IPFW's Yearby and ORU's Niles Named Co-Players of the Week

IPFW's Yearby and ORU's Niles Named Co-Players of the Week

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Deilvez Yearby, IPFW
Sr., F, 6-6, 215
Detroit, Mich./Kansas State Univ.


Warren Niles, Oral Roberts
Fr., G, 6-4, 175
Cincinnati, Ohio/New Creations Chapel (Ind.)

ELMHURST, Ill. - IPFW's Deilvez Yearby and Oral Roberts' Warren Niles were named Summit League Co-Players of the Week for their performances Jan. 11-18. The award was the third for Yearby this season and the first for Niles.

Yearby averaged 15.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots during the week while posting double-doubles in a pair of Mastodon victories to collect his third award of season. Against UMKC, Yearby had a school-record nine blocked shots, tying him for the fourth-highest game total ever recorded in Summit League play, and was one block shy of a triple-double, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds. In his prior outing vs. Southern Utah, Yearby scored 19 points and pulled down 10 boards to go along with three blocks.

Niles averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 59.4 percent and 50 percent from beyond the arc during the week. Against IUPUI, Niles set an ORU freshmen scoring record with 39 points and collected seven rebounds with three steals and two assists. His 39-point performance was a Summit League high this season and came on 13-for-23 shooting, including 5-of-10 from three-point range, and 8-of-10 free throws. Niles followed that performance with a 15-point outing against Western Illinois in which he shot 6-of-9 from the field, including 1-of-2 from three, and pulled down five boards with three assists and one steal.

Also nominated: Daman Starring, Centenary; Alex Young, IUPUI; Spencer Johnson, UMKC; Sam Sussenguth, North Dakota State; Johnathon Jones, Oakland; Davis Baker, Southern Utah.

Previous Winners: Nov. 16 - Robert Glenn, IUPUI; Nov. 23 - Deilvez Yearby, IPFW; Nov. 30 - Keith Benson, Oakland; Dec. 7 - Robert Glenn, IUPUI; Dec. 14 - Keith Benson, Oakland; Dec. 21 - Robert Glenn, IUPUI / Deilvez Yearby, IPFW; Dec. 28 - Michael Craion, Oral Roberts; Jan. 4 - Keith Benson, Oakland; Jan. 11 - Davis Baker, Southern Utah.

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