HLMBB Players of the Week: Feb. 12

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INDIANAPOLIS — Youngstown State senior Cameron Morse earned Horizon League men’s basketball Player of the Week honors, while Wright State’s Loudon Love — the league’s leading rebounder — garnered his sixth Freshman of the Week award of the season.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cameron Morse | Youngstown State | Sr. | Guard | Flint, Mich.
Morse averaged 27 points and four assists while shooting 50 percent from the field (16-for-32), 47.6 percent from 3-point range (10-for-21), and went 12-for-12 from the free throw line as Youngstown State split a pair of road games. Thursday versus third-place UIC, Morse scored a game-high 26 points and tied a career high with six 3-pointers. The Flint, Mich., native also dealt five assists in the setback. Two nights later, Morse again recorded a game-high scoring mark, tallying 28 points on 8-of-17 shooting (4-10 3FG) while converting all eight of his attempts from the charity stripe as the Penguins defeated IUPUI. Over the weekend, Morse also became just the seventh player in YSU history to score at least 1,800 career points. He now ranks sixth all-time with 1,829 points.

2017-18 Players of the Week
Nov. 13 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Nov. 20 – Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Nov. 27 – Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 4 – Martez Walker, Oakland
Dec. 11 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Dec. 18 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Dec. 26 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Jan. 2 – Sandy Cohen III, Green Bay
Jan. 8 – Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
Jan. 15 – Grant Benzinger, Wright State
Jan. 22 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Jan. 29 – Khalil Small, Green Bay
Feb. 5 – Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Feb. 12 – Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
 
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Loudon Love | Wright State | R-Fr. | Center | Geneva, Ill.
En route to garnering his sixth Freshman of the Week award, Love averaged 14.5 points and 16 rebounds as the Raiders split a pair of games versus Green Bay and Milwaukee. In Thursday’s win over Green Bay, the Geneva, Ill., native tallied nine points and 13 rebounds in addition to recording three assists and two blocks. On Saturday, Love — the Horizon League’s leading rebounder (9.9 per game) — notched his 11th double-double of the season with a dominant 20-point, 19-rebound effort versus Milwaukee. The 19-rebound mark was a career high. In 14 conference contests, Love has averaged a league-best 11.1 rebounds per game.

2017-18 Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 13 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Nov. 20 – Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy
Nov. 27 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Dec. 4 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 11 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 18 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Dec. 26 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 2 – P.J. Pipes, Green Bay
Jan. 8 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 15 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Jan. 22 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 29 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Feb. 5 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Feb. 12 – Loudon Love, Wright State