Calathes named SEC Freshman of the Week

January 14th, 2008 | Category: Florida Gators Blog

Florida guard Nick Calathes has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon.

Calathes, the team’s main scorer, averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and hit 53.8 percent from three-point range, as the Gators (15-2, 2-0 SEC) picked up a road win at Alabama, then

won against Auburn on Saturday at the O???Connell Center.

Calathes opened the week by scoring 21 points,

nine assists and seven rebounds in the Gators??? win by Alabama. Seventeen of his 21 points came in the moment half. He additionally had 16 points and five assists against Auburn and for the week hit 7-of-13 three-point attempts.

Calathes leads the Gators in scoring with 15.2 points per game and leads the SEC in assists per game at 5.9 per contest.

Original post by Antonya English

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