PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SENIOR • BASKETBALL • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY

NAME:

Lafayette Rutledge

HEIGHT:

6’0”

WEIGHT:

175 pounds

GRADE:

Senior

SCHOOL:

Nicholls State University

SPORTS PLAYED:

Lafayette was a two-year letter winner far the Nicholls State University men’s a basketball team, one of the key members of a team which won 20 games in the 2017-16 season. Before Nicholls Rutledge played at Southwest Mississippi Community College. He sixth, man for Nicholls.

STATS:

Rutledge was one of the sharpest shooters in the entire Southland Conference. He averaged 10.4 points per game and shot 40 percent from behind the .-.-point tine In one game,, he made 11 5-pointers, a Nicholls school record.

GOALS:

“To always do what I can to help my team win”

WORKING ON:

All aspects of the game, continuing to get better each and every day.

STRENGTHS:

Versatility and scaring

CREDENTIALS:

Goodness, Nicholls senior Lafayette Rutledge can shoot that basketball! A senior guard far Nicholls, Rutledge was one of the best players on a Nicholls team that won 20-plus games this past season, Rutledge was the outside threat for Nichols. He stretched defenses and made plays from well outside the arc. He is a two-year letter winner far the Colonels.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK