FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Division II Conference Information Directors Association (D2 CIDA) announced MJ Iraldi as the Division II National Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.
Iraldi led the second-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Men’s Basketball team to a pair of Sunshine State Conference victories, as NSU closed out the regular season 19-1 in league play and earned the program’s fourth consecutive SSC regular season title.
In the final week of the regular season, Iraldi scored a career-high 42 points, which tied the second most in a game in program history, against Embry-Riddle. Iraldi added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in the Sharks victory. Iraldi capped off a superb regular season by scoring 26 points and added nine rebounds, in Nova Southeastern’s win over Rollins.
Iradli finished the regular season leading the Sunshine State Conference in points (684), points-per-game (24.4), and ranked fourth in the league in field goal percentage (55.5%), and three-point field goal percentage (41.1%). Iraldi is a candidate for both the Bevo Francis and Trevor Hudgins Award, presented by Small College Basketball.
Iraldi and the Sharks begin postseason play against the Barry Buccaneers on Tuesday evening at the Rick Case Arena in the Sunshine State Conference quarterfinals. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men’s Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_MBasketball.
