LSU basketball players Tasmin Mitchell and Allison Hightower were named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Players of the Week, the Athletic Department announced Tuesday.
Mitchell, a junior from Denham Springs, had a career-high 30 points and 14 rebounds in the Tigers’ 85-68 win against South Carolina and scored a team-high 17 points against Ole Miss on Saturday.
Hightower, a junior from Arlington, Texas, scored 15 points against New Orleans on Jan. 8 and had a career-high 22 points in the Lady Tigers’ 75-67 loss to Vanderbilt on Sunday.
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Basketball: Mitchell, Hightower named LSWA Players of the Week – 7:39 p.m.
By Staff Reports
January 20, 2009