PENN ST. ALTOONA'S GREENING GETS NOD AS ECAC D3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Already recognized as the AMCC men's basketball player of the week, Penn St. Altoona freshman forward Evan Greening picked up another weekly honor when he was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Division III South Region Player of the Week.
Already recognized as the AMCC men's basketball player of the
week, Penn St. Altoona freshman forward Evan Greening picked
up another weekly honor when he was named the Eastern College
Athletic Conference's Division III South Region Player of the
Week.
Greening continued his exceptional freshman campaign for the Lions
by averaging a double-double last week, scoring 27.5 points per
game and getting 16.0 rebounds per game while shooting 64.5% from
the floor and 75% from the free throw line. He also set a new Penn
State Altoona men's basketball single season record for rebounds,
currently sitting atop that list with 248.
Greening is currently the national leader in offensive rebounds per game, ranking first among all NCAA Division III men's basketball players with 5.3 offensive boards per contest. Nationally, he also currently ranks 10th in double-doubles (14), 11th in total field goals made (182), 18th in total rebounds (248), and 25th in rebounds per game (10.8).
In the AMCC, Greening is currently second in points per game (19.5), rebounds per game (10.8), and field-goal percentage (57.8%).
