Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (December 10)
INDIANAPOLIS – Cleveland State sophomore Tyree Appleby averaged 24.5 points and 9.0 assists including a 37-point performance to be named Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis registered back-to-back double-digit scoring games and recorded eight triples to earn Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly honors on Monday.
#HLMBB Player of the Week
Tyree Appleby | Cleveland State | Sophomore | Guard | Jacksonville, Ark.
Appleby began the week almost registering a triple-double against Bowling Green as he finished with a career-high 37 points, while also grabbing a career-best eight rebounds and added eight assists. His efficiency was equally as impressive as he shot 13-of-19 from the field, including 7-of-9 from downtown. His 37 points were the most by a Viking since Norris Cole had 41 in 2011. Appleby's effort also helped CSU break the single-game school record for 3-pointers as the Vikings finished with 15. Appleby ended the week by netting his first collegiate double-double as he posted 12 points and a career-high 10 assists along with a career-high tying four steals. For the week, Appleby led the League with 24.5 points and 9.0 assists, to go along with 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals while committing only four total turnovers.
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | Freshman | Guard | Birmingham, Ala.
Davis averaged 18.5 points in the Titan two games last week, leading the team again on both occasions, marking every game so far this year. He scored 18 points at Dayton and then 19 at Toledo and hit eight 3-pointers in the two games this week. He also had four assists in each contest and pulled down four rebounds against the Flyers and six versus the Rockets. He is still second in the nation in scoring at 27.4 points per game and also leads the country with 54 triples.
2018-19 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 12 – Xavier Hill-Mais, Oakland
November 19 – JayQuan McCloud, Green Bay & Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
November 26 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
December 3 – ShanQuan Hemphill, Green Bay & Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
December 10 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
2018-19 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 12 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
November 19 – Skyelar Potter, Wright State
November 26 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
December 3 – Braden Norris, Oakland
December 10 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy