Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 28)
INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky’s Marques Warrick averaged a League-best 26.0 points per game over the final weekend of the regular season, including tying a career-best with 30 points, to help the Norse to a 2-0 week to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Green Bay’s Kamari McGee averaged 16.5 points, shot over 50 percent from the field and swiped 3.5 steals per game to collect the Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week award as the Horizon League announced its final men’s basketball weekly honors of the season on Monday.
HLMBB Player of the Week
Marques Warrick | Northern Kentucky | Sophomore | Guard | Lexington, Ky.
Warrick averaged 26.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in NKU’s 2-0 week at BB&T Arena as it secured the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Keeps Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship. He tied a career high with 30 points in NKU’s 78-64 win over RMU, bolstered by a career-high seven 3-pointers. He went 10-for-19 from the field and 7-for-10 from 3-point range. He added seven rebounds and an assist. Then, in NKU’s 75-61 victory over Youngstown State in Saturday’s regular-season finale, Warrick scored 16 of his team-high 22 points before halftime behind four 3-pointers. He added three rebounds, three assists and a steal. For the week, Warrick led the League in scoring and ranked top-5 in field-goal percentage (54.5) and 3-point field goal percentage (57.9).
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Kamari McGee | Green Bay | Freshman | Guard | Racine, Wis.
McGee led Green Bay to a 1-1 week to close out the Horizon League regular season. He was huge in GB's narrow 81-77 loss at UIC, finishing with 20 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and three steals in 31 minutes. McGee also led the Phoenix in a 67-41 win over IUPUI on Saturday, going for 13 points, two assists, and four steals. On the week, McGee averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 3.5 steals per game to go along with 52.0-percent shooting from the field and 33.3-percent shooting from deep.
2021-22 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 15 – Grant Basile, Wright State
November 22 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
November 29 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
December 6 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
December 13 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky & Dwayne Cohill, Youngstown State
December 20 – D’Moi Hodge, Cleveland State
December 27 – Grant Basile, Wright State
January 3 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
January 10 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
January 17 – Kevin Johnson, UIC
January 24 – Tanner Holden, Wright State
January 31 – Michael Akuchie, Youngstown State
February 7 – Grant Basile, Wright State
February 14 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
February 21 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
February 28 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
2021-22 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 15 – Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
November 22 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
November 29 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
December 6 – Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
December 13 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
December 20 – Hubie Pivorius, Northern Kentucky
December 27 – AJ Braun, Wright State
January 3 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
January 10 – Kamari McGee, Green Bay
January 17 – Kamari McGee, Green Bay
January 24 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
January 31 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
February 7 – Cade Meyer, Green Bay
February 14 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
February 21 – Jace Carter, UIC
February 28 – Kamari McGee, Green Bay