SPORTS

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Davidson’s Kellan Grady has been named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for games played Nov. 6-11, as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

A sophomore from Boston, Mass., Grady finished the first week of the 2018-19 college basketball season averaging 23.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while shooting 53.1 percent (17-32) from the floor and going 8-of-10 at the charity stripe.

A member of the Jerry West, Citizen Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award Preseason Watch Lists, Grady started the season with a 24-point, 7-rebound performance in Davidson’s 83-63 win over Cleveland State. The 6-5 shooting guard also drilled five 3-pointers and recorded 3 steals in the win.

Grady, the 2018 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, hit three free throws with 4.7 seconds remaining to lift the Wildcats over Dartmouth, 79-76, on Friday. In addition to helping Davidson erase a 12-point second-half deficit, he scored 23 points on a 9-of-17 effort from the floor.

This marks the sixth time in his brief career Grady has received an A-10 weekly honor.

Davidson (2-0) will play in the Charleston Classic Nov. 15-18. The Wildcats open against Wichita State at 7 p.m. Thursday.