#HLMBB Players of the Week: Dec. 18
Lance Rinker
INDIANAPOLIS — Oakland’s
Kendrick Nunn tallied 32 points versus the nation’s top field-goal percentage defense — No. 2 Michigan State — on Saturday, earning Horizon League Player of the Week honors. Meanwhile, Wright State redshirt freshman,
Loudon Love, was tabbed Freshman of the Week after posting his third double-double of the year (11 points and 12 rebounds) en route to helping the Raiders clinch their seventh victory in their last eight outings.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kendrick Nunn | Oakland | R-Sr. | Guard | Chicago, Ill.
After missing three of Oakland’s previous five games due to an ankle injury, redshirt senior Kendrick Nunn put forth an inspiring effort on Saturday, scoring 32 points on 9-of-19 shooting versus second-ranked Michigan State, which leads the nation in field-goal percentage defense (.333). The Chicago native dished out a career-high seven assists in addition to connecting on five of his 12 attempts from 3-point range and converting all but one of his tries from the foul line (9-of-10). Nunn, who leads the Horizon League in scoring (23.0 ppg), assisted a Jalen Hayes 3-pointer at the 8:02 mark that tied the contest at 66-66. Nunn’s noteworthy performance came in the finale of this year’s Hitachi College Basketball Showcase double-header and in front of the largest crowd in Little Caesars Arena history (20,645).
2017-18 Players of the Week
Nov. 13 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Nov. 20 – Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Nov. 27 – Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 4 – Martez Walker, Oakland
Dec. 11 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Dec. 18 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Loudon Love | Wright State | R-Fr. | Center | Geneva, Ill.
Love notched his third double-double of the season on Saturday as Wright State earned its seventh win in eight tries with a 77-69 victory at Toledo. The Geneva, Ill., native matched teammate Justin Mitchell for the game-high rebounding mark, finishing with 12 boards and 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 marksmanship from the charity stripe. Six of his game-best 12 rebounds were of the offensive variety. Love’s rebounding average of 8.3 per game ranks second in the Horizon League, trailing only Detroit Mercy’s Kameron Chatman (8.5).
2017-18 Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 13 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Nov. 20 – Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy
Nov. 27 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Dec. 4 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 11 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 18 – Loudon Love, Wright State
