West Alabama guard/forward Sandy Underwood (SR, 6-5, 210, Brent, AL) is the
Noah Basketball Gulf South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending January 12. Underwood is UWA’s first winner this season, claiming his second all-time honor after guiding the Tigers to a 3-0 mark in league action last week.
The senior had a career week, averaging 25.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 35.7 minutes, while shooting 61.4 percent from the floor and 81.0 percent from the charity stripe. The Brent, AL native tipped off the week by pouring in a career-high 31 points along with five boards and two steals in an 89-75 triumph at West Florida. Next, Underwood played all but one minute of an 80-78 win at West Georgia, netting 18 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out a game-best five assists. He returned home on Saturday, guiding the Tigers to a 92-78 victory over Shorter thanks to a game-high 26 points and a week-best six rebounds in 34 minutes.