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Enrique Freeman, Akron, Forward
Junior, Cleveland, Ohio
Enrique Freeman helped guide the Zips to a pair of wins over Eastern Michigan (78-51) and Buffalo (86-66) by averaging a double-double with 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Freeman shot 64.0 percent from the field (16-of-25), scoring 43 total points while grabbing 25 total rebounds, consisting of six offensive boards and 19 defensive caroms. He added five assist, three blocked shots and one steal. At EMU, Freeman registered his 14th double-double of the season, shooting 9-of-12 to lead the Zips with 22 points and 15 rebounds. He had one assist and on blocked shot. He followed with a 21-point, 10-rebound performance at The JAR against Buffalo to record his 15th double-double of the season. Freeman 7-of-14 from the field with four assists, two blocks and a steal.
RayJ Dennis, Toledo, Guard
Junior, Plainfield, Ill. (Oswego East)
Junior RayJ Dennis averaged 22.0 ppg, 5.5 apg and 4.0 rpg to help Toledo extend its winning streak to 11 games (3rd in the nation) last week with victories over Miami and Bowling Green. He also shot 53.8% (14-of-26) from the field, 50.0% (3-of-6) from three-point range and made all 13 of his free-throw attempts to enable the Rockets to set a school record for longest MAC winning streak in a single season. Dennis opened the week by scoring 17 points and dishing out four assists in the Rockets’ 89-71 home victory over the RedHawks. He then led UT with 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 91-86 triumph at arch-rival Bowling Green. Dennis scored 19 of his points in the second half, including six straight points during a key stretch that helped Toledo hold off the Falcons’ rally. A Plainfield, Ill. native, Dennis ranks third in the MAC with 19.1 ppg as well as 15th nationally with a MAC-best 5.8 apg.