by Jeda Hays, NAIA Sports Information

NAIA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Week

January 25, 2006

Brandon Jennings of Reinhardt College (Ga.) as been named the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week and Emily Hart of McKendree College (Ill.) has been named the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending January 22, 2006.

Jennings, a 6-foot-7-inch senior forward from Lithopolis, Ohio, averaged a double-double as the Eagles were 1-1 on the week.  He scored 26 points and had ten rebounds in the team's 80-90 loss against Southern Wesleyan University (S.C.).  Jennings then scored 38 points in an 86-73 win against Emmanuel College (Ga.), where he went 5-for-5 from the free throw line. He is also the leading scorer in the country.  For the week, Jennings shot 59% from the field (23-for-39), averaged ten rebounds per game, and shot 91% from the free throw line (10-for-11).  Reinhardt is 8-12 overall.

Hart, a 5-foot-11 inch junior forward from Columbia, Ill., averaged 25 points per game as McKendree went 3-0 on the week.  She scored 30 points and had nine rebounds in the Bearcats' 72-69 win against Lindenwood University (Mo.).  She then scored 24 points and had 13 rebounds in a 75-57 road win against Harris Stowe State University (Mo.).  She also scored 21 points and seven rebounds in a 73-72 win against Columbia College (Mo.).  Hart shot 56% from the field (24-for-43) and 73% from the free throw line (27-for-37) in the three games.  McKendree is 8-10 overall.

Other Division I Men's Nominees:

Matt Benson, Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.); Chris Bolden, University of Mobile (Ala.); Demarion Crite, Jarvis Christian University (Texas); Josh Helton, Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.); Zach Ingles, Campbellsville University (Ky.); Danny Reeder, Westminster College (Utah); Jabari Saunders, St. Xavier University (Ill.); Chance Smith, Williams Baptist University (Ark.); Kendall Webb, Wayland Baptist University (Texas); Donald Whitfield, Mountain State University (W.Va.).

Other Division I Women's Nominees:

Crystal Coston, University of Mobile (Ala.); Jodi Gunter, Lambuth University (Tenn.); Britney Helton, Texas Wesleyan University; Candis Jackson, St. Xavier University (Ill.); Kristine Jensen, Concordia University (Calif.); LaTasha Johnson, Park University (Mo.); Rachel Martin, Oklahoma Christian University; Ashlee Robertson, Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.); Megan Schmitz, University of Montana-Western; LarVisha West, Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.).

NAIA Division II Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Week

January 25, 2006

Brock Seim of Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) has been named the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week and Tanna Slings of Grand View College (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending January 22, 2006.

Seim, a 6-foot-6-inch junior forward from LeGrand, Iowa, had two double-doubles during the Tigers' 2-0 week.  He scored 41 points and had 10 rebounds in a 98-82 win against then-#17 Dordt College (Iowa), which is the most scored by a DWU player since 1993.  Seim then recorded a 21 point, 14 rebound game against Concordia University (Neb.) as the Tigers posted a 64-52 road victory.  In the two games, Seim averaged 46% from the field (16-for-35) and 84% from the free-throw line (21-for-25), and also went 60% from 3-point range (9-for-15).  Dakota Wesleyan is 13-10 overall on the season.

Slings, a 6-foot-0-inch sophomore guard/forward from Prairie City, Iowa, averaged 58% from the field (18-for-31) in the Vikings two games last week.  She led GVC in an upset over league- leading St. Ambrose University (Iowa), scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Slings then scored 29 points and had 11 rebounds in 55 minutes of playing time in a thrilling 3OT game against Ashford University (Iowa), where she led her team to a 84-78 road victory.  She averaged 24 points, 11 rebounds, and shot 75% from the free-throw line (12-for-16).  Grand View is 8-14 overall this season. 

Other Division II Men's Nominees:

Robert Daniels, Indiana University Southeast; Donny English, Dickinson State University (N.D.); Eric Fiegi, Corban College (Ore.); John Jonker, Cornerstone University (Mich.); Ryan Kaminski, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.); Alex Kock, Huntington College (Ind.); Nathan Lange, Iowa Wesleyan College; Brian Montanaro, Daemen College (N.Y.); Gary Morrow, Missouri Valley College; Steven Perry, Fisher College (Mass.); Melbourne Satler, Simpson College (Calif.); Anthony Smith, Kansas Wesleyan University; Josh Suddath, Covenant College (Ga.); Joe Webb, Bellevue University (Neb.).

Other Division II Women's Nominees:

Nakaiya Anderson, MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.); Whitney Baird, Bethel College (Tenn.); Marti Blecha, Doane College (Neb.); Brianne Carras, Corban College (Ore.); Lashay Collier, The University of Virginia's College at Wise; Nicole Corbin, University of Maine-Fort Kent; Martina Franklin, Madonna University (Mich.); Shayla Holder, Sterling College (Kan.); Germany Jackson, Daemen College (N.Y.); Lenise Jones, Warner Southern College (Fla.); Cara Painter, College of the Ozarks (Mo.); Meghan Pilarski, Marian College (Ind.); Stacey Sorenson, California Maritime Academy; Melanie Vedvei, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.