LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – IUP junior guard Garvin Clarke was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Athlete of the Week, announced by the league on Monday afternoon.
 
It marks the second weekly honor for Clarke this season, previously earning the honor on December 11. He helped lead IUP to a 2-0 week in divisional action, picking up a 73-72 road win at Pitt-Johnstown before a 72-60 triumph against Edinboro.
 
The Euclid, Ohio native averaged 28.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in those two games, playing all 40 minutes in both outings. Scoring a combined 57 points, he shot 56.8% from the field and picked up seven steals during that outstanding stretch for the Crimson Hawks last week.
 
Clarke began the week with 27 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for a double-double at UPJ on January 17. He followed it up with a career-high 30 points (10-15 FG), four rebounds and six assists in the victory against Edinboro on January 20.
 
Hitting his stride during his first season with the Crimson Hawks as a transfer from Akron, Clarke enters the week third in the PSAC in assists/game (5.1), third in assist/turnover ratio (+2.06), third in steals/game (2.29) and third in minutes/game (36:35).
 
IUP is set for a busy stretch over the next 10 days, set for four PSAC West matchups in that span. The Hawks begin the week with a road trip to Seton Hill on Wednesday, January 24 before hosting rivals Slippery Rock (January 27) and California (Pa.) (January 29) at the KCAC.
 
PSAC Men's Basketball Athletes of the Week – January 22, 2024
West Athlete: Garvin Clarke, IUP
West Defense: Maceo Austin, Slippery Rock
East Athlete: Justice Shoats, Lock Haven
East Defense: Day Waters, Millersville
 
IUP PSAC Basketball Athletes of the Week
December 4: Ethan Porterfield, Co-Athlete
December 11: Garvin Clarke, Athlete
January 22: Garvin Clarke, Athlete
 
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