Illinois Wesleyan’s Gant Named CCIW Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Darius Gant of Illinois Wesleyan was named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday after his performance during the previous week of competition.

Gant, a senior forward from Oswego, Ill., and Oswego High School, averaged 20 points and 17.5 rebounds in two games last week. Gant made nine-of-12 field goal tries and scored 22 points with 20 rebounds and two assists in an 87-77 home win over Carthage on Feb. 2. Gant’s 20 rebounds were the most for an Illinois Wesleyan player since Bill Braksick snared 23 vs. LeMoyne Owen on Nov. 20, 1987. It also tied a record for most individual rebounds in a game by a Carthage opponent (set by current Wisconsin-Oshkosh head coach Ted Van Dellen on Jan. 11, 1977). Gant was seven-of-14 from the field and scored 18 points with 15 rebounds and two assists in a 65-61 loss to Augustana on Jan. 30.

2007-08 CCIW Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Darius Gant - Illinois Wesleyan (2/4/08)
Steve Djurickovic - Carthage (1/28/08)
Steve Djurickovic - Carthage (1/21/08)
Nick Williams - North Park (1/14/08)
Kent Raymond - Wheaton (1/7/08)
Tunde Ogunleye - Millikin (12/31/07)
Ryan Burks - Elmhurst (12/17/07)
Andy Wiele - Wheaton (12/10/07)
Brett Chamernik - Illinois Wesleyan (12/3/07)
Brent Ruch - Elmhurst (11/26/07)
Steve Djurickovic - Carthage (11/19/07)