MONTGOMERY, Ala. – For the fourth week in a row, Ezra McKenna of the University of Mobile Men's Basketball program was named SSAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday, Nov. 27. The award is based on performance for the week of Nov. 20-26.
In Mobile's lone game on the week, McKenna notched his fifth double-double this season, scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds in the road victory against Southern University of New Orleans (La.). On the season, he improves his averages to 18 points per contest, while continuing to average a double-double on the year with 12 rebounds per game. McKenna is shooting 59% from the floor through eight games, while adding a 68% free throw percentage.
Ezra McKenna (Mobile – JR – F – Fort Walton Beach, Fla.)
- This is McKenna's seventh-career weekly honor and fourth-straight.
- To add to his 21 points and 13 rebounds, he tallied six assists and one steal in a 76-66 road win against SUNO.
- He shot 75% from the field, while logging 38 minutes of playing time.
- McKenna has helped lead Mobile to a 7-1 start to the 2023-24 season.
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