Blake Essex makes it back-to-back NCCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week honors after another outstanding performance against Kansas Christian College. Essex did a little bit of everything, highlighted by a game high 25 rebounds in the 89-80 victory. Essex added 17 points for another double-double on the season and was outstanding defensively with four blocks and a steal. Union Adventist continues a strong stretch of play to end the regular season as they are now 7-11 overall.
Stats on the week: 17.0 PPG, 25.0 RPG, 5.0 APG, 4.0 BPG
Nominees: Trevor Brunson, Bob Jones University; Blake Essex, Union Adventist University; Drew Middleton, Spurgeon College; Aaron Wagner, Pensacola Christian College; Remy Wedgeworth-Brown, North Central University