Mallory, a junior from Beltsville, Md., was named the MVP of the MMI Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Hood University as he helped the nationally top-ranked Yellow Jackets open the 2021-22 season with a pair of victories. Mallory started the year with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field to go with nine rebounds in a 70-61 win over Carnegie Mellon University. He also registered four steals and a blocked shot. Mallory pulled down another nine boards to go with 16 points in an 84-63 triumph over the host Blazers. He was 8-of-11 from the field and chipped in two blocked shots and an assist.

ALEX ELLIOTT | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
So. | G | Marietta, Ga.
 - 18 points with 6 rebounds and 5 steals in an 86-72 win over Greensboro

TIM FISHER | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
Sr. | F | Richmond, Va.
 - 16 points with 12 boards and 2 assists in an 80-69 win over N.C. Wesleyan
 - 16 points with 11 rebounds in a 65-54 loss to UW-La Crosse

ROBERT DiSIBIO | WASHINGTON AND LEE
So. | F | Sandy Hook, Conn.
 - 1st double-double with career-highs of 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 96-93 loss at Penn St.-Altoona