Bethel College standout Clay Yeo led the Pilots to a 1-1 week upsetting, No. 3 University of Saint Francis (IN) 87-86 and falling at No. 21 Grace College. Yeo, a junior guard from Bourbon, Indiana, averaged a double-double with 30.5 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per game. Yeo led the Pilots against Saint Francis scoring 30 points, 19 of which came in the second half. Yeo shot 63 percent from the field while ripping down 14 rebounds and dishing out 4 assists in 35:37 minutes of play. The following game against Grace College, Yeo would score 31 points, 21 coming in the second half. Yeo shot 47 percent from the field while pulling down 11 rebounds in 38:22 minutes.
DI MEN’S BASKETBALL NOMINEES: D.J. Hanes, Grace University; Zach Kirschbaum, Trinity International University; Jerrick Massenburge, Mid-America Christian University; Tory Rice, Mississippi College; LaRandall Scroggins, McMurry University; Tyler Rogers, Alice Lloyd College; Clay Yeo, Bethel College