Oakland City's Sims selected RSC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Oakland City (Ind.) University guard Allen Sims led the Mighty Oaks to a 2-0 weekend to garner River States Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 3-9.
The 6-5 junior from Euclid, Ohio, averaged 18.5 points and 5.0 rebounds and shot 57 percent from the field in two games. Sims scored 19 points on 7 for 11 shooting in just 19 minutes during a win over Carlow (Pa.). He followed that up with 18 points and nine rebounds and made 3 of 5 from beyond the arc in a victory over Point Park (Pa.).
For the week, Sims was 12 for 21 from the field, 3 for 7 from long range (43 percent) and 10 for 14 from the foul line (71 percent). The victories evened Oakland City at 4-4 RSC, and the Mighty Oaks are now 5-13 overall. Oakland City will play at Rio Grande on Saturday, Jan. 15.