Youngstown State's Damian Eargle has been chosen as the StatSheet Horizon Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th. StatSheet's Horizon Freshman of the Week goes to Anton Grady from Cleveland State. And last but certainly not least, Detroit's Eli Holman has received StatSheet's Horizon 6th Man of the Week.
Eargle led the Horizon in blocked shots (4.0 per game). He also put up 50% shooting, 12 points per game, and 6 rebounds per game. The Youngstown State junior played well for the Penguins in wins versus Milwaukee and Loyola (Chicago) and a loss to UIC.
Eargle totaled 14 points and 3 blocked shots in 23 minutes in a 73-65 win over Milwaukee. That was followed by a team-leading 6 rebounds and an additional 7 blocked shots in a 72-68 loss to UIC. Finally, Eargle racked up 12 points and 5 rebounds, closing out the week with an 80-63 win over Loyola (Chicago).
This is the first StatSheet Horizon Player of the Week award for Damian Eargle. However, he has received an honorable mention. The runner-up this week is Ashen Ward, a senior from Youngstown State. Honorable mention goes to sophomore Ray McCallum from Detroit. Ronald Nored, who finished 20th, was the highest ranking player from Butler.
StatSheet Horizon Freshman of the Week: Cleveland State's Anton Grady
Anton Grady played an average of 22 minutes as a starter for Cleveland State. His averages in both blocked shots (1.5 per game) and shooting (100.0%) led all Horizon freshmen. In a 65-47 win over Loyola (Chicago), Grady contributed 3 blocked shots and 100% shooting. Against UIC, in a massive 70-42 win, he led all rebounding with 10 added 100% shooting.
Anton Grady has won the StatSheet Horizon Freshman of the Week an astounding 4 times. Keifer Sykes from Green Bay gets runner-up. Our own Roosevelt Jones takes honorable mention.
StatSheet Horizon 6th Man of the Week: Detroit's Eli Holman
Senior Eli Holman, a 6-10 reserve center/forward, averaged 25 minutes of action over two games for the Titans. In a 78-73 loss to Valparaiso, Holman led the scoring for the Titans with 14 points on 60% shooting. After that, in a last-minute 65-61 win against Butler, he racked up 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Eli Holman has won the StatSheet Horizon 6th Man of the Week a total of 3 times. Richie Edwards, a junior forward from Valparaiso, is runner up. AJ Pacher, a sophomore forward from Wright State, earns honorable mention. Butler has yet to win StatSheet Horizon Player of the Week.
Weekly Leaders - Scoring: Kendrick Perry, Youngstown State: 25.67 PPG
- Rebounding: Roosevelt Jones, Butler: 11.5 RPG
- Assists: Kaylon Williams, Milwaukee: 6.5 APG
- Blocked Shots: Damian Eargle, Youngstown State: 4 BPG
- Free Throws: Kam Cerroni, Green Bay: 8 PPG
- Three Pointers: Paris Gulley, Milwaukee: 3.5 TPG
- Steals: Kendrick Perry, Youngstown State: 3.67 SPG
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