Jan. 24, 2000

LEXINGTON, Kty. — University of Kentucky senior Jamaal Magloire earned his second Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honor this season after leading the 16th-ranked Wildcats to wins over Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, the league announced Monday morning.

Magloire, a 6-10, 260-pound center, averaged 21.0 ppg and 14.5 rpg in the two victories. The Canadian had 19 points and 14 rebounds against the Rebels while shooting 63.6 percent from the field. He followed up with a career-high 23 points, along with 15 rebounds, in UK’s thrilling overtime win against the host Commodores. He now has totaled seven double-doubles in the last 11 games.

While Magloire is averaging 13.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this season, he’s dominated the league competition — averaging 17.6 ppg and 9.4 rpg while leading the SEC in field goal percentage (60.8%) — as the Cats have bolted to a 4-1 SEC start.

Magloire also won the honor three weeks ago (Jan. 3) after his outstanding play over the holidays, and it?s the third time in the last four weeks a UK player has captured the award. He’s the first player to win the award twice in the same season since Auburn?s Chris Porter and Vanderbilt?s Dan Langhi took home the honor twice last season. He is the first Wildcat to receive the honor twice in a season since Ron Mercer in 1997, and the first center to earn the accolade twice in the same season since Tennessee?s Steve Hamer in 1996.