CHARLOTTE, N.C. - UNC Asheville guard Chris Stephenson (Punta Gorda, Fla.) has been named the New Balance Freshman of the Week for games played Jan. 5-11, it was announced today by the Conference office.
Stephenson enjoyed a breakout week for the Bulldogs, as he helped lead Asheville to a road win at Gardner-Webb with a then career-high 10 points, career-best six rebounds and career-best seven assists. He led a Bulldog comeback at Radford with a career-high 14 points, plus six rebounds, two assists and two steals in an overtime loss to the Highlanders. For the week, Stephenson averaged 12.0 points, was 11-of-13 from the free throw line ( =.733) and averaged 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals.
Stephenson is the first Bulldog to be named Freshman of the Week by the Big South since Donovan Jones earned the award on Jan. 29, 2007.
