Top-ranked Lubbock Christian held on for a pair of single-digit victories to remain undefeated as the Chaps were one of four Lone Star Conference men's basketball teams to complete perfect weeks. DBU ran its win streak to four games with a pair of wins, while St. Mary's and Texas A&M International both earned league wins last week. LCU is alone at the top of the LSC standings at 4-0, followed by TAMIU at 2-0 and DBU at 4-1.
LSC men’s basketball teams are 148-87 overall and 20-12 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the other conference in the South Central Region.
LSC schedule and results are available here:
https://lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=mbball
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Cameron Kahn, DBU, SO, Sports Management, G, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Sulphur Springs HS
Sophomore guard Cameron Kahn averaged 25 points and 6.5 rebounds on an incredibly efficient 72-percent shooting from the floor to help DBU sweep UT Permian Basin and Angelo State on the road last week. In Thursday's 82-75 win over the Falcons, Kahn scored a career-high 28 points and totaled a game-high eight rebounds. The 6-foot-6 guard then added a game-high 22 points on a career-best 3-of-5 shooting from three-point range in Saturday's 82-69 victory at ASU to hand the Rams their first home loss of the season. Kahn also added a pair of assists in each game, as the Patriots ran their win streak to four games.
DEFENSIVE
Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian, SR, Masters of Secondary Education, F, Decatur, Texas, Decatur HS
Hicks was again a crucial part of the LCU defense as the Chaps went 2-0, holding Texas A&M-Commerce to its lowest point total of the season (59) and UT Tyler to its second-lowest total (69). Lubbock Christian's two opponents combined to shoot just 40.4-percent from the field, including only 31.1-percent from behind the arc. Hicks averaged 8.0 rebounds per game for the week, pulling down 15 a team-high on the defensive glass. He also recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 21 points and 13 rebounds against TAMUC. The senior blocked one shot and was the team's leading scorer with 18.0 points per game.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive
N-15 Devaughn Thomas, Angelo State
N-22 Matthew Wilson, UAFS
N-29 Zach Toussaint, West Texas A&M
D-6 Larry Wise, West Texas A&M
D-13 DaJuan Jones, UT Permian Basin
D-21 Lloyd Daniels, Lubbock Christian
J-3 Augustine Ene, Texas A&M-Commerce
J-10 Larry Wise, West Texas A&M (2)
J-17 Cameron Kahn, DBU
Defensive
N-15 Kavon Booker, West Texas A&M
N-22 Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian
N-29 Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian (2)
D-6 Kavon Booker, West Texas A&M (2)
D-13 Clashon Gaffney, Texas A&M-Commerce
D-21 Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian (3)
J-3 Evan Anderson, UAFS
J-10 Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian (4)
J-17 Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian (5)
SELECTED NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Micah Fuller, UT Tyler, posted back-to-back season-highs in scoring, averaging 22.0 points between his two outings. Fuller went for 21 points in the 80-51 win over Eastern New Mexico on Thursday night, then turned around on Saturday afternoon and went for 23 against the league's top-ranked statistical defense in No. 1 Lubbock Christian. The Bessemer, Ala. native finished the week 12-of-22 (54.5-percent) from the field and 8-for-15 (53.3-percent) from three-point range. Six of those three-point makes came in the win over Eastern New Mexico, a career-high for Fuller. He also earned his way to the free-throw line throughout the weekend, connecting on 12-of-14 (85.7-percent) attempts. Fuller leads the Patriots with an average of 13.8 points per contest.
Jordan Doss, Western New Mexico, had a career game against Oklahoma Christian. His 37 points are the second-most in a game in the LSC this season. In the first half, he scored 20 points hitting 8-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three. Doss also worked hard on the glass, leading the team with nine rebounds. Doss' exceptional performance helped lead the Mustangs over the Eagles on the road.
Mamady Djikine, St. Mary’s, posted a season-high with 18 points in the win over UT Permian Basin, avenging an earlier loss to the Falcons this season. The Paris native shot 70 percent from the field and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line with five rebounds and a game-high three steals in the Rattlers victory. Djikine scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and recorded all three of his steals as the Falcons attempted a comeback, keeping them at bay and helping StMU move to 2-1 in LSC play.
Alphonso Willis, Texas A&M-Commerce, totaled 26 points for the Lions this past weekend and 16 rebounds and 12 assists. In Saturday's win over Eastern New Mexico, he had eight points, eight rebounds, and eight assists in the 32-point win for the Lions. He had eight points and eight rebounds against No. 1 Lubbock Christian as well.
Julian Miranda, DBU, led the charge for a DBU defense that earned back-to-back road wins over UT Permian Basin and Angelo State. In Thursday's win over the Falcons, Miranda totaled three defensive rebounds and a steal for a Patriots' defense that forced 18 turnovers. Miranda then notched a game-high four steals and three defensive boards to hold the Rams to a season-low 69 points on Saturday.
Clashon Gaffney, Texas A&M-Commerce, recorded three blocks while scoring 14 points against No. 1 Lubbock Christian and Eastern New Mexico as the Lions went 1-1 last week. Gaffney had eight points, three rebounds, and two blocks against LCU and registered six points and four rebounds against Eastern New Mexico.
Nyk Madison, Oklahoma Christian, was one of only seven men that played in the Eagles' 59-55 win at UAFS on Tuesday, with the freshman playing all 40 minutes as the inside anchor for OC's zone defense. He blocked two shots, came up with two steals and grabbed seven rebounds to go with 12 points as OC limited UAFS to 40.4-percent shooting, about six percent lower than the Lions' season average to that point. The Eagles limited the Lions' top scorer, Matthew Wilson, to nine points, nearly 12 below his average. He added another block and a steal in a loss Saturday to Western New Mexico.
Caleb Jordan, St. Mary's, helped the Rattlers avenge an earlier season loss to UTPB, tying his season-high with 19 points and guarding one of the best guards in the league in DaJuan Jones and helping hold him to 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting. In the first contest against the Falcons, they hit 13 triples, but StMU held them to just 8-of-20 in the second game.