Freshman Tristan Kuska made a huge statement in his first collegiate game, starting at center for Carolina University. The native of Braunschweig, Germany scored 23 points and tallied nine rebounds to help Carolina defeat Columbia International University who was the NCCAA Division I National Runner-Up a season ago. Kuska added two blocks and assists to his performance as well and shot 60% from the field in the win. Kuska comes to the states and not only was this his first collegiate game, but his first ever organized 5v5 game as he previously played 3v3 basketball in Germany.
Stats on the week: 23.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 BPG, 60% (FG), 10 FT
Nominees: Tristan Kuska, Carolina University; Ian Raasch, Grace College; Morris Williams, Mid-America Chrisitan University