Jan. 9, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ryan Fiegi of Oregon Tech has been selected as the NAIA Men's Basketball Division II Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 31, 2007-Jan. 6, 2008.

Fiegi, a 6-7 senior forward from Medfor, Ore., averaged 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals in two road wins for the Hustlin' Owls.  In the first game last week, Fiegi posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the 74-65 win at Corban (Oreg.) on Jan. 4. He answered that effort with a career-best 41 points on 13-of-23 field goals in the 81-79 road victory at Concordia (Ore.) on Saturday. At one point in the second half, Fiegi scored 19 straight points for OIT, including four 3-pointers, to help erase a 59-50 deficit.

With his scoring spree, Fiegi moved up to No. 3 on Oregon Tech's career scoring list as he stands with 1,503 points (as of Jan. 7). He needs 176 points to move past the second-leading scorer in OIT history. Fiegi has made a spot in the record books in just his third season as a Hustlin' Owl.

Fiegi currently (Jan. 7) is in the Top 15 in the NAIA in scoring (20.4 ppg) . He has led the Hustlin' Owls to a No. 10 ranking in the latest Top 25 Coaches' Poll (Jan. 9).

Other Player of the Week Nominees:
Shane Humphrey, Malone (Ohio); Brian Champine, Siena Heights (Mich.); Mike Stowman, Valley City
State; Mitch Arnett, McPherson (Kan.); Sadiel Rojas, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Chad Reynolds, Taylor (Ind.);
Brett Humpal, Iowa Wesleyan; Coty Sitton, Indiana-East; Adam Chavis, Dominican (Calif.); Aaron
Dunaway, Union (Ky.); Preston Broughton, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Antonio Jones, St. Thomas (Fla.);
Jake Cough, Vermont Technical; Chad Simon, Evangel (Mo.); Josh Vorst, Northwestern-Ohio; Tom
Radtke, Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.)

2007-08 Composite Award Winners:
January 9: Ryan Fiegi, Oregon Tech

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