Western Kentucky men’s basketball freshman guard Julius Thedford has been named Conference USA Freshman of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced on Monday.

Thedford earns the weekly honor after helping lead the Hilltoppers to another unbeaten 2-0 week with wins over Seattle, 86-73, on Tuesday and Kentucky Wesleyan, 91-71, on Saturday.

Thedford posted double figures in back-to-back outings for the Tops last week, finishing with 15 points off a 4-for-8 shooting clip from the field with seven rebounds and three assists in the team’s win over Seattle on Tuesday. The freshman guard followed the performance with 17 points off 6-for-13 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc in Saturday’s win against Kentucky Wesleyan. Thedford added six rebounds, two assists and a block as WKU secured its sixth straight victory.

With the pair of wins, the Hilltoppers have won nine of the team’s last 10 contests.

Thedford is currently the Hilltoppers’ third-leading scorer with 11.8 points per contest. The freshman native of Memphis also holds the team’s second-best 3-point shooting clip at 42.3% (22-of-55) and ranks fourth on the team in rebounding with a total of 43 (3.6 rpg) on the year.

Thedford collects CUSA Freshman of the Week honors for the second time this year after previously earning the award on Dec. 2. The freshman posted a career-high 19-point performance in a home win over Marshall on Nov. 30 and 18 points in a hard-fought loss at No. 8 Kentucky on Nov. 26.