This week’s honor marks the second of the season for Tsineke and the third of her career.
TAMPA (Feb. 20, 2023) – University of South Florida women’s basketball standout Elena Tsineke was recognized by the American Athletic Conference as the league’s Player of the Week, for the week ending Feb. 19, the conference announced on Monday. It marks Tsineke’s second Player of the Week honor of the season and the third of her career.
Tsineke helped the Bulls to a 2-0 record last week with wins over Central Florida, 73-44, in Orlando in the regular season finale of the War on I-4, and at home against SMU, 70-62, to win their second AAC regular season title in the past three years.
The American Preseason Player of the Year, Tsineke averaged 23.0 points per game last week on 44.4 percent (16-for-36) shooting from the field, including 55.6 percent (5-for-9) from behind the three-point arc, and 75.0 percent (9-of-12) from the free-throw line. She also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the two outings.
She started the week with a 19-point performance at Central Florida on 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from the field and 60.0 percent (3-for5) from long range, in addition to four assists.
Tsineke followed that up with 27 points against SMU, tying her season high, while also grabbing seven rebounds in the win.
On the year, Tsineke leads The American in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game.
South Florida returns to the Yuengling Center on Wednesday night to face Tulsa at 7 p.m. on Senior Night. Before the game against the Golden Hurricane the Bulls will honor their two seniors, Tsineke and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu.
South Florida wraps up its regular season schedule at Cincinnati on March 1 at 7 p.m. (ESPN+) before heading to the American Athletic Conference Tournament, March 6-9, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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South Florida recorded its 10th 20-win season during the 2021-22 campaign while playing in its sixth American Athletic Conference championship game in its nine years in the conference. The Bulls achieved their highest national ranking of the season when it checked in at No. 13 in the Nov. 30 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and advanced to their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine years.
USF has made 17 postseason tournament appearances and had eight NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 22 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 10 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, and has won over 400 career games. Fernandez was named a finalist for the WBCA and semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Awards. He was also tabbed the 2021 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign.
In 2021-22, the Bulls had three players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (All-Conference First Team), Bethy Mununga (All-Conference Second Team) and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (All-Conference Second Team).
In addition, Tsineke and Mununga were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.
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