Deas Named SEC Freshman of the Week

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas freshman guard Bonnie Deas earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after putting up big numbers in her first week of college basketball.

The Melbourne, Australia native was instrumental in Arkansas’ 3-0 start to the 2025-26 season. Deas made her collegiate debut against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 4 and dropped 25 points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Against UA-Pine Bluff, Deas notched her first double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. She also tallied six assists in the 52-point victory.

The freshman closed out week one with her second-straight double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds in the comeback win against Central Arkansas on Monday night.

Deas also created havoc on the defensive side of the ball, forcing turnovers and leading the Hogs with six steals through three games.

Deas leads Arkansas in scoring average (18.3) and steals (6). League-wide, Deas ranks sixth overall in scoring and first among SEC freshmen. On a national scale, Deas is the only freshman in the country averaging 18.0+ points per game and 9.0+ rebounds per game through the first three games of the season, per Stathead.

Florida’s Liv McGill was named the league’s player of the week and averaged 27.7 points in her first three games of the season.

Deas and the Hogs will return to action on Thursday night, when Arkansas hosts Southeastern Louisiana inside Bud Walton Arena.

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