Mercer’s Johnson named SoCon Player of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer guard Tyler “Chip” Johnson has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for all contests from Dec. 2-8. The award is selected by the league office.
 

Johnson led the Bears to a pair of wins last week. On Dec. 4, the graduate student had 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting, along with five rebounds and two steals in an 86-72 win against West Georgia. The native of Athens, Georgia, followed that with a season-high 26 points in an 89-83 overtime win at Stetson on Dec. 8. Johnson also logged five rebounds and three steals in the game with Stetson.

For the week, Johnson shot 17-for-28 (.607) from the field, including 11-for-21 (.524) from beyond the arc. He also went a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe.

Mercer (5-4) hosts Chicago State on Sunday.
 
Other nominees: Jaden Seymour (ETSU), PJay Smith Jr. (Furman), Kenyon Giles (UNCG), Trey Fort (Samford), TJ Johnson (VMI), Cord Stansberry (Western Carolina) and Kyler Filewich (Wofford)
 
2024-25 SoCon Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 11             PJay Smith Jr., Sr., G, Furman

Nov. 18             PJay Smith Jr., Sr., G, Furman

Nov. 25             Quimari Peterson, Sr., G, ETSU

Dec. 2              Ahmad Robinson, Sr., G, Mercer

Dec. 9              Tyler “Chip” Johnson, Gr., G, Mercer