Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Men's Basketball Honors And Rankings

A few miscellaneous honors and rankings to make note of as the Panthers get set to hit the road for a pair of key league games this weekend.

College Sports Madness named Kaylon Williams its Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Williams earned the attention by averaging nine assists per game in the two wins.

Meanwhile, UWM has made its first appearance in the CollegeInsider.com mid-major poll, jumping in at number 23. And, in the latest NCAA RPI list, Milwaukee has jumped back up to 96th.

Statistically, the Panthers continue to lead the nation in three-point field goal defense and are 20th in scoring defense. Kaylon Williams is 10th nationally in assists.