KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oakland City (Ind.) center Lohan Stephane Djiya had 10 blocks in an 89-83 win over Faulkner (Ala.), one of two wins for the Mighty Oaks last week that helped the junior earn the Dec. 2 edition of the Gared Performance Sports Systems NAIA Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week award.
Djiya started the week with three blocks, playing just 17 minutes in a 75-53 win over Columbia (S.C.), adding three rebounds.
His command of the paint continued in Oakland City’s six-point win over Faulkner, where he helped limit the Eagles to 34.7 percent shooting, including an 11-for-36 first half (30.6 percent). In all, Oakland City turned away 12 Faulkner shots in the game, 10 by Djiya.
Oakland City is off until Saturday, Dec. 6, when the Mighty Oaks travel to Bethel (Tenn.).
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After the first three weeks of the season with a plethora of exciting men’s basketball played, Oklahoma Wesleyan emerges at the top of the first regular season Gared-NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 with 14 first-place votes and a 6-0 record. Indiana Wesleyan climbed three spots to No. 2 this week […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grant Tigges of Northwestern (Iowa) put up 34 and 26 points across two wins last week at home to guide the Raiders into the win column. He shot a combined 69 percent from the floor, 64.7 percent from deep and 81.8 percent at the charity stripe as he collects PrestoSports-NAIA Men’s […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jafeth Martinez of Florida College protected the rim last week, totaling 11 blocks and 25 boards (eight offensive and 17 defensive), as he claims the second installment of the PrestoSports-NAIA Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week honors. The native of Roatan, Honduras, opened the statistical reporting period for the weekly […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Wilcoxson made a statement last week against a pair of Crossroads League opponents. Recording seven rebounds, eight steals and one block while averaging 19.5 points per game, the native of Gretna, Neb., earns PrestoSports-NAIA Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week honors. Wilcoxson was all over the court in the […]