Lincoln Memorial guard Quay Kennedy has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 12 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Kennedy, a graduate student from Columbia, Tennessee, led the No. 8 Railsplitters to a pair of SAC wins over Carson-Newman (84-69) and Wingate (78-64). 

He averaged 23 points, four rebounds, four assists and a block for the week, while shooting 69.6% from the field. 

Kennedy knocked down 23 points and added four rebounds, six assists and two blocks against Carson-Newman. He then scored 23 points with four rebounds and two assists, while shooting 90% from the field against Wingate.

?Splitter Nation?

Please help us congratulate ?@quay1no on his SAC POTW award.

Quay avg. 23 pts, 4 rebounds and 4 assists while shooting 70% from the field and 57% from “3” ?.

Check out his highlights ? from the past week. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/dfZ48ZGWEj

— LMU MBB (@LMUMBB) February 7, 2023

2022-2023 SAC Men's Basketball Players Of The Week

Nov. 14 – Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Nov. 21 – Quandaveon McCollom, Newberry
Nov. 28 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Dec. 5 – Richard Nunez, Limestone
Dec. 12 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Dec. 19 – Bradley Dean, UVA Wise
Jan. 2 – Destin Clark, Wingate
Jan. 9 – Me’Kell Burries, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 16 – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 23 – DeAngelo Epps, Catawba
Jan. 30 – Jalen Hillery, Anderson
Feb. 6 – Quay Kennedy, Lincoln Memorial

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the SAC Player of the Week awards program.