Posted by Will Stern - Wed, Feb 7, 2007 - [Men's Basketball] - Viewed 585 times
Lewis' big week on the boards leads to national award!
NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Feb. 7, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - Montreat (N.C.) College's Timothy Lewis has
been named NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week after
averaging a double-double - 17.5 points and 18.0 rebounds - in a pair
of Montreat wins in the Appalachain Athletic Conference.
Lewis opened the week with 16 points and 20 rebounds in a 74-68 win over CovenantCollege,
following the performance with 19 points and 16 rebounds in an 83-67
win over King. In the win over King, Lewis was a perfect 8-of-8 from
the floor and 3-of-3 at the foul line, finishing the week 9-of-11 at
the stripe and 13-of-17 from the floor.
Lewis,
who finished 82 percent from the free-throw line, had three assists in
the win over Covenant to total four, while both of his steals came
against King.
Other nominees included: Troy Weisshaar, Concordia (Mich.); Marcus Faubion, Kansas Wesleyan; Jack Rother, Morningside (Iowa); William Walker, Bethel (Ind.); Jake Holen, Jamestown (N.D.); Jackson Capel, Evangel (Mo.);
Aaron Sawyer, Northwest (Wash.); Brandon Fentress, Asbury (Ky.); Ben
Falkenberg, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Michael Bonaparte, Ozarks
(Mo.); Evinn Herring, Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.); Marvin Owens,
Northwood (Fla.); Scott Buschman, Viterbo (Ill.); Aaron Gentry, Menlo
(Calif.); Rui Carmo, St. Joseph (Vt.).
