Big week results in honors for Rueben Chinyelu and Alex Condon

Franz Beard
Feb 2
4 min read

Updated: Feb 3

**Rueben Chinyelu was Naismith National Player of the Week**

The rest of the SEC may rue the day Auburn came to Gainesville to knock off the Florida Gators. In that 76-67 loss, Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu combined for 11 points, 16 rebounds, one assist and five blocked shots, hardly what was needed or expected.

In the two games since – a 95-48 destruction of South Carolina in Columbia and a 100-77 humiliation of Alabama in Gainesville – Condon and Chinyelu have been on a search and destroy mission. Against South Carolina, Condon had 10 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocked shots. Chinyelu had 14 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and two blocked shots.

Then came Alabama. Condon went off for 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two blocked shots and two steals while Chinyelu was good for 14 points, 17 rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and a steal.

The college basketball world took notice.

Monday, Condon was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week while Chinyelu was named Naismith National Player of the Week.

Here are the up to date season stats for Condon and Chinyelu:

Condon: 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.8 steals per game. Condon is third in the SEC in rebounding, 13^th in assists and sixth in blocked shots.

Chinyelu: 12.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.7 steals per game. Chinyelu leads the SEC in rebounding and ranks fourth nationally.

GATORS MOVE UP IN BOTH POLLS

The Gators moved up two spots to No. 17 in the latest Associated Press top 25 poll. In the Coaches poll, the Gators moved up five spots to No. 16.

Associated Press top 25: 1. Arizona 22-0; 2. Michigan 20-1; 3. UConn 21-1; 4. Duke 20-1; 5. Illinois 19-3; 6. Gonzaga 22-1; 7. Iowa State 20-2; 8. Houston 19-2; 9. Nebraska 20-2; 10. Michigan State 19-3; 11. Kansas 16-5; 12. Purdue 18-4; 13. Texas Tech 16-5; 14. North Carolina 17-4; 15. Vanderbilt 19-3; 16. BYU 17-4; 17. FLORIDA 16-6; 18. Virginia 18-3; 19. Saint Louis 21-1; 20. Clemson 18-4; 21. Arkansas 16-6; 22. St. John’s 16-5; 23. Miami (OH) 22-0; 24. Louisville 17-4; 25. Tennessee 15-6

Coaches top 25: 1. Arizona 22-0; 2. Michigan 20-1; 3. UConn 21-1; 4. Duke 20-1; 5. Gonzaga; 22-1; 6. Illinois 19-3; 7. Iowa State 20-2; 8. Houston 19-2; 9. Nebraska 20-2; 10. Michigan State 19-3; 11. Kansas 16-5; 12. Purdue 18-4; 13. Texas Tech 16-5; 14. BYU 17-4; 15. Vanderbilt 19-3; 16. FLORIDA 16-6; 17. Virginia 18-3; 18. North Carolina 17-4; 19. Clemson 18-4; 20. Saint Louis 21-1; 21. Arkansas 16-6; 22. St. John’s 16-5; 23. Louisville 15-6; 24. Miami (OH) 22-0; 25. Texas A&M 17-4

THE REMAINDER OF FLORIDA’S REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Feb. 7: at Texas A&M

Feb. 11: at Georgia

Feb. 14: Kentucky

Feb. 17: South Carolina

Feb. 21: at Ole Miss

Feb. 25: at Texas

Feb. 28: No. 21 Arkansas

Mar. 3: Mississippi State

Mar. 7: at Kentucky

SEC This Week

Tuesday

Ole Miss (11-10, 3-5 SEC) at Tennessee (15-6, 5-3 SEC)

South Carolina (11-11, 3-6 SEC) at Texas (13-9, 4-5 SEC)

Wednesday

Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC) at No. 23 Alabama (14-7, 4-4 SEC)

Oklahoma (11-11, 1-8 SEC) at Kentucky (15-7, 6-3 SEC)

Saturday

No. 19 FLORIDA (16-6, 7-2 SEC) at Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC)

No. 15 Arkansas (16-6, 6-3 SEC) at Mississippi State (11-11, 3-6 SEC)

Oklahoma (11-11, 1-8 SEC) at No. 18 Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3 SEC)

No. 23 Alabama (14-7, 4-4 SEC) at Auburn (14-8, 5-4 SEC)

Tennessee (15-6, 5-3 SEC) at Kentucky (15-7, 6-3 SEC)

Georgia (16-6, 4-5 SEC) at LSU (14-8, 2-7 SEC)

Missouri (15-7, 5-4 SEC) at South Carolina (11-11, 2-7 SEC)

Ole Miss (11-10, 2-7 SEC) at Texas (13-9, ,4-5 SEC)

SEC schools in kenpom.com national rankings: 7. FLORIDA 16-6; 13. Vanderbilt 19-3; 18. Tennessee 15-6; 21. Alabama 14-7; 24. Arkansas 16-6; 26. Auburn 14-8; 27. Texas A&M 17-4; 30. Kentucky 15-7; 34. Texas 13-9; 40. Georgia 16-6; 47. LSU 14-8; 60. Missouri 15-7; 64. Ole Miss 11-10; 66. Oklahoma 11-11; 81. Mississippi State 11-11; 87. South Carolina 11-11

SEC schools in NCAA NET rankings: 12. FLORIDA; 13. Vanderbilt; 21. Tennessee; 22. Alabama; 23. Arkansas; 28. Kentucky; 29. Auburn; 35. Texas A&M; 36. Georgia; 39. Texas; 57. LSU; 70. Missouri 15-779. Ole Miss; 80. Oklahoma; 94. Mississippi State; 105. South Carolina

SEC schools in latest CBS Sports bracketology

East: 1. Duke; 2. Nebraska; 3. Kansas; 4. FLORIDA (Other SEC teams: 5. Tennessee; 6. Arkansas)

South: 1. Iowa State; 2. Illinois; 3. Michigan State; 4. Louisville (SEC teams: 6. Kentucky; 7. Auburn)

West: 1. Arizona; 2. UConn; 3. Purdue; 4. Virginia (SEC teams: 6. Alabama)

Midwest: 1. Michigan; 2. Houston; 3. Vanderbilt; 4. Gonzaga (Other SEC teams: 7. Texas A&M).