SALISBURY — Salisbury University junior and former Allegany College of Maryland forward Leon Elung was named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Player of the Week on Monday.
Elung led the Seagulls (13-5) to a 81-54 victory over Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday, posting a career-high 20 points on 10 of 12 shooting.
He grabbed seven rebounds and added three assists and two steals.
Elung is averaging 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds this season and is shooting 55% from the field.
In the 2021-22 season, Elung’s sophomore year at Allegany, he grabbed 183 defensive rebounds which was second-best in NJCAA Region 20.
He was fifth in Region 20 with 261 total rebounds and 10th with 7.7 rebounds per game.
Elung plays under head coach Maurice Williams and assistant coach Sean Brown Sr., both Frostburg State alums.
Brown’s son, Sean Jr., was the Area Player of the Year at Mountain Ridge in 2020 and played for his father at Frostburg for four seasons.
The Sea Gulls host UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m.