MONTICELLO – For the second time this season and the fourth of his career, senior Raymond Wright has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Player of the Week after aiding the University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball team to a pair of key conference wins over the past week.
 
This past week, Wright (New York, N.Y.) started his player of the week campaign with a 24-point, seven rebounds and five steal performance off the bench in a 75-70 win on the road at Delta State in GSC play.

Two days later, Wright notched his fifth double-double of the season with a game-high 28 points and 12 rebounds in a 58-49 win over pre-season favorite Ouachita Baptist at home.
 
In the two games combined, Wright connected on 20-of-37 field goal attempts, made 11-of-16 foul shots and even added a three-pointer to his totals. He shot 54 percent from the field and 69 percent from the charity stripe.
 
Wright has been a consistent weapon for the Boll Weevils this season, racking up at least 10 points in all but one of the 15 games he has played.
 
In six of those games, he scored at least 20 points, including his career high of 32 points in a win over Montevallo at home on January 3.
 
Wright and the No. 19 Weevils host Henderson State tomorrow (Thursday) for a GSC contest at 7:30 p.m. The team travels to Searcy this Saturday for another league game against Harding.