BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — The University of South Carolina Beaufort men's basketball team has won three consecutive games to start the new calendar year of 2026. A large part of those three wins has been the play of guard Evan Kilminster, who hit a buzzer-beater to defeat Flagler, followed by a game-winning shot in the closing seconds against Columbus State.

Kilminster was rewarded this week by being named Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week. The Sand Sharks are now 11–4 on the season with a 5–3 conference record after earning wins over Clayton State, Flagler College, and Columbus State. He finished with a weekly average of 15 points, 9.5 rebounds, five assists, and 2.5 steals per game.  

The Sand Sharks opened the week with a home win over Flagler College, Kilminster played 40 minutes in the overtime win, connecting on five field goals, including the tying basket in regulation to send the game into overtime. He then hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to secure the 83–82 victory. Kilminster finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points while pulling down 14 rebounds and dishing out five assists.

The final game of the week came at Columbus State, where Kilminster played 30 minutes and scored 12 points on four made shots, while adding five rebounds and five assists. For the second straight game, he drilled the game-winning shot, this time in the closing seconds, to give USC Beaufort a 77–75 lead before the Sand Sharks secured the final stop for the win.

USC Beaufort has two games on the schedule this week, beginning with a road matchup Wednesday evening against Georgia Southwestern State University, followed by a home contest Saturday afternoon against North Georgia at 3:30 p.m.

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