D1 Nation: NCAA Alumni Performances of the Week

25. Max Yon         Fr.   6’5″              San Antonio Reagan (TX)                              Air Force

Yon is beginning to get minutes. Last night he had 10 points, 2 rebounds and was Player of the Game as Air Force had it’s first ever victory over a Top 20 team in it’s history vs San Diego State.

24. Tre Nichols    Sr.  5’11″            Killeen  (TX)                                                       Boise State

Nichols had 6 points 2 rebounds and 6 assists vs Colorado State.

23. Paul Garnica So. 6’0″             San Antonio Lee (TX)                                       Northern Colorado

After a few weeks of being slowed by nagging injuries and getting in a sophomore defensive slump, Garnica has regained his starting PG spot and had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists vs Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

22. Travis Jones  Sr. 6’6″             Georgetown (TX)                                                Texas State

Jones had 6 points, 8 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals vs South Dakota.

21. As mentioned earlier, Paul Garnica is revitalized at Northern Colorado.  He had 14 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and two steals vs Eastern Washington.

20. Brian Williams RS-Fr. 6’6″   Baton Rouge Glen Oaks (LA)                          Oklahoma State

Williams had 8 points and 3 rebounds vs the Texas Longhorns.  However it was his defensive performance that was so impressive as the 6’6″ guard had 6 steals and 3 blocked shots from his wing position.

19. Mark Nwakamma Fr. 6’6″    Leander (TX)                                                        Hartford

Nwakamma had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists vs Maine.

18. Cody Doolin             So. 6’2″    Austin Westlake (TX)                                       San Francisco 

Doolin (aka the Gonzaga Killer..he had 23 points against them last year as a freshman) did it again last night.  He had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in the win over the Zags. Once again he outplayed Gonzaga’s more ballyhooed giards including David Stockton. Papa Jim Doolin made the trek out West and was on hand with his wife, Becky to see her baby boy give the Zags the business first hand in the Bay City.

17. Jason Brickman    So  5’11″    San Antonio Clark (TX)                                   Long Island

Brickman led Long Island to the win with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists over Sacred Heart.

16. Mark Nwakamma had his second excellent performance of the week as he had 18 points and 3 rebounds and an assist vs St. Peter’s.

15. Travis Jones is closing out his senior year in style as he had 17 points and 6 rebounds vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

14. Royce O’Neale     Fr.  6’5″         Harker Heights (TX)                                     Denver

Denver keeps rolling and so does true freshman, “Rolls” Royce O’Neale.  He had 5 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists vs Louisiana-Lafayette.

13. Joel Smith            Jr. 6’4″          Leander (TX)                                                    Northeastern

Smith had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over Towson State.

12. Jordan Clarkson So. 6’5″        Converse Wagner (TX)                                 Tulsa

Clarkson had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals against Southern Mississippi.

11. John Henson      Jr.  6’11″        Round Rock (TX)                                            North Carolina

Henson had 13 points, 8 reboundsm an assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks vs the Clemson Tigers.

10. Joel Smith makes his 2nd appearanc eof the week another 20 point effort.  This time he added 2 rebounds, 3 assists a steal and a block in Northeastern’s win over Stony Point.

9  . TaShawn Thomas Fr. 6’8″     Killeen (TX)                                                        Houston

Thomas had 11 points, 11 rebounds, an assist, a steal and 3 blocks vs Southern Mississippi.

8.   Cameron Moore  Sr. 6’10″       San Antonio Roosevelt (TX)                 Alabama-Birmingham

Moore is a double double machine.  He had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists vs Southern Methodist.

7.  Soph PG Jason Brickman continues his torrid assist pace.  He has moved into the NCAA’s Top 10 “dime droppers” as he had a 10 point, 2 rebound and 16 assist…yes 16! vs Quinnipiac.

6. Cody Doolin’s 2nd performance of the week was a 16 point, 6 rebound and 7 assist effort in a one point loss to Brigham Young.

5. Henson continues to rack up double doubles for the powerful Tar Heels.  He dominated against Miami with 14 points, 11 rebounds 2 assists and 3 blocks.

4. Deon Mitchell            Fr.  6’0″          Pflugerville  (TX)                                     Northern Iowa

The silky smooth Mitchell is really coming into his own in the latter part of the season. He had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal vs Virginia Commonwealth.

3. Clarkson continues to cement himself as Tulsa’s leader and is headed to an All Conference selection. He had 23 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals vs Rice.

2. Andre Roberson   So. 6’7″         Converse Wagner (TX)                                Colorado

Roberson is finding the PAC-12 to his liking as he contnues to feast on double doubles.  He had 12 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal vs the Utah Utes.

1. With so many great alumni at the NCAA level, Moore continues to be at the top of our list at the D1 Nation most weeks.  He is finishing up a great career at UAB with a 25 points, 11 rebound, and 2 block performance in dismantling Tulane.