University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Jahi Hinson earned athlete of the week honors after helping lead the Patriots to a pair of critical conference road wins.  The fifth-year senior averaged 23.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg.  Hinson opened the week tallying a game-high 22 points and six rebounds in the win over Bethel.  The Detroit, MI native netted 15 second half points as Cumberlands pulled away from the Wildcats.  Against 14^th-ranked Freed-Hardeman, Hinson went off for 24 points, converting 50% from the field.  The fifth-year player netted 17 points in the second half and helped set up the game-winning three-pointer as UC knocked off the Lions.  With this week’s performance, Hinson moves into second all-time in program history with 1,961 points.