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Anyways, time for the good stuff.
The Standings
[Big West] UC San Diego Tritons (4-0)
[WAC] Tarleton State Texans (3-2)
[Summit] St. Thomas (MN) Tommies (3-3)
[OVC] Lindenwood Lions (3-3)
[WAC] Utah Tech Trailblazers (2-2)
[Southland] Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (3-4)
[ASUN] Queens Royals (2-3)
[NEC] Le Moyne Dolphins (2-4)
[ASUN] Bellarmine Knights (2-4)
[NEC] Stonehill Skyhawks (1-5)
[OVC] Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1-5)
Well, it’s better than last week, at least? There’s no more winless teams, and UC San Diego is still unbeaten, and an overall record for the week of 18-15 is far better than last week’s 8-20. But it’s still not great. The vast majority of teams are .500 or worse, plus none of them are ranked above 200 on KenPom. But we’ll credit the improvement and hope that the rest comes later.
Transition Tracker Team of the Week
G AJ McKee, Queens - Averaged 17 points and 4.7 rebounds across 3 games to help Queens go 2-1 on the week.
G Tony Felder, Stonehill - Despite the Skyhawks’ 0-3 record for the week, Felder was a bright spot, averaging 16.7 PPG across their games, including 24 against Commerce.
G/F Keenon Cole, Lindenwood - Averaged 17.2 points and 4.8 rebounds across 4 games as the Lions went 3-1 this week.
F Jerome Brewer Jr, Texas A&M-Commerce - Averaged 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds as the Lions went a perfect 3-0 on the week.
F Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, UC San Diego - Tait-Jones’ second consecutive week on the team of the week, he averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds across the two UCSD games as the Tritons have jumped to a 4-0 start.
Player of the Week: Keenon Cole, Lindenwood
Defensive Player of the Week: Tanner Christensen, Utah Tech
Averaged 2.5 blocks and 1 steal across the two Trailblazer games this week.
6th Man of the Week: Ocypher Owens, Le Moyne
Averaged 12.25 points, 5.25 rebounds and 3 blocks in just 21 MPG, helping the Dolphins to a 2-2 record across their 4 games.
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