CollegeHoopsnet.com’s Unsung Player of the Week

January 15th, 2004

CollegeHoopsnet.com announced that Old Dominion’s Alex Loughton was named the nation’s Unsung Player of the Week, for the period ending January 14th, 2004. The 6-9 sophomore led the Monarchs to a 3-0 record, including a big road win at rival George Mason. With the 3 wins, ODU has jumped out to the early CAA lead with a 4-0 record.

For the week, Loughton averaged 21.7 points and 8 rebounds per game, while shooting an impressive 58% from the floor. The native Australian is now second in the conference in points per game at 18.5 and tied for the lead in rebounding at 9.1. In the Monarchs most recent win at James Madison, Loughton scored 26 points, the 2nd highest total of his career.

Early in the year, Loughton went off for a career high 45 points in a 3 point overtime loss to Charlotte. His 45 point effort was the highest in ODU's Division One history, and tied for the second best in Colonial Athletic Association history. Last year, ODU struggled to a 12-15 record with Loughton averaging 8 ppg. Despite being predicted to finish 6th in the conference this year, the team has gotten off to a 9-4 start behind the strong play of Loughton.

This week’s finalists for Unsung Player of the Week honors included Wright State's Vernon Hollins, Dylan Page of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Kentucky's Erik Daniels.

Past CHN Unsung Players of the Week

January 8th - Taylor Coppenrath (Vermont)

January 1st - Deng Gai (Fairfield)

Past CHN Unsung Player Finalists

Rafael Araujo (BYU), Greg Davis (Troy State), Adam Marks (Belmont), Chez Marks (Morehead State), Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech), Ryan Gomes (Providence)

About CollegeHoopsnet.com & the Unsung Player of the Week

Each week, members of CHN’s editorial board vote on the week’s top Unsung Player. The award goes to a player who consistently evades the eye of the national media despite impressive accomplishments. CHN is a nationally respected college basketball website, featuring daily coverage of dozens of teams and conferences across the country.

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