DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For their performances representing Bethune-Cookman Basketball during the holiday break, Taylor Houston (women's basketball) and Jordan Potts (men's basketball) have each been selected to receive the Homewood Suites Student-Athlete of the Week awards for the period of January 4-10, 2016.
Taylor Houston, a 6-0, redshirt junior guard from Raleigh, North Carolina, led the Wildcats in scoring average and tied for tops in rebounding in two games played prior to the new calendar year. She averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds at the FAU Holiday Tournament in Boca Raton, Florida. Against the host Owls of FAU, Houston poured in a game-high 20 points and five rebounds, connecting on 13-of-16 shots from the foul line. A day later in a win over LIU Brooklyn, Houston amassed 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field, adding a three-pointer and going a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. She would go on to contribute a blocked shot, an assist and a steal, as well as hauling in eight rebounds (five offensive).
Jordan Potts, a 5-10, 185-pound point guard from Columbus, Ohio, is earning his third Homewood Suites award of the 2015-16 year. The former UNC Greensboro guard averaged 18.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and two steals in games against Brown, Jacksonville and Grand Canyon, respectively. All of the games were true road games for the Wildcats. Against Brown, Potts scored a game-high 24 points, picking up four rebounds, two assists and two steals. He would post a game-high 26 points just nights later against Jacksonville, knocking down six (6) three's, while dishing out three assists. He handed out three assists at Grand Canyon.
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2015-16 Homewood Suites Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7 – Daniel Kiptoo (Men's Cross County) | Delicia Pierre (Volleyball)
Sept. 14 – Jawill Davis (Football) | Nyajock Pan (Women's Cross Country)
Sept. 21 – Quentin Williams (Football) | Rakaya Neely (Volleyball)
Sept. 28 – Bradley Peil (Men's Golf) | Delicia Pierre (Volleyball)
Oct. 5 – Elliott Miller (Football) | Rhea Simon (Volleyball)
Oct. 12 – Xavior Walton (Men's Cross Country) | Deja Davis (Women's Cross Country)
Oct. 19 – Trenton Bridges (Football) | Rebecca Goodwin (Bowling)
Oct. 26 – Michael D. Jones (Football) | Yudika Rodriguez (Women's Golf)
Nov. 2 – Alvaro Barrera (Men's Tennis) | Deja Davis (Women's Cross Country)
Nov. 9 – Marquis Drayton (Football) | Jill Arlaud (Volleyball)
Nov. 16 – Jordan Potts (Men's Basketball) | Ivory Miles (Bowling)
Nov. 23 – Quentin Williams (Football) | Hazel Ortiz-Rosado (Volleyball)
Nov. 30 – Jordan Potts (Men's Basketball) | Kendra Cooper (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 7 – Mario Moody (Men's Basketball) | Jasmine April (Bowling)
Dec. 14 – Mario Moody (Men's Basketball) | Ashanti Hunt (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 21 – LaRon Smith (Men's Basketball) | Kailyn Williams (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 28 – WINTER BREAK
Jan. 4 – Jordan Potts (Men's Basketball) | Taylor Houston (Women's Basketball)
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