Lotanna Nwogbo was named Big South Men's Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Lancers to a pair of wins over Campbell and Charleston Southern on the strength of his two double-doubles.
Averaging 17.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, Nwogbo helped the Lancers take down Campbell 80-79 at home Wednesday and Charleston Southern 78-76 in double overtime on the road Saturday.
Nwogbo was unstoppable in the paint in the two-game set, hitting 15-of-19 (.789) shots from the field, including 9-of-12 in the 50-minute, double-overtime affair in Charleston. Playing in the same venue where he suffered a season-ending thumb injury on Jan. 10 last season, Nwogbo lit up Charleston Southern for 19 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for his eighth double-double of the season. Nwogbo played a season-high 45 minutes in the win despite battling an illness in the days leading up to the crucial Big South showdown.
Eight of Nwogbo's 15 field goals last week were dunks, including four as part of a 6-of-7 shooting effort in the 80-79 win over Campbell Wednesday. The redshirt senior posted 16 points and 11 boards in that win, coming up big with nine points and five rebounds after halftime.
The week raised Nwogbo's season line to 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, joining High Point's John Brown as the only two players in the Big South averaging at least 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.
