Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: JD Duley
School: Whittier
Year: Senior
Position/Number: Guard/#13
Hometown/High School: Rocklin, Calif./Del Oro

In its home opener, Whittier downed No. 25 Willamette, 80-79, in which Duley shot a lights out, 13-of-22 from the field, including 9-of-16 from beyond the arc, for a game-high 36 points. He also registered four assists and a rebound. Inside of the first 10 minutes of the game, the senior guard posted 13 points, including three made three-pointers. Then, wiith a minute-and-a-half remaining, Duley canned a crucial shot from deep to put the Poets up by one.  

Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Derek Sangster
School: Redlands
Year: Senior
Position/Number: Forward/#6
Hometown/High School: Sunnyvale, Calif./Archbishop Mitty

The University of Redlands Men's Basketball team got their season off to a strong start over the weekend going 2-0 with a pair of hard fought wins over UC Santa Cruz (96-83) and Lewis & Clark College (100-97 OT).

Sangster had an overall strong weekend leading the defensive unit that forced 55 turnovers over the two games (27.5 Turnover Average Forced).  He averaged 11.5 points per game (23 Points) with a team high 23 rebounds (11 Defensive), an assist, two steals, and a block.  He also shot 41% from the field.  

Against UCSC he 11 rebounds to go with four points and two steals.  Then against Lewis & Clark he put up 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting to go with another 12 rebounds, an assist and a block.