CollegeHoopsnet.com’s Unsung Player of the Week

January 22nd, 2004

CollegeHoopsnet.com announced that Austin Peay's Josh Lewis was named the nation’s Unsung Player of the Week, for the period ending January 22nd, 2004. The 6-8 senior led the Governors to a pair of road victories over Ohio Valley Conference rivals Morehead State & Eastern Kentucky.

For the week, Lewis averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3 steals per game. He did all this while shooting 67% from the floor and an impressive 12-14 from the free throw line. The Lexington, KY native scored a career high 26 points in the win over EKU, and then followed that up with a career high 15 rebounds against Morehead two nights later. For the season, Lewis is averaging 10.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 61% from the field.

Last season, Lewis averaged 12.7 points and 7 rebounds per game while helping Austin Peay make the NCAA Tournament with a 23-8 record. The Governors got off to a slow start this year due to a brutal schedule that included 12 of 15 games away from home. But now having won 5 games in a row, and with 8 of the last 11 games at home, APSU has a strong chance to make the Big Dance for the second year in a row.

This week’s finalists for Unsung Player of the Week honors include Aerick Sanders of San Diego State, Elijah Palmer of Duquesne, and Monmouth's Blake Hamilton.

Past CHN Unsung Players of the Week

January 15th - Alex Loughton (Old Dominion)

January 8th - Taylor Coppenrath (Vermont)

January 1st - Deng Gai (Fairfield)

Past CHN Unsung Player Finalists

Rafael Araujo (BYU), Erik Daniels (Kentucky), Greg Davis (Troy State), Ryan Gomes (Providence), Vernon Hollins (Wright State), Adam Marks (Belmont), Chez Marks (Morehead State), Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech), Dylan Page (Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

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 the work of over 40 writers covering dozens of teams and conferences around the country.

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