Elijah Malone averaged a double-double in a pair of games for unbeaten Grace College this past week, doing so in under 25 minutes in each contest. The center from LaGrange, Indiana averaged 17.5 points per game and 11 rebounds per game in NAIA Crossroads League victories over Saint Francis University and Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Malone was outstanding defensively as well, with five blocks against Saint Francis and an average of three per game. Malone has now won Student-Athlete of the Week for the second time in 2023-24.
Stats on the week: 17.5 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 3,0 BPG, 52.3% (FG), 80.0% (FT)
Nominees: Cortland Blake, SAGU; Jayce Catchings, OUAZ; Chandler Clements, Campbellsville University; Drew Lutz, Bethel University; Elijah Malone, Grace College; LeMar Northington, Kentucky Christian University; Darrian Oates, Columbia International University; David Rosa, Houghton University; Eddie Smith, Mid-America Christian University; Jacques Thomas, Baptist Bible College