University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Will Weeks
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
2016-17: During UNC Asheville's road win at Longwood (2/11), Weeks became the 83rd player in Big South Conference history to surpass 500 rebounds ... Weeks ended his time as a Bulldog with 537 career rebounds ... He closed out his Bulldog career with 805 total points ... Weeks played in 33 games in the 2016-17 season, starting 22 ... He averaged 6.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... Averaged 26 minutes played per game ... In UNC Asheville's thrilling home win over Winthrop (2/9), Weeks picked up his lone double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-best 12 rebounds ... He just missed on a triple-double in the contest as he also dished out a career-high-tying six assists ... Scored in double figures in seven games, including a season-best 18 points in a Bulldog road win at Campbell (2/18).
2015-2016: Played in 29 games with four starts ... Asheville’s sixth man off the bench in Big South play ... Opened season with a 25-point effort at Tennessee (11/13) ... Recorded season-high 10 rebounds twice - at Radford (1/14) and vs. Gardner-Webb (1/16) ... Tallied game-high 23 points in loss at Radford (1/14) ... Recorded eight double-digit scoring games ... Shot 53 percent from the floor and averaged 52 percent shooting from free throw stripe.
2014-2015: Played in 11 games over the final two months of the season after returning from a knee injury that sidelined him in 2013-14 ... Averaged 4.5 points per game, including 12 points in road victory at Gardner-Webb (2/9) and 10 points in his third game back (Coastal Carolina 1/22) ... Season-high 10 rebounds against Longwood on 2/6 ... A 50 percent shooter from the floor ... Averaged 4.5 rebounds per game in his limited action.
2013-2014: Started the first two games and enjoyed solid games before injuring his knee and redshirting … Opened season at top-ranked Kentucky (11/8) and led Bulldogs with 19 points and seven rebounds as he went 8-of-14 from the field … Tallied seven points with seven rebounds and three steals vs. Western Carolina (11/11).
2012-2013: Member of Big South All-Rookie team … Started in 24 of last 25 games for the Bulldogs and emerged as a real inside scoring threat … Fourth on team in scoring (9.0) and third in rebounding (5.4) … Second on team in free throws attempted (140) … Fourth on club in assists (57) … Set single-game school record for field goal percentage at Gardner-Webb when he scored career-high 27 points as he went 11-of-12 from the field … Pumped in 21 points with eight rebounds in home win over North Division champion High Point (1/26) … Tallied 19 points, including 16 in the second half at VMI (2/8) … Opened college career with 13 points and six rebounds vs. Western Carolina (11/9) … Had 14 points at No. 7 Ohio State (12/15) and Colonial Conference champion Northeastern (12/18) … Near double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds at St. John’s (12/21) … Tallied 15 points and eight rebounds at Liberty (1/5) …Grabbed career-high 12 rebounds at Winthrop (3/2) … Earned Big South Rookie of the Week honors twice … Led team in field goal percentage at 59.4 percent (107-of-180).
Before UNC Asheville: As a senior for Christ School, Weeks averaged 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals for a 32-5 team ... Named to the NCISAA All-State team ... Helped lead Christ School to the state title as a junior by contributing 11 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals per game.
