hill school record, set by Duke Fisher on February 2, 1965. In Saturday's win, Cuthbertson scored a season high 26 points and was 8-for-11 from the free throw line.

In Mars Hill's 79-70 loss against Anderson on Wednesday, Cuthbertson contributed 11 points. In 15 games played this season, Cuthbertson is averaging 12.3 points per game and a team high 9.6 rebounds per game, good for second in the league.

Lenior-Rhyne senior R.J. McClure shares Player of the Week honors with Cuthbertson. McClure scored a conference-record 52 points in a 134-127 double-overtime loss to Newberry on Wednesday.

Mars Hill will hit the road for a pair of games this week, traveling to Lincoln Memorial for an 8 p.m. start tomorrow before heading to Lenior-Rhyne on Saturday for a 6 p.m. matchup.