2022-23 Men's Basketball Players of the Week
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Robert DiSibio, Washington and Lee, Jr., Forward
February 20, 2023DiSibio, a junior from Sandy Hook, Conn., picks up his second ODAC weekly award of the season after leading Washington and Lee to pair of conference victories to lock up the #5 seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. DiSibio cracked 1,000 points for his career in the Generals 97-75 midweek victory over Randolph College. He poured in 21 markers on 8-of-18 from the field with a pair of made three-pointers. He was also 3-of-4 from the line and added nine rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and a blocked shot in a busy 32-minute shift. DiSibio spent 35 minutes on the floor to help W&L to a big regional victory over 16th-ranked Hampden-Sydney, 96-86 in the regular season finale. He registered 25 points on 8-of-15 shooting including a 5-for-5 showing from deep. He canned all four of his foul shots and chipped in four rebounds and four assists. Entering the ODAC Tournament, DiSibio leads the conference in scoring (21.9), points scored (548), and free throws made (147-of-175). he is second in field goals made (172-of-354) and free throw shooting (84.0%), and fourth in three-pointers made (57-of-145). -
Josh Talbert, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Guard
February 13, 2023Talbert, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season after helping nationall second-ranked Randolph-Macon to a pair of ODAC victories last week. Both of those games were also home contests and the associated wins extended the Yellow Jackets home winning streak to a Division III tying 62 straight triumphs in Crenshaw Gymnasium. Talbert helped R-MC escape Averett with a 53-51 last-second victory. He notched 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting. He added a pair of rebounds to go with four assists, and two steals. On the weekend against Roanoke, Talbert registered 16 points in the Yellow Jackets 69-50 victory. He was 7-of-12 from the field and nailed both of his foul shots. He pulled down four rebounds and dished out a pair of assists to go with four steals. For the season, Talbert leads the ODAC in steals (58) while averaging 15.0 point and 3.5 rebounds. He is third in assists (104), fourth in field goal shooting (55.8%), and fifth in field goals made (153-of-274). He has registered 360 total points, which is tied for eighth along with his scoring average.
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Tyler Dearman, Guilford, Sr., Guard
February 06, 2023Dearman, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., set a career-high for points scored twice in helping 16th-ranked Guilford rack up a pair of road wins last week. Dearman exploded for 28 points in the Quakers 75-65 victory at Ferrum College. He was 10-of-18 from the field including 4-of-9 from deep to go along with 4-of-7 at the line. He added four rebounds to go with three steals and an assist to complete his statistical output. Dearman increased his production and efficiency in Guilford's 71-63 triumph at Randolph College. His outburst continued with 30 points on 9-of-15 from the field. He was 4-of-7 from deep and connected on 8-of-9 foul shots. He chipped in three rebounds along with five assists, two steals, and two blocked shots in a busy night. For the season, Dearman is third in the ODAC in three-pointers made (50-of-141) and steals (42), fourth in points scored (361), and fifth in scoring (16.4). He is eighth in offensive rebounds (50).
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Davidson Hubbard, Hampden-Sydney, Jr., Forward
January 30, 2023Hubbard, a junior from Charlotte, N.C., has been a springboard for Hampden-Sydney's run to the #25 ranking in the D3hoops.com Top-25 poll as he posted a pair of double-doubles against to help the Tigers to wins over two of the toughest defensive teams in the ODAC. Hampden-Sydney has now won seven straight games and 14-of-15 contests, sitting just one game back of #2 Randolph-Macon at 10-1 in conference play and 16-4 overall. Hubbard, who has rattled off five straight double-doubles, picked up his eighth and ninth of the season the Tigers' 64-57 and 57-51 victories over #14 Guilford and at Roanoke, who is receiving votes towards the national poll. Hubbard paired 12 points with a game-high 11 rebounds against the Quakers. He blocked a career-high four shots and dished out a pair of assists while shooting 50-percent (5-of-10) from the field. In Salem, Hubbard registered a game-high 14 points with 10 boards. He buried a pair of three-pointers was 4-of-6 from the line while adding two assists and a steal to his line. For the season, Hubbard is now #1 in the ODAC in three-point shooting (20-of-41; 48.8%). He is second in rebounding (8.1), third in total boards (162), fourth in field goal shooting (55.8%) and defensive rebounds (115), and fifth in field goals made (115-of-206). He is averaging 14.2 points per game.
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Miles Mallory, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Forward
January 23, 2023Mallory, a senior from Beltsville, Md., earns his second straight and third overall ODAC weekly honor of the season after helping nationally second-ranked Randolph-Macon run their winning streak to 15 straight games with two more ODAC wins last week. Mallory etched his name in the ODAC record books over the two contests as his seven combined blocked shots increased his career total to 239, snapping the previous ODAC career record of 236 formerly held by Guilford All-American Ben Strong (2004-08). Mallory opened his week with 18 points and 12 rebounds for this eighth double-double in a 62-41 triumph over Bridgewater. He was 7-of-12 from the field and canned 4-of-5 from the line. He added three assists, four blocked shots -- tying for the conference career-record -- and a steal to his output. Mallory collected his ninth double-double in a 58-46 road win at Roanoke on the weekend. He finished with 16 points and 18 rebounds, a half-dozen of which came via the offensive glass. He was 2-for-3 from deep as part of a 7-for-17 shooting day. He also dished out five assists to go with two steals and three blocked shots to secure the ODAC record. For the season, Mallory leads the ODAC in blocked shots (50), rebounding (9.7), total rebounds (174) and defensive boards (115). He is third in field goals made (114-of-205) and offensive rebounds (59), fourth in points scored (284) and field goal shooting (55.6%), and fifth in scoring (15.8).
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Miles Mallory, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Forward
January 16, 2023Mallory, a senior from Beltsville, Md, earns his second ODAC weekly award of the season after leading the nationally second-ranked Yellow Jackets to a pair of victories last week, running their winning streak to 13 straight games. Mallory helped Randolph-Macon win a clash of top-five ranked teams in R-MC's 64-59 victory over #5 Christopher Newport, the lone team to defeat national champion Randolph-Macon last season. Mallory poured in 19 points on 7-of-15 from the field including 2-of-2 from deep with a 3-for-4 showing from the line. He added 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the year, and he blocked five shots to go with an assist and a steal. This is the eighth time he has registered three or more blocked shots in a game this season. Mallory then had a perfect shooting day in leading R-MC to an 83-63 road win at Lynchburg on the weekend. He was 7-of-7 from the field and made all six of his foul shots to finish with 20 points. He chipped in six rebounds, a steal, and a blocked shot to help the Yellow Jackets improve to 7-0 in league play tied atop the ODAC table with Roanoke College. For the season, Mallory leads the ODAC in rebounding (9.0), total rebounds (144), and blocked shots (43). He is third in field goals made (100-of-176), offensive (50) and defensive boards (94), fourth in field goal shooting (56.8%), fifth in total points (250), and sixth in scoring (15.6).
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Josh Talbert, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Guard
January 09, 2023Talbert, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., helped the nationally second-ranked Yellow Jackets to a pair of high-profile ODAC victories last week, running the defending Division III champion's records to 13-1 overall and 6-0 in ODAC play powered by a 11-game winning streak. Talbert, a do-everything guard for Randolph-Macon, opened with 12 points in R-MC's 69-57 victory at Hampden-Sydney, which was receiving votes towards the latest D3hoops.com Top-25 rankings. Included in those 12 markers was his 1,000 career point. He added three rebounds,, four assists, and a steal to his line. In a 59-56 victory over 24th-ranked Guilford, Talbert scored eight of his 17 points over the final seven minutes of the contest to key a 15-7 run on the way to the victory. He was 4-of-7 from the field including 3-of-6 from deep and canned all six of his foul shots. He added four rebounds, four steals and three assists, helping him finish the week with a 2.3 assist to turnover ratio. For the season, Talbert is averaging 13.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest. He leads the ODAC in steals (39) and is third in assists (61). He is seventh in field goal shooting (53.5%) and eighth in field goals made (77-of-144).
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Robert DiSibio, Washington and Lee, Jr., Forward
January 02, 2023DiSibio, a junior from Sandy Hook, Conn., averaged 28.0 points and 6.5 rebounds and went 31-of-34 from the foul line (91.2%) in helping Washington and Lee to a 3-1 record over two tournaments during the holiday season. DiSibio registered 34 points to go with three rebounds in an 89-85 overtime victory over Susquehanna University to kickoff the Puerto Rico Clasico. He as 11-of-18 from the field including 3-of-6 from deep as well as 9-of-10 from the stripe. He made two free throws to force overtime and then scored eight of the Generals 12 points in the extra frame. He added one assist in his 27-minute shift. In game two of the tournament, DiSibio went for 23 points and five boards in an 86-72 win over the University of Scranton. He canned four three-pointers and was 7-of-8 from the foul line while adding two steals to his stat sheet. DiSibio then earned All-Tournament Team recognition at the W&L Holiday Tournament, helping the Generals to a 1-1 showing. He started with 29 points and eight boards with two steals and an assist in an 83-70 win over Vassar College. He was 9-of-18 from the field including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc with an 8-of-9 showing from the line. In the championship game, DiSibio logged 46 minutes on the floor in a 103-95 double-overtime loss to nationally 20th-ranked University of Mary Washington. He posted 26 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. He buried five three-pointers and was 7-for-7 on free throw attempts. He added four assists and a steal to his game output. For the season, DiSibio leads the ODAC in points (289), scoring (22.2), field goals made (90-of-189), three-pointers made (32-of-83), free throws made (77-of-92), and minutes played (433). He is fourth in free throw shooting (83.7%), fifth in defensive rebounds (65), sixth in total boards (87), and 10th in rebounding average (6.7).
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Omari DeVeaux, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Guard
December 19, 2022DeVeaux, a sophomore from Henrico, Va., went the length of the floor with 0:04 on the floor to sink the game-winning bucket as time expired in Virginia Wesleyan's 77-76 victory over nationally top-ranked Christopher Newport University over the weekend. DeVeaux led all players with a career-high 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field. He canned two of the three jumpers he attempted from beyond the arc and buried 7-of-8 shots from the foul line. He added six rebounds with five assists and two steals. For the season, DeVeaux is averaging 13.9 points per game, having scored the seventh-most (153) total points in the ODAC. He is third in the league in free throw shooting (85.0%), sixth in assists (37), and ninth in free throws made (34-of-40).
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Amarion Wilson, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Forward
December 12, 2022Wilson, a sophomore from Hampton, Va., helped Virginia Wesleyan to a trio of victories over the past week including a pair of one-point triumphs. Wilson averaged 13 points and seven boards with six assists, three steals, and three blocked shots over the three outings. He opened with 10 points and seven rebounds in a 55-54 home win over Apprentice School. He was 5-of-10 from the field and added two assists, two blocked shots, and a steal. Wilson again helped the Marlins to a second one-point win two days later, this time via a 59-58 ODAC result over Averett. He posted 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting with eight rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot. Wilson missed just one shot on the way to 15 points in a 63-50 road victory at Methodist to cap the week. He was 7-of-8 shooting and collected six more boards and two assists. Nine of his 21 total rebounds on the week came via the offensive glass. For the season, Wilson is averaging 10.8 points and 6.0 rebounds through 11 games played. He is second in the ODAC in offensive rebounds (32), third in blocked shots (11), fourth in field goal shooting (61.3%), and fifth in field goals made (57-of-93).
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Miles Mallory, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Forward
December 05, 2022Mallory, a senior from Beltsville, Md., helped eighth-ranked Randolph-Macon to a pair of key ODAC victories last week. Mallory opened with 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 66-49 road victory at Virginia Wesleyan. He was 9-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 from the line. Five of his rebounds came via the offensive glass. He also dished out two assists, blocked three shots, and registered a steal. Mallory then nearly notched his second double-double of the week in the Yellow Jackets' 84-71 win over Washington and Lee. Mallory posted 10 points with nine rebounds including two more offensive boards. He added three assists, a steal, and a blocked shot. For the season, Mallory leads the ODAC in rebounding (9.7), blocked shots (15), and minutes played (35.0). He is fifth in scoring (16.7), field goals made (46-of-79), and field goal shooting (58.2%).
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Aviwe Mahlong, Eastern Mennonite, So., Guard/Forward
November 28, 2022Mahlong, a sophomore from Johannesburg, South Africa, helped Eastern Mennonite even its season record at 3-3 by going 2-1 over the past week. Mahlong averaged 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists while shooting 51.3-percent from the field and 77.8-percent from the line over the three outings. He opened with nine points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal in a 71-59 victory over Goucher. Mahlong then ramped up his production on back-to-back days following the holiday as he posted a career-high 27 points in an 80-68 setback at Lynchburg. He was 10-of-18 from the field including 5-of-8 from deep. He added five rebounds, two steals, and an assist to his line. Mahlong then flirted with triple-double territory in an 80-67 triumph over Marymount University (Va.) the next day. He notched 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting including 2-of-3 from three-point range with a 3-of-3 showing from the foul line. He added eight boards and a career high seven assists plus a steal. For the season, Mahlong is averaging an ODAC sixth-best 17.7 points per game with seventh-most total points (106). He is fourth in minutes played (34.5 mpg) and field goals made (37-of-68), sixth in three-pointers made (14-of-31), seventh in field goal shooting (45.2%), and eighth in steals (11). He is averaging 6.2 rebounds per game.
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Jack D'Entremont, Washington and Lee, Jr., Forward
November 21, 2022D'Entremont, a junior from Bryn Mawr, Pa., put together three strong outings in helping Washington and Lee to a 2-1 week that was two points from being a 3-0 segment following a one-point overtime loss to nationally fourth-ranked Christopher Newport University. In that contest, D'Entremont buried 8-of-14 field goals to go with 8-of-9 from the line towards 25 points. He added eight rebounds and an assist in the opener of the National Beef Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Susquehanna University. In game two of that event, D'Entremont helped the Generals to a 72-68 win over Lebanon Valley with 10 points and 14 rebounds, his second double-double of the week. He added a blocked shot in that contest. Prior to the weekend tournament, D'Entremont went for 15 points and 14 boards in a 106-100 win over Mary Baldwin. He hit 9-of-10 from the line and added seven assists with two blocked shots and a steal.
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Danny Bickey, Randolph, Sr., Guard
November 15, 2022Bickey, a senior from Beckley, W.Va., had a big start to his season in helping Randolph open its 2022-23 season with a 1-1 showing in non-conference action. Bickey buried 11-of-19 field goal attempts on his way to 25 points in an 86-65 season-opening setback to N.C. Wesleyan. He hit 2-of-5 shots from long distance and made his only foul shot. He added four rebounds, an assist, and a steal to his. Bickey then posted a career-high 34 points to help the WildCats level their record against USA South foes with an 87-83 win over Greensboro. Bickey was 11-of-17 from the field including 4-of-6 from downtown. He canned 10-of-11 free throws in his 36-minute shift. He chipped in a half-dozen rebounds and registered a steal.
