Week 9: AAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Chandler O'Bannon of Columbia and Tee Williams of Reinhardt are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Basketball Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week.

The league announced the awards on Monday.

This is the ninth edition of the awards for the 2025-26 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Jan. 26.

AAC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
Chandler O'Bannon - Columbia - Junior

• Collected 13 defensive rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in helping Columbia to a 2-0 record.
• Averaged 16.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
• Also dished out 8 assists.
• This is his first weekly honor of the season.

AAC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week
Tee Williams - Reinhardt - Senior

• Averaged 29.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in helping Reinhardt to a 1-1 record.
• Shot 60percent (18-of-30 shots) from the field.
• Had a double-double in a 70-69 win over Montreat with 33 points and 12 rebounds.
• Also had 7 steals, 1 block, and 1 assist.
• This is his first weekly honor of the season.

Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Jeffrey Clark II, Columbia International (Defensive); Reshaun Hampton, Tennessee Wesleyan (Offensive)
Week 2 - Armando Cuardado, Tennessee Wesleyan (Defensive); RJ Manginello, Montreat (Offensive)
Week 3 - Zion Blevins, Pikeville (Defensive); Reshaun Hampton, Tennessee Wesleyan (Offensive)
Week 4 - Johnny Whysong, Columbia International (Defensive); JJ Vaughan, Columbia International (Offensive)
Week 5 - Derrick Brown, Reinhardt (Defensive); Bradley Bunch, Pikeville (Offensive)
Week 6 - Kole Torres, Bryan (Defensive); Aden Taylor, Montreat (Offensive)
Week 7 - Mike Wade, Montreat (Defensive); Zach Smith, Columbia (Offensive)
Week 8 - Shaft Clark, Bluefield (Defensive); Jadon Yeh, Truett McConnell (Offensive)
Week 9 - Chandler O'Bannon, Columbia (Defensive); Tee Williams, Reinhardt (Offensive)