Lanerryl Johnson wins his first OVC co-Freshman of the Week honor
Tennessee Tech redshirt freshman Lanerryl Johnson has been voted co-winner of the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week award. The Golden Eagle ballhandler is currently the top-scoring freshman in the league.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – One of the primary reasons that
Tennessee Tech has won six of its first 10 games this season is the
solid play of redshirt freshman guard Lanerryl Johnson.
On Monday, Johnson was voted the Ohio Valley Conference
co-Freshman of the Week after leading the Golden Eagles to a
satisfying, 11-point road victory at Milwaukee on Saturday
night.
The 6-1, 170-pound ballhandler from Atlanta, came off the bench to
score 15 points, grab four rebounds, dish out three assists and net
three steals as Tech improved to 6-4 with a 69-58 victory over the
Panthers from the Horizon League.
Johnson scored eight of his 15 points after halftime as TTU built a four-point halftime lead back up to double digits. Johnson currently ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game.
Johnson is the only freshman listed in the Top 30 in the OVC in
scoring. He also ranks 13th in the league in free throw
percentage.
A Walton High School product, Johnson shared the honor with Austin
Peay freshman center Chris Horton, who has won the award five
consecutive weeks. The other league honors went to Isaiah
Canaan of Murray State and Robert Covington of Tennessee State as
co-Players of the Week, and Corey Walden of Eastern Kentucky as
Newcomer of the Week.
The Golden Eagles will play at Auburn Tuesday at 7 p.m., then
visit No. 24 Oklahoma State Saturday at noon.
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