GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG men's basketball junior forward Kayel Locke (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) has been named this week's Athlete of the Week sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. This is the third year that BCBSNC has sponsored the Athlete of the Week award, which is chosen weekly from all sports in season and runs throughout the 2014-15 UNCG Athletics season.

Locke led the Spartans to a 55-53 victory at Presbyterian Saturday afternoon as he scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He also scored the eventual game-winning basket with 3.2 seconds remaining, converting an offensive rebound putback. He finished the game shooting 9-of-17 from the field and added a pair of free throws leading the Spartans to the road victory.

Locke is averaging 13.1 points per game while grabbing 4.8 rebounds per contest. He has scored in double figures in five out of eight games this year. He enters Wednesday's game with 782 career points and 316 career rebounds.

Locke and the Spartans return to action Wednesday for a rare midweek matinee as they host Greensboro College. Game time is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum as 2,500 Guilford County middle school students will be in attendance.

2014-15 BCBSNC Athletes of the Week

Sept. 2 - Candice Forbes, Women's Soccer
Sept. 8 - Vicky Harley, Volleyball
Sept. 15 - Vicky Harley, Volleyball
Sept. 22 - Chesney White, Women's Soccer
Sept. 29 - Ashley Muench, Volleyball
Oct. 6 – Christopher Reingen, Men's Soccer
Oct. 13 - William Albright, Men's tennis
Oct. 20 – Carter Jenkins, Men's golf
Oct. 27 - Ashley Muench, Volleyball
Nov. 3 – Jacques Francois, Men's Soccer
Nov. 10 – Jacques Francois, Men's Soccer
Nov. 17 - Lucy Mason, Women's Basketball
Nov. 25 - Jessica Brezwyn, Volleyball
Dec. 1 – Nicholas Paulos, Men's Basketball
Dec. 8 – Kayel Locke, Men's Basketball

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