The CAA Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards for the week ending November 19 have been announced. Elon sophomore TK Simpkins and freshman Nick Dorn were named as the weekly award winners.
Simpkins, a guard from Brooklyn, N.Y., was named Player of the Week. He was in double figures in all three games of Elon’s 2-1 trip to the Rock Hill Classic. Simpkins averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists on 44% shooting and 4-of-10 from three. He also made 17 of his 21 free-throw attempts in the games against IUPUI and Winthrop.
Dorn, a guard from Charlotte, N.C., received the Rookie of the Week award. He averaged 11.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in a 2-1 week for Elon. Dorn is one of three Elon players averaging double figures this season.
The 2023-24 CAA Men’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners so far include Xander Rice of Monmouth and TK Simpkins of Elon for the Player of the Week, and Tyler Tejada of Towson and Nick Dorn of Elon for the Rookie of the Week.
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