FAYETTEVILLE – After a career-high, 30-point game to lead Arkansas to a big road win in the regular-season finale, Razorback Meleek Thomas was named SEC Freshman of the Week.
Thomas averaged 21.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 43.8% from the field, including an impressive 66.7% from 3-point, while shooting 90% from the line in wins over Texas at Missouri.
With his big week, Thomas finished the SEC season shooting 48.7% (38-of-78) from 3-point range to set a school record. The previous mark was 47.4% in SEC games by Rotnei Clarke (45-95) in 2011. (Note, heading into the season finale, Thomas was shooting 45.8% from deep (33-of-78) and was 4th on the school’s list for 3PT% in SEC games.)
Vs Texas:
- Scored a “quite” 13 points in a game where Trevon Brazile and Darius Acuff Jr. each scored 28 points.
- In the 20-point win, tied for the team lead with a +24 in 28 minutes played (he and Brazile were the only players with a +/- 20 or better).
- Scored 10 of his 13 in the first half as the Hogs out-scored Texas by 22
- Playing without Darius Acuff Jr., Thomas picked up the slack by scoring a career-high 30 points while adding seven rebounds.
- Made his first 5 3-pointers, finishing 5-of-6 for the game.
- Scored 18 second-half points, going 5-of-10 from the field, 3-of-4 from 3-point and 5-of-6 at the line in the period. He made a jumper with 1:09 left to give Arkansas a 2-point lead. Then, with 31 seconds left, hit a free throw to tie the game and force overtime
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