Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (January 6)
INDIANAPOLIS – Cleveland State’s Torrey Patton set career-highs in points, rebounds and assists to help the Vikings to a win in their lone contest to improve to 2-1 in HL play to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Green Bay’s Amari Davis averaged 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game including his third 20-point effort of the season to be named Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly honors on Monday.
#HLMBB Player of the Week
Torrey Patton | Cleveland State | Junior | Guard | Dayton, Ohio
Patton led the Vikings to an 82-74 victory over Youngstown State as he scored a career-high 25 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and handed out a career-high six assists. Patton was 9-of-12 from the floor, 2-of-2 from the 3-point line and 5-of-8 from the foul line. Cleveland State improved to 2-1 in league play, which marks the Vikings best start in conference play since the 2014-15 season. The junior currently ranks second in Horizon League play in scoring (20.3) and field goal percentage (.632).
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Amari Davis | Green Bay | Freshman | Guard | Trotwood, Ohio
Davis picks up his fifth Freshman of the Week honor after leading the Phoenix with a game-high 21 points in Green Bay’s convincing 85-71 win over UIC at the Resch Center, also grabbing five rebounds. Davis came back on Sunday to score 10 points against IUPUI, averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game on the week. He continues to lead GB in scoring with 15.5 points per contest and has three 20-plus point efforts this season, including double-figure scoring games in 14 of 17 games this season.
2019-20 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 11 – Daniel Oladapo, Oakland
November 18 – Marcus Burk, IUPUI
November 25 – Dantez Walton, Northern Kentucky
December 2 – Dantez Walton, Northern Kentucky
December 9 – Dantez Walton, Northern Kentucky
December 16 – Tyler Sharpe, Northern Kentucky
December 23 – JayQuan McCloud, Green Bay
December 31 – Loudon Love, Wright State
January 6 – Torrey Patton, Cleveland State
2019-20 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 11 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
November 18 – Mike DePersia, IUPUI
November 25 – Grant Basile, Wright State
December 2 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
December 9 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
December 16 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
December 23 – Tanner Holden, Wright State
December 31 – Blake Lampman, Oakland
January 6 – Amari Davis, Green Bay