Tusculum forward Inady Legiste has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 5 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Legiste, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, averaged a double-double with 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds for the week, as he led the Pioneers to a pair of SAC wins. 

He posted 22 points with 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in Tusculum’s 64-61 win over UVA Wise. 

He then scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and an assist in the Pioneers’ 87-76 win over Mars Hill. 

For the week, Legiste shot 76% from the floor (19-for-25), going 3-for-4 from 3-point range (75%), and 6-for-8 (75%) from the charity stripe.

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2022-23 SAC Men's Basketball Players Of The Week

Nov. 14 – Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Nov. 21 – Quandaveon McCollom, Newberry
Nov. 28 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Dec. 5 – Richard Nunez, Limestone
Dec. 12 – Inady Legiste, Tusculum

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.