ALEX RICHEY OF OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending January 3, 2010.

Richey, a junior men's basketball player from Alpharetta, Georgia, who is currently third in the SCAC in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game, is an outstanding student-athlete both on and off the court for the Stormy Petrels.

In addition to his leadership on the hardwood, Richey is a second-year Resident Assistant at Oglethorpe, and is also the president of his SAE fraternity which helps raise money for Cancer research through the C.U.R.E. Foundation.

Richey also works closely with the Boys and Girls Club of America, and is a member of the Oglethorpe Petrel Council. Recently, he was selected to be on the Oglethorpe Board of Trustees Standing Committee to help advise Board members from a student perspective.