NR – Not rated in Top 25 (number in parenthesis indicates
position overall including others receiving vote)
(48.6 percent), including 9-of-14 three-pointers. He also
converted on 5-of-6 foul shots.
GNAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
2014-15 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS: Seattle Pacific (Nov.
14-15) – Cory Hutson, SPU; Mitch Penner, SPU; Jordan
Russell, CWU; Joseph Stroud, CWU. Dominican (Nov. 1415) – Antoine Hosley, MSUB. Sonoma State (Nov. 14-15) –
Brian McGill, UAA. Western Washington (Nov. 14-15) –
Jeffrey Parker, WWU (MVP); Anye Turner, WWU; Joey
Schreiber, WWU; Erik Kinney, NNU. Alaska (Nov. 20-22) –
Ruben Silvas, Alaska. WOU (Nov. 21-22) – Trey Ingram,
SMU; Lewis Thomas, WOU. Great Alaska Shootout (Nov.
26-29) – Travis Thompson, UAA*. (*UAA played Shootout
games as exhibitions).
Week
Nov. 10-16
Nov. 17-23
Nov. 24-30
Dec. 1-7
Player
Jeffrey Parker, Western Washington
Joseph Stroud, Central Washington
Ruben Silvas, Alaska
Julian Nichols, Western Oregon
Dom Williams, Central Washington
Players of the Week – Week By Week
Nov. 10-16 – Jeffrey Parker, Western Washington (F, 6-6,
So., Richmond, CA – Salesian) and Joseph Stroud, Central
Washington (F, 6-8, Jr., Las Vegas, NV – Sierra Visa/Pierce
College) ... Parker scored 43 points and also had 18
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rebounds leading the Vikings to two wins in the 13 Chuck
Randall Classic. Parker made seven of 17 3-pointers and
shot 51.7 percent overall, cashing in on 15-of-29. He was
named the tournament’s MVP ... Stroud earned alltournament honors leading the Wildcats to two wins in
the Seattle Pacific Sodexo Tip-Off tournament. He came
off the bench to score 24 points, making nine of 10 shots.
He also led CWU in rebounds (11) and blocked shots (7).
His last basket with one second half came on a dunk to
break a 68-68 tie in Saturday’s 70-68 win over Academy of
Art.
Team Notes
Alaska: Ashton Edwards scored 21 of his 32 points in
single-digit losses at Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s,
from beyond the arc, making 7-of-17 three-pointers. Almir
Hadzisehovic netted 22 points and Ruben Silvas had 21
points and a team-high 14 rebounds.
Alaska Anchorage: Brian McGill had team-highs of 36
points and 10 assists and Kalidou Diouf had 32 points and
12 rebounds as the Seawolves split two road contests.
UAA shot .846 from the foul line (33-of-39) as McGill made
10-of-11 and Diouf was a perfect 6-of-6. Derrick Fain
converted on 6-of-7.
Nov. 17-23: Ruben Silvas, Alaska (G, 6-3, 175, Jr., Tucson,
AZ) had 33 points, shooting 62.5 percent (15-of-24) as the
Nanooks made their 2014-15 season debut in the GCI
Alaska Invitational. The JC transfer from Arizona also had
16 rebounds, two assists and a steal and wasn’t charged
with a turnover in earning all-tournament honors as the
Nanooks won one of three contests.
Central Washington: Dom Williams accounted for 31.1
percent of the Wildcats’ points (50-of-161) in wins over
MSU Billings and Seattle Pacific and contributed to least 20
more (with 10 assists). The Wildcats, who outscored their
opponents 54-21 from the arc, also got 28 points from
Gary Jacobs.
Montana State Billings: Austin Hudson scored 30 points
and had 12 rebounds in road losses at Central Washington
and Northwest Nazarene. The Yellowjackets were also led
by Antoine Hosley with 28 points,
Nov. 24-30: Julian Nichols, Western Oregon (G, 6-2, 175,
Jr. Upland, CA) scored 51 points and also 10 rebounds, a
team-high 14 assists and six steals in leading the Wolves to
three road West Region victories, including a 67-52 win at
2014 playoff qualifier Dixie State. Nichols made 15 of 31
field goal attempts and also converted on 19 of 20 foul
shots. Twenty-six of his poin ts came in Saturday’s 83-73
win at the Academy of Art.
Northwest Nazarene: Kevin Rima scored 25 points and
also had 15 rebounds as the Crusaders split their first two
conference games. Mike Wright had 21 points, making 5of-11 three-pointers, and a team-best six assists.
Dec. 1-7: Dom Williams, Central Washington (G, 5-11, Sr.,
Tacoma, WA – Curtis & Tacoma CC) scored 50 points and
also had 10 assists and just one turnover in wins over
Montana State Billings and defending GNAC champion
Seattle Pacific. He had a career-high 31 points and five
assists in a 88-79 win over MSUB Thursday, connecting on
11 of 20 shots, including 5-of-7 three-pointers. Williams
then added 19 points and five assists in a 73-67 victory
against SPU Saturday, converting on 4-of-7 three-point
shots. The win snapped a four-game CWU losing streak to
the Falcons. For the week, Williams made 18-of-37 shots
Saint Martin’s: Freshman Trey Ingram led the Saints with
32 points, connecting on 6-of-10 three-point shots, as the
Saints split two games, losing in overtime to Alaska
Anchorage before posting a three-point win over Alaska.
The Saints outshot their opponents .442 to .395 including
.396 to .273 from the three-point line.
Seattle Pacific: Cory Hutsen needs 15 more points to
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become the 59 member of the GNAC 1000-Point Club.
Hutsen scored 37 points in two games last week to
increase his career total to 985. He currently ranks 62nd in
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