Wind DIII National Player of the Week!
Brendan Wind of Nazareth College (Rochester, N.Y.) has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending February 12. In addition to the USBWA honor, Wind was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week, to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and ECAC DIII North Player of the Week.
Wind, a 6-0 sophomore guard from Rochester, averaged 38.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists as the Golden Flyers (15-8, 9-5) went 2-1 last week. He scored 48 points (17-of-27 FG, 14-of-17 FT), tied for the sixth-highest total in NCAA Division III this season, while adding seven assists and two rebounds in a 103-93 double-overtime loss to Empire 8-leader St. John Fisher (17-5, 12-1) on Saturday. Wind began the week on Tuesday with 29 points (9-of-20 FG, 11-of-15 FT), seven assists, four rebounds, and two steals in a 90-83 win over Houghton. Then, in an 80-71 victory over Elmira on Thursday, he totaled 38 points (11-of-15 FG, 16-of-18 FT), eight assists, and three rebounds. For the week, Wind shot 59.6 percent (37-of-62) from the floor and 82.0 percent (41-of-50) from the foul line. Also selected the Empire 8 Player of the Week, Wind currently leads the conference and is eighth in Division III with 6.7 assists per game.