NCAA DII Men's Basketball-Updated Numbers
Local graduates are scoring big, getting rebounds, dishing assists, and stealing the ball. Take a look at who and from where.
The calendar year is waning but the basketball season is just getting started. Athletes from local high schools are scoring big and wiping the glass. Let’s take a Mid-December look at those men playing in Division II.
Of the 117 who have scored, 15 lead their team in scoring. Leading them all in points per game is sophomore Kaleb Hammeke (Trinity Catholic/Fort Hays State) with 18.9 points per game. He edged out another sophomore, Stevie Strong (Campus/Newman University) who is scoring at a 17.6 points per game clip. Bennett Stirtz (Liberty/Northwest Missouri State) continues to lead all freshmen with 13.3 points per game. His 2.4 steals per game is 23rd in the nation. And if you look fast before they rotate photos, you can see Bennett on the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball front web page here. I have a feeling he will be on more covers during his career.
Deshaun English II (Pittsburg/Pittsburg State) in rebounding with 11.6 boards per game. When you combine that with his 13.7 points per game, he is the only one averaging a double double. Matt Leritz (St. Louis Univ High/Bentley) has been hot from beyond the arc making 11 of 19 attempts, or 57.89%. While Trey Shannon (Wellington-Napoleon/William Jewell) is a perfect 15 for 15 from the stripe, Drenin Dinkins (South Iron/Southwest Baptist) has made 46 of 49 free throws. That is 94%. That also shows that a freshman from a small school (South Iron has 77 students!) can not only shoot with the best, but may be the best.
Handling the dishes with care is freshman Matt Enright (Webster Groves/Missouri-St. Louis) who has 4.67 assists for every turnover. That ratio is the 3rd best in the nation.
Here are all of the men, ranked by points per game:
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