DALLAS (SMU) - Kendric Davis was named the March Madness National Player of the Week by Andy Katz of NCAA.com and the Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week.

Davis averaged 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals as the Mustangs started 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference. In the 74-69 win at Tulsa Wednesday, he had 26 points (19 in the first half), four rebounds and three assists. He followed that with 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, four steals and a blocked shot in the 72-60 victory against UCF Sunday.

Davis is on the 2021-22 Wooden Award Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List and was a unanimous preseason All-American Athletic Conference First-Team selection.

This is his second career National Player of the Week honor, earning ESPN's award from Jeff Borzello on Dec. 7, 2020. He was also named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll. This was his sixth AAC weekly honor of the season, including three American Athletic Conference Player of the Week Awards. It his 17^th career conference weekly honor, which is second at SMU to Nic Moore's 20 AAC weekly awards from 2013-16.

Through 14 games this season, Davis is averaging 21.5 points (1^st AAC, 5^th NCAA), 5.4 assists (2^nd AAC, 29^th NCAA), 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals (7^th AAC) while shooting 48.6% overall (3^rd AAC), 38.5% on threes (3^rd AAC) and 88.9% on free throws (2^nd AAC, 27^th NCAA). Davis has a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (4^th AAC) and is making 2.5 three-pointers per game (3^rd AAC).

The Mustangs (11-3, 2-0 AAC) have won eight straight games (Sam Houston, ULM, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Dayton, at New Mexico, at Tulsa, UCF) and are 9-0 at Moody Coliseum this season. The Mustangs play at Cincinnati on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

The Fast Track with Head Coach Tim Jankovich is Monday night at 7 p.m. at Ozona Grill and Bar. The show will also air live on the SMU Mustangs' Facebook page, the SMU Mobile App (App Store | Google Play). 

For tickets and other game information, visit SMUMustangs.com/gameday.

SMU Career AAC Weekly Honors
20        Nic Moore, 2013-16
17        Kendric Davis
SMU Season AAC Weekly Honors
8          Nic Moore, 2013-14
8          Semi Ojeleye, 2016-17
8          Kendric Davis, 2020-21
7          Nic Moore, 2014-15
6          Kendric Davis, 2021-22