North Dakota's Huff Named POTW
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OGDEN, Utah (Dec. 31, 2012) - Troy Huff of the University of North Dakota has been selected as the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week after leading his team to a win over Bowling Green.
Huff, a 6-foot-5 junior guard from Milwaukee, Wis., posted a double-double off the bench in his second game back from a broken jaw to lead North Dakota to a 56-53 win over Bowling Green in Grand Forks, N.D., on Dec. 28. Huff scored 14 points with a season-high 12 rebounds to record his fifth career double-double. Huff made 4-of-9 shots from the floor, was 1-of-3 from 3-point range, and was 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.
Huff missed eight straight games before returning on Dec. 21 in a loss to Northern Colorado. Against Bowling Green, he corralled five offensive rebounds to spark a 42-25 rebounding edge for his team. Huff scored North Dakota’s first five points as it earned its first Division I win of the season.
Huff is the first player from North Dakota to win the Big Sky men’s basketball Player of the Week. North Dakota joined the Big Sky on July 1, 2012.
Others Nominated
Chris Hansen, G/F, Idaho State: Scored 12 points in a loss.
Christian Moon, G, Montana State: Scored 21 points in a win.
Michael Dunn, G, Northern Arizona: Scored 17 points in loss to BYU.
Derrick Barden, F, Northern Colorado: Scored 12 points with nine rebounds in a loss.
Jackson Stevenett, F, Southern Utah: Scored 14 points in a win.
Royce Williams, G/F, Weber State: Scored 17 points with nine rebounds in a win.