Amry Shelby of Wayne State College was named yesterday the Nebraska NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week following his performance in NSIC home games over the weekend against #3 Minnesota State and Southwest Minnesota State. It's the first time this season that Shelby has received the honor.
Shelby, a 5-11 freshman guard from Marion, Iowa, averaged 19.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in helping the Wildcats split a pair of NSIC home games. Shelby scored a game-high 17 points in Friday's 68-52 loss to third-ranked Minnesota State and followed that with a career-high 22 points in the Wildcats' 83-74 double overtime win over Southwest Minnesota State.
For the season, Shelby is averaging 13.0 points per game to lead the Wildcats in scoring. In NSIC play, Shelby is tied for 11th in the league averaging 14.8 points per game. He also ranks eighth in field goal percentage, making 55.9 percent of his shots (57 of 102) in league play and he is tied for 10th in assists at 3.27 per game.
Wayne State has won seven of its last 10 games to improve to 9-9 overall and 6-5 in the NSIC, good for sixth place. The Wildcats will be on the road this weekend, visiting St. Cloud State Friday night and Concordia-St. Paul Saturday night.
