Cousins named SEC's Freshman of the Week

**BestdamnUKfanperiod** Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:38 pm

Cousins named SEC's Freshman of the Week

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100125/SPORTS03/1250336/Cousins+named+SEC+s+Freshman+of+the+Week

UK men’s basketball player DeMarcus Cousins was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday.

Cousins, a 6-foot-11 forward from Birmingham, Ala., scored 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in only 17 in helping lead Kentucky (19-0, 4-0 SEC) to a 101-70 win against Arkansas.

It was Cousins’ 10th double-double of the season, one shy of the UK freshman record of 11 (Chris Mills) in a season.

The honor is the second Freshman of the Week award for Cousins this season and his third weekly award this year. Cousins was named the SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 4.

The Wildcats have now been awarded a league-record 10 weekly awards from the SEC this season.

John Wall has been named the league’s freshman of the week four times and Eric Bledsoe twice. Patrick Patterson was named SEC Player of the Week in week two.