FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas' Bobby Portis was named the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the week for the second time on Monday.
Portis scored 19 points and recorded 10 rebounds in the Razorbacks' 104-71 win over UTSA on Saturday. The Little Rock native is the second Arkansas player to win multiple freshman of the week accolades from the SEC alongside current Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley.
The 6-foot-10 forward is averaging 12.8 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures nine consecutive games and has made 21 of his last 24 field goal attempts.
Arkansas (11-2) opens SEC play Wednesday night with a road game against Texas A&M.