KANSAS CITY – Tonzell Handy of Tougaloo (Miss.) has been named the NAIA National Men's Basketball Division I Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Handy was nominated for his performances during the week of Feb. 18 – 24 and was selected out of a pool of conference award winners.

Player of the Week

Tonzell Handy, Tougaloo (Miss.)

Sr., Forward, Jackson, Miss.

• Averaged an incredible 17 rebounds per game and led his squad to two wins on the week, one over No. 25 Dillard (La.)
• Weekly Stats:
  • Two double-doubles
  • Averaged 19.5 points per game and 17 rebounds per game.

Nominees: Dakota Quinn, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) ; Percell Washington, Central Baptist (Ark.) ; Troy Steward, Georgetown (Ky.) ; Jeff Garrett, LSU Shreveport (La.) ; John Paine, Menlo (Calif.) ; Milan Skundric, Faulkner (Ala.) ; Match Burnham, Carroll (Mont.) ; Josh Bowling, John Brown (Ark.)

2018-19 Division I Men’s Basketball Composite Award Winners

Week 1 (December 04): Jonathan Green, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

Week 2 (December 11): Dakota Quinn, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

Week 3 (January 01): Keith Phillips, William Jessup (Calif.)

Week 4 (January 08): Ravion Henry, Stillman (Ala.)

Week 5 (January 15): J.J. Culver, Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Week 6 (January 22): Malachi Hoosein, Vanguard (Calif.)

Week 7 (January 29): Jordan Brunkow, Grand View (Iowa)

Week 8 (February 06): Callum Lawson, Arizona Christian

Week 9 (February 13): Giovanni Bray, Stillman (Ala.)

Week 10 (February 20): Keith Phillips, William Jessup (Calif.)

Week 11 (February 27): Tonzell Handy, Tougaloo (Miss.)

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