ATLANTA-- Georgia State redshirt sophomore guard Jelani Hamilton was named the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after powering the Panthers to a 2-0 week at home in league play and extending the team's winning streak to four games.
Hamilton averaged 30.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks while shooting 52.9 percent from the floor (18-of-34), 44.4 percent from three-point range (8-of-18) and 85.0 percent at the free-throw line (17-of-20) in wins over Southern Miss and Arkansas State.
The Marietta, Ga., native poured in a career-high 38 points in Georgia State's dramatic 82-81 victory over Arkansas State on Jan.