BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Daeshun Ruffin was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Week after his performances on the road in conference play against Alabama State and Alabama A&M, announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.

The senior guard recorded his first first double-double of the season, and second of his career on the road on Monday night against Alabama A&M. Ruffin finished the night with a career-high 39 points and 10 assists. He finished the night shooting 44.8 (13-of-29) percent from the floor with a pair of three-pointers, and also shot 91.7 (11-of-12) percent from the free throw line. 

Prior to that game, Ruffin scored 36 points, nine rebounds and five assists. He also added four steals in the win. The senior guard finished the night shooting 45.0 (9-of-20) percent shooting from the floor and connected on 94.7 (18-of-19) percent from the free throw line. 

He has scored 30 or more points four times this season and the fourth time in the last seven games, while also scoring in double figures for the 13th time this season.

For the week, Ruffin shot 44.9 (22-for-49) percent from the floor with a pair of three-pointers and 93.5 (29-of-31) percent from the free throw line, while averaging 37.5 points per game. He also averaged 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, while dishing out 7.5 assists per game in the road split.

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