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KANSAS CITY, MO - David Birch of Ottawa University has been selected as the NAIA Men's Basketball Division II Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 5-11.
Birch, a 6-1 senior guard from Olathe, KS, etched his name in the Ottawa single-game record books in two home victories.
First, David knocked in 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting in the 85-60 win over Bethany College. He added five rebounds, three assists and two steals. In the 92-86 win over McPherson College, he posted a school-record 44 points, thanks to a 14-for-23 effort from the floor. He went 12-for-13 from the charity stripe and 4-for-9 from beyond the arc. He became the first Brave to hit for 40 points in a game.
For the week, he averaged 33.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals and shot 23-for-36 (.639) overall. He has now scored over 10 points in the last 10 games including 20-plus in the last five contests.
Among NAIA statistical leaders, he is fifth in the country in scoring average (23.4 ppg) and seventh in free throw percentage (.887).
For more information on the NAIA statistical rankings, click here.
Other Player of the Week Nominees:
Jazzmarr Ferguson, Indiana-Southeast; Jacob Kelsey, Jamestown (N.D.); Tyler Debord, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Dustin Weber, Concordia (Neb.); Craig Mcgee, College of Idaho; Kyle Savely, King (Tenn.); Shaun Cabrera, Indiana Tech; Ben Falkenberg, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Mike Kennedy, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Casey Pursell, Fisher (Mass.); Fares Saqf Alhait, Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.); Corey Stone, Ozarks (Mo.); Eric Gaff, Grace (Ind.); Justin McKinney, Marygrove (Mich.); Lucas Birchard, William Jessup (Calif.)
2008-09 Composite Award Winners:
January 6: DeSean White (Northwood University)
January 13: David Birch (Ottawa University)
