CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Week
CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Players
of the Week
Week Ending December 21,
2008
Men's Player of the Week
James Dillard, Johnson C. Smith, Center, Junior, 6-4, 185, Apex, NC
Week's Stats
|
Games |
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF REBS |
DEF REBS |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
PPG AVG |
|
2 |
24 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
57 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
28.5 |
Top Performance vs. Catawba, 12/17/08
|
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF |
DEF |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
|
13 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
35 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Notes of Interest: Dillard was electrifying this week averaging 28.5 points and 11 rebounds per game this week. His best outing came against 9th ranked Catawba in which Dillard had 35 points and 16 rebounds in SAC's 110-102 overtime victory.
Men's Rookie of the Week
James Otey, Johnson C. Smith, Guard, Fr., 5-10, 165, Roanoke, VA
Week's Stats
|
Games |
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF REBS |
DEF REBS |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
PPG AVG |
|
2 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
33 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
16.5 |
Top Performance vs. Bluefield State, 12/20/08
|
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF |
DEF |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
Notes of Interest:
Otey was perfect from beyond the arc this week, connecting on 7 of 7 three-point shots. His best game came against Bluefield State where he scored 15 points on 5 of 5 from long ball range and dished out five assists in just 10 minutes of play.
Men's Coach of the Week
Steve
Joyner, Sr., Johnson C. Smith University
Coach Joyner guided his team to a perfect 2-0 record this
week including, arguably the biggest win of the season, knocking
off 9th ranked Catawba, 110-102 in overtime on the
road.
Women's Player of the Week
Danielle Russell, Fayetteville State, Guard, Junior, 5-4, Wilmington, NC
Week's Stats
|
Games |
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF REBS |
DEF REBS |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
PPG AVG |
|
3 |
17 |
32 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
19 |
2 |
4 |
51 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
17.0 |
Top Performance vs. Charleston (WV), 12/18/08
|
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF |
DEF |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
|
7 |
15 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
Notes of Interest:
Russell delivered the game-winning basket against California (PA) as time expired for the Bahamas Shootout Championship Title. She finished the game with 12 points. In the win versus Charleston (WV), Russell took over the game in the second half by scoring 17 of her season-high 21 points.
Women's Rookie of the Week
Keyona Bryant, Saint Augustine's, Center, Fr., 6-0, Springdale, MD
Week's Stats
|
Games |
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF REBS |
DEF REBS |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
PPG AVG |
|
1 |
8 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
22.0 |
Top Performance vs. Saint Paul's, 12/16/08
|
FG |
FGA |
3FG |
3FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF |
DEF |
PTS |
AST |
ST |
BS |
|
8 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Rookie of the Week - Notes of Interest
Bryant led the Lady Falcons with 22 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks in a 62-58 overtime win over Saint Paul's College. Bryant scored 13 second-half points to help send the game into overtime.
Women's Coach of the Week
Eric Tucker, Fayetteville State
Eric Tucker, who finished 2-1 for the week, managed to keep his
team focused despite the distractions of Nassau, Bahamas and defeat
two tough opponents in California (PA) and Charleston (WV). The one
game lost was by two points in overtime to UDC.
