Clarksville, TN – For the fourth time in the last five weeks, sophomore center Chris Horton, of Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team, has been named the Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week.
The Decatur, GA, native averaged 17.7 points and shot 70 percent from the field in the Govs final three pre-Christmas contests. He also earned his season’s sixth double-double with a 16-point, 10-rebound effort at Vanderbilt, Tuesday.
Tuesday, Horton earned the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, his first career award from the association.
The Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information staff each Tuesday during the academic year. Copies in a Flash, of Clarksville, sponsors the award.
Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included:
- Freshman center Tearra Banks, of the women’s basketball team, earned Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week honors after being named to the all-tournament team at the Wichita State Winter Classic. She averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in three games last week, including her second career double-double – a 17-point, 12-rebound effort – against Wichita State, Saturday.
