Ball State University Athletics
Anthony Newell Named MAC West Division Player Of The Week
February 19, 2007 | Men's Basketball
The award is the first in Newell's career and the 63rd time in the award's history in which a
Newell posted his fourth double-double of the season, plus scored the game winner, in BSU's 57-55 win last week at
He scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 38 minutes in the Cardinals' win (without leading scorer Skip Mills).
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For the week, Newell averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two games, shot 45 percent from the field (14-of-31), two assists and three steals in 37 minutes per game.
"Anthony Newell has a tremendous upside and he showed that tonight in a big way," said BSU head coach Ronny Thompson after BSU's 57-55 win last week at
Newell and the Cardinals enter the final four-game stretch of the MAC regular season against Central Michigan at 7 p.m. Thursday at Worthen Arena.
