By: Benjamin Dias, QBSN Staff Writer

Junior Shaq Shannon (Philadelphia, Pa.) has earned this week’s QBSN Athlete of the Week honors, after totaling 30 points in Quinnipiac’s last two games.

Shannon went 10-of-19 from behind the arc and completed the stellar all-around performances with 11 rebounds and six helpers. He was the first player to hit nine threes in a two-game span since James Johnson accomplished the feat back in the 2010-11 season with 11.  

On Jan. 24, against intra-state rival and NEC foe Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils, Shannon was the difference-maker, as he scored a career-high 18 points, on 6-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. The shooting guard also added five rebounds and four assists against the Blue Devils.

Against Farleigh Dickinson University on Saturday, Shannon, added his third double-digit performance in five games. He was the only other Bobcat to finish in double figures, scoring 12 points off the bench, as he knocked down three three-pointers. Shannon also compiled six rebounds and two assists.