University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

AIKEN, S.C. – The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Week is men's basketball standout Jalen McCoy.

A native of Raleigh, N.C., McCoy guided the Pacers to a PBC Tournament Championship and a 3-0 week.

In the PBC Quarterfinal win over Flagler, he scored 24 points and grabbed five rebounds. McCoy propelled the Pacers to the championship game with a 29-point, eight-rebound effort in the semifinal victory over North Georgia. McCoy capped off the team's PBC Tournament run with a 22-point, eight-rebound, two -assist, one-block effort.

For the week, McCoy hit 27-of-55 shots from the floor and 21-of-29 from the charity stripe. He snagged 21 rebounds for good measure while averaging 25 points per game.

McCoy's tremendous effort gave USCA its first tournament title under head coach Mark Vanderslice and the program's first title since the 2013-14 campaign.

The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.



March 10, 2025 – Jalen McCoy – Men's Basketball
March 3, 2025 - Cade Bouknight – Baseball
Feb. 24, 2025 - Capers Molinaroli – Baseball
Feb. 17, 2025 – Peri Rouillard - Softball
Feb. 10, 2025 – Oscar Abrahamsson - Golf
Feb. 3, 2025 – Autumn Fisher - Softball
Jan. 27, 2025 – Davion Cunningham – Men's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2025 – Serena Baker – Women's Basketball
Jan. 13, 2025 – Davion Cunningham – Men's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2025 – Rhyjon Blackwell – Men's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2024 - Jalen McCoy – Men's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2024 - Rhyjon Blackwell - Men's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2024 - Davion Cunningham - Men's Basketball
Dec. 2, 2024 – Paris Webster – Women's Basketball
Nov. 25, 2024 – Rhiannon Saller – Women's Basketball
Nov. 18, 2024 – Jalen McCoy – Men's Basketball
Nov. 11, 2024 – Luis Cruzado – Men's Cross Country
Nov. 4, 2024 – Brooke Morrison, Women's Soccer
Oct. 28, 2024 – Felipe Mattos, Men's Soccer 
Oct. 21, 2024 – Karl Frisk, Golf
Oct. 14, 2024 – Gabrielle Jourdain, Women's Cross Country
Oct. 7, 2024 – Tabor Scanlon, Volleyball
Sept. 30, 2024 – Brooke Morrison, Women's Soccer
Sept. 23, 2024 – Sadie McKay, Volleyball
Sept. 16, 2024 – Anna Sommer, Volleyball
Sept. 9, 2024 – Luis Cruzado, Men's Cross Country