INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland’s Rashad Williams had another impressive performance with 36 points and eight three pointers against a top-25 opponent and Wright State’s Loudon Love recorded a double-double and became the program’s all-time leading rebounder to help the Raiders in a win over the MAC preseason favorites to earn Nike® #HLMBB Co-Player of the Week. Northern Kentucky collects its third consecutive Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honor but this time it goes to David Böhm after averaging 13.5 points including a 19-point effort as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly awards on Monday.
#HLMBB Co-Player of the Week
Rashad Williams | Oakland | Junior | Guard | Detroit, Mich.
Williams had another impressive game against a power 5 opponent as he scored a game-high 36 points against No. 4 Michigan State Sunday afternoon from the Breslin Center. Williams’ 36 points is a season-best and the most points in a single game by a #HLMBB player this season, topping his own mark from a week prior. The Detroit native hit eight triples on the day, shooting 47 percent from long-range. Williams went 12-of-28 from the floor and added a game-high four steals.
#HLMBB Co-Player of the Week
Loudon Love | Wright State | Redshirt Senior | Center | Geneva, Ill.
Love became the all-time leading rebounder in Wright State men’s basketball history on Sunday with an offensive rebound with 11:55 remaining in the first half to surpass Bill Edwards (1990-93) atop the record book. Love finished the afternoon with 16 points and 16 rebounds and now has 920 total rebounds in his career entering Horizon League play next week. Sunday was Love’s second double-double in three games to start the season and was also his second 16-rebound game of the year, as he added four blocks, two assists and a steal to his final stat line in Wright State’s 85-67 road win at MAC favorite Bowling Green.
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
David Böhm | Northern Kentucky | Freshman | Forward | Prague, Czech Republic
Böhm had a terrific week for the Norse, averaging 13.5 points while shooting 46 percent from the floor in a pair of road games at Dayton and Kent State. The native of Prague, Czech Republic earned a spot in the starting lineup for NKU’s game at Kent State and didn’t disappoint with his 19-point scoring outburst. He converted 7-of-15 shots, including 3-of-7 from long range in a career-high 27-minutes played. His week began with an eight-point outing against the Flyers. He is now averaging 9.8 points per game for Northern Kentucky.
2020-21 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 30 – RayQuawndis Mitchell, UIC
December 7 – Rashad Williams, Oakland
December 14 – Rashad Williams, Oakland & Loudon Love, Wright State
2020-21 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 30 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
December 7 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
December 14 – David Böhm, Northern Kentucky
