Box Score FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University senior guard
Darius Maddox has been named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
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It marks the first time Maddox has earned the weekly accolade. He shares the honor with Dayton's Koby Elvis.
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Maddox averaged 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and shot 63.6 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from 3pt range in two 18-point wins for George Mason. He notched a game-high 21 points and matched his career high with five 3-pointers on Wednesday in a 69-51 win at Rhode Island.
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Then on Saturday, he tallied a game-high 18 points on just nine shots as Mason took down A-10 regular season co-champion Richmond in Fairfax.Â
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The Bowie, Md., product put together his best season to date in 2023-24. He ranked second on the Patriots with 14.2 points/game, which ranked 14
th in the Atlantic 10. He also was eighth in the league in 3pt FG made/game (2.4) and his 41.3 3pt percentage ranks third best all time for a Mason player with at least 150 attempts.
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His 66 3pt FG made this season rank t-14
th all time in Patriots single season history.
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Maddox and the eighth-seeded Patriots open the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship on Wednesday vs. No. 9 Saint Joseph's at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The 11:30 a.m. contest will be broadcast nationally on USA Network.
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