Florida Southern College men’s basketball guards Gabe Hernandez and Brady Corso earned Sunshine State Conference weekly honors after the team’s opening weekend at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Hernandez was named the conference’s Player of the Week, while Corso was selected as Defensive Player of the Week. The two contests were played at Jenkins Field House.
Hernandez, a senior from Miami, totaled 33 points across the two games while shooting 50 percent from the field on 9-for-18 shooting. He made two 3-pointers and averaged 16.5 points. Hernandez scored 15 points and had four assists in Florida Southern’s 109-92 victory over No. 4 West Liberty on Nov. 7.
Hernandez leads scoring against Black Hills State
Hernandez followed the victory over West Liberty with a team-leading 18 points against Black Hills State on Nov. 8. He also had two offensive rebounds in the contest. His 33 points across the opening weekend led to the Player of the Week honor.
Corso earns defensive recognition
Corso, a junior from Neenah, Wisconsin, recorded six steals and nine defensive rebounds across the two games. He averaged three steals and 4.5 defensive rebounds, including two steals and five defensive rebounds against West Liberty. Corso then had four steals and four defensive rebounds against Black Hills State.
Corso also contributed 32 points and three assists across the two contests. He shot 11-for-23 from the field, including 4-for-12 from 3-point range, and went 6-for-9 at the free-throw line. His defensive production earned the Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor.
FSB Take
Florida Southern received conference recognition for two different forms of production from its guards after the opening weekend. Hernandez supplied consistent scoring across both contests, while Corso combined steals and defensive rebounding with 32 points of his own. Those performances give the program two clearly identified contributors to build around following the Hall of Fame Classic.
Source: Original report