Mouhamed Mbaye named Region V Men's Basketball Player of the Week (Feb. 13-19)
Region V has announced the Men's Basketball Players of the Week for the week of Feb. 13-19.
The Region V Players of the Week are Mouhamed Mbaye of New Mexico JuniorCiollege and Nehemiah Nuckolls of McLennan Community College.
A 6-9 freshman forward from Dakar, Senegal, Mbaye led NMJC to two wins over Howard College and Frank Phillips College. In the two games he averaged a double-double with 15 points per game, 10.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 steal.
A 6-6 freshman forward from Killeen, Texas, Nuckolls recorded double-double performances against Temple (11 points, 15 rebounds) and Ranger (10 points, 11 rebounds). For the week, he went 13-25 from the floor, hit eight of his 11 free throw attempts and grabbed 32 rebounds. He also had six steals, three assists and a blocked shot.
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