Alabama men's basketball guard Labaron Philon has been named SEC Freshman of the Week, announced the Southeastern Conference on Monday.
Philon is a native to Mobile and is ranked as the No. 30 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 32 by 247Sports and No. 33 by On3 in the class of 2024.
🏀 SEC Freshman of the Week: Nov. 25
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 25, 2024
🐘 Labaron Philon@AlabamaMBB x #SECMBB pic.twitter.com/MFGEgN1FKO
Alabama Athletics reports the following notes for the freshman guard:
- Posted 16 points, nine assists, seven rebounds, two steals and one block in Alabama's win over No. 25 Illinois
- Ranks third in the SEC in assists per game (5.2) and ranks fourth among Division I freshmen
- Philon is the first Alabama freshmen since Ronald Steele (2004) to have at least 26 assists in their first five games of the season
- Averaging 12.8 points, 5.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds this season
- Has recorded nine assists in two games this season (at Mo. 13 Purdue and vs. No. 25 Illinois)
More stats can be found here.
