Florida forward Alex Condon named SEC Player of the Week for second time
The SEC office named Florida forward Alex Condon the Conference Player of the Week on Monday.
Condon averaged 18.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and a block over the week of Feb. 10, leading Florida to wins over Vanderbilt and No. 1 Auburn. He recorded his fifth double-double of the season against Auburn and shot 14-of-16 from inside the arc through the week. Facing one of the top big men in the country, Auburn's Johni Broome, Condon led Florida's frontcourt to a dominant performance.
"After the Gators took a 10‐point lead into halftime at Auburn, Condon helped solidify Florida's control of the game with seven points in the first five minutes of the second half," reads the SEC release. "He began the week with a 19-point, nine-rebound performance against the Commodores."
It's Condon's second Player of the Week honor of the season. He received recognition from the SEC office in January after Florida's 30-point win over then-ranked No. 1 Tennessee. Condon is the eighth player in Florida history to earn multiple SEC Player of the Week honors and just the third Gators frontcourt player to do so — joining Joakim Noah and Colin Castleton in the history books.
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