Dec. 22, 2008

ARLINGTON, Tx. - UT Arlington forward Anthony Vereen will share the Southland Conference's men's basketball player of the week award after registering a career-high 28 points at Baylor last Saturday.

Vereen will share the award with Northwestern State's Devin White. Both players received the same number of votes in this week's voting, the league office announced earlier today.

In a 79-76 loss at No. 21/24 Baylor on Saturday, Vereen scored 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including 1-of-3 from three-point range. The senior from Houston, Texas, also made all five free throws and grabbed seven rebounds while dishing two assists and recording one steal. UTA led most of the game and did not surrender the lead until the final 1:07 in the game. Vereen has set or tied his career high in two of his last three games.

This is the first honor of the year for Vereen and for UT Arlington. Each school's SID nominates and votes for the players of the week, though is not permitted to vote for his or her own player.