Posted by Gregory Ruff - Wed, Feb 27, 2008 - [Men's Basketball] - Viewed 981 times
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After being named the TranSouth Player of the Week, Matt Neaville of Union University (Tenn.) has been selected as the NAIA Men's
Basketball Division I Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 18-24. This is the
final Player of the Week for the 2007-08 season.
Neaville, a 6-0 junior guard from
Urbana, Ill., tied a school record and set successive
career-scoring highs in two wins last week for the Bulldogs. In the 92-82 win
against Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Neaville went for a career-best 37
points shooting 9-of-21 from 3-point range. He added four rebounds and three
assists. He countered that output with a Union season-high 38 points, including
a school-record tying 10 treys. He went 13-of-27 overall and 10-of-22 from
downtown in the 106-105 double overtime win at Crichton (Tenn.). He helped the
Bulldogs halt a four-game slide.
For the week, Matt was 25-of-56
(.446) from the field including 19-of-43 (.442) from long range. He also was
6-of-8 (.750) on free throw attempts.
Both Union wins last week were
against teams in the "receiving votes" category.
Among NAIA statistical leaders,
Neaville ranks first among all players in 3-pointers made (4.8) and is second
with a 24.1 scoring average. For more information on the NAIA statistical
rankings, click hereMen's Basketball Coaches Rating
February 25, 2008
1. Lambuth University (Tenn.) (16-2/24-3) - WA: Mid-Continent (Ky.) 107-75
2. Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (15-4/24-5) - WA: #17 Trevecca (Tenn.) 80-70; LA: #RV Cumberland (Tenn.) 64-67
3. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (12-5/20-7) - LH: #10 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 70-80; WA: Blue Mtn (Miss.) 104-83
4. Cumberland University (Tenn.) (12-6/19-9) - WH: Brescia (Ky.) 63-48; WH: #10 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 67-64
5. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (10-8/18-9) - LA: Union (Tenn.) 82-92; WH: Mid-Continent (Ky.) 99-81
6. Union University (Tenn.) (9-8/15-12) - WH: #RV Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 92-82; WA: #RV Crichton (Tenn.) 106-105
