#HLMBB Players of the Week: Feb. 26
Lance Rinker
INDIANAPOLIS — After helping their clubs to unbeaten weeks, Green Bay’s
Sandy Cohen III and Northern Kentucky’s
Jalen Tate were named Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sandy Cohen III | Green Bay | R-Jr. | Guard | Seymour, Wis.
Sandy Cohen III was on fire this past weekend in Detroit, scoring a career-high 36 points in a win at Oakland (96-90) before scoring another 31 points in another victory at Detroit Mercy (107-97). Leading the team to a 2-0 record in the final weekend of the regular season, Cohen III shot a sizzling 20-for-31 (64.5 percent) combined in the two games and also went 21-for-25 at the free throw line. The Seymour, Wis., native recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds at Oakland, and nearly notched another one on Saturday against the Titans finishing with eight rebounds. All told in the two wins combined, the redshirt-junior averaged 33.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG and 5.0 APG and is averaging 30.7 PPG in his last three contests.
2017-18 Players of the Week
Nov. 13 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Nov. 20 – Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Nov. 27 – Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 4 – Martez Walker, Oakland
Dec. 11 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Dec. 18 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Dec. 26 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Jan. 2 – Sandy Cohen III, Green Bay
Jan. 8 – Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
Jan. 15 – Grant Benzinger, Wright State
Jan. 22 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Jan. 29 – Khalil Small, Green Bay
Feb. 5 – Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Feb. 12 – Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
Feb. 19 – Evan Hall, IUPUI
Feb. 26 – Sandy Cohen III, Green Bay
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Jalen Tate | Northern Kentucky | R-Fr. | Forward | Pickerington, Ohio
Tate, Northern Kentucky’s defensive stalwart, helped the Norse to a perfect 3-0 week and outright Horizon League crown. The Pickerington, Ohio, native amassed three consistent performances, highlighted by a nine-point, six-rebound, three-assist outing in Friday night’s win at UIC that guaranteed Northern Kentucky at least a share of the regular-season title. He also recorded a block and a steal in the victory. Tate closed the week with nine points, three steals, and a block against IUPUI as the Norse clinched the league’s regular-season championship outright. On the defensive end, Tate helped the Norse limit each of their three opponents last week to 40 percent or less shooting from the field — Youngstown State (33 percent), UIC (40 percent), and IUPUI (30 percent).
2017-18 Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 13 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Nov. 20 – Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy
Nov. 27 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Dec. 4 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 11 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 18 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Dec. 26 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 2 – P.J. Pipes, Green Bay
Jan. 8 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 15 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Jan. 22 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 29 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Feb. 5 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Feb. 12 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Feb. 19 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Feb. 26 – Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky
