Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (December 21)
INDIANAPOLIS – Cleveland State’s D’Moi Hodge set the NCAA single-game scoring mark this season with 46 points on 10 3-pointers en route to breaking three school records to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Oakland’s Trey Townsend started Horizon League play nearly averaging a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds to claim Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly awards on Monday.
#HLMBB Player of the Week
D’Moi Hodge | Cleveland State | Junior | Guard | Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Hodge had a record-setting night for the Vikings on Sunday, scoring an NCAA-high 46 points on 15-of-23 shooting from the field, including a 10-for-15 clip from deep, a game-high seven rebounds, three assists and a game-high tying four steals. Hodge set a new school record for most made three-pointers in a single game (10), most made three-pointers in a half (8) and most points in a first half (31). His 46 points scored are the most in the NCAA this season, while his 10 made triples are also tied for the most in the NCAA this season. Additionally, Hodge was only three points shy of tying the school record for points in a game, set by Franklin Edwards at Xavier in February of 1981. In his two games, both wins at Purdue Fort Wayne, Hodge averaged 25.5 points shooting 54.8 percent from the floor including 57.9 percent from the three-point line, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.5 steals in 28.5 minutes of play. In his first game against the Mastodons on Saturday, Dec. 19, the junior swiped a game-high five steals, marking the most steals by a Cleveland State Viking this season. Hodge also dished out a game-high tying four assists in his first contest of the weekend.
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Trey Townsend | Oakland | Freshman | Forward | Oxford, Mich.
Townsend opened Horizon League play with a career-best 17 points, and added eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals against UIC in game one of the series. Townsend went 54 percent (7-13) from the floor in 37 minutes of play for the Golden Grizzlies. The freshman followed up in game two against UIC with his first career double-double, scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds on 57 percent shooting from the field. For the weekend, Townsend averaged 15 points while shooting 55 percent from the floor and grabbed nine rebounds.
2020-21 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 30 – RayQuawndis Mitchell, UIC
December 7 – Rashad Williams, Oakland
December 14 – Rashad Williams, Oakland & Loudon Love, Wright State
December 21 – D’Moi Hodge, Cleveland State
2020-21 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 30 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
December 7 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
December 14 – David Böhm, Northern Kentucky
December 21 – Trey Townsend, Oakland